Hanwha Eagles

Hanwha Eagles
한화 이글스
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League KBO League (1986–present)
Location Daejeon, South Korea
Ballpark
Year established 1985 (1985)
League championships (2) 1989, 1992
Korean Series championships (1) 1999
Former name(s)
  • Binggrae Eagles (1986–1993)
Colors Orange, black and grey
              
Retired numbers
Ownership Hanwha
Manager Han Yong-duk
General Manager Park Jong-hoon
President Kim Chung-beom
Website http://www.hanwhaeagles.co.kr

The Hanwha Eagles (Korean: 한화 이글스), incorporated as the Hanwha Eagles Professional Baseball Club (Korean: 한화 이글스 프로야구단), are a South Korean professional baseball club based in the city of Daejeon. They are a member of the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium. Founded in 1985 as the "Binggrae Eagles" (Binggrae was the then-trademark of Hanwha's confectionery branch), they debuted in 1986 as the seventh franchise of the league. The club changed their name into the "Hanwha Eagles" after Binggrae's separation from Hanwha conglomerate in 1993. Hanwha, the owner of the club is one of the largest business conglomerate, or chaebol, in South Korea.

The Eagles won the Korean Series once in 1999 and the league pennant twice. As of 2018, they played in the postseason 13 times, being the runner-up for five times. The club was renowned for their slugger bats from late 1990s to early 2000s, nicknamed as the Dynamite Bats after one of Hanwha's main business fields, explosives production. The team slugging percentage was .484 in 1999, the highest team total in the KBO League history. The Eagles have three retired numbers in the roster, more than any other team in the league. Those are for the slugger Jang Jong-hoon (35), and the pitchers Jung Min-cheul (23) and Song Jin-woo (21).

Season-by-season records

SeasonLeagueFinishRegular seasonPost seasonAwards
RankGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin%BAHRERA
Binggrae Eagles
1986KBO7/77/75412420.222.236463.67Did not qualify 
6/75419341.358
1987KBO6/76/75424282.463.274483.78Did not qualifyLee Jeong-hun (ROTY)
6/75423292.444
1988KBO2/72/75434200.630.266733.72Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 3–0
Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers, 2–4		 
3/75428251.528
1989KBO2/71/712071463.604.276973.50Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers, 1–4 
1990KBO4/73/712068502.575.2701123.41Lost Semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 0–2 
1991KBO2/812672495.591.2741363.35Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 3–1
Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers, 0–4		Chang Jong-hoon (MVP)
1992KBO2/81/812681432.651.2671463.68Lost Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants, 1–4Chang Jong-hoon (MVP)
1993KBO5/812661614.500.238813.46Did not qualify 
Hanwha Eagles
1994KBO3/812665592.524.247683.52Won Semi-playoff vs. Haitai Tigers, 2–0
Lost Playoff vs. Taepyongyang Dolphins, 0–3		 
1995KBO6/812655710.437.249964.04Did not qualify 
1996KBO4/812670551.560.245903.79Lost Semi-playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns, 0–2Koo Dae-sung (MVP)
1997KBO6/812651732.413.2531024.06Did not qualify 
1998KBO7/812655665.455.2501234.26Did not qualify 
1999Magic League1/82/413272582.554.2831974.88Won Playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 4–0
Won Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants, 4–1		 
2000Magic League7/83/413350785.391.2761805.24Did not qualify 
2001KBO4/813361684.473.2751484.85Lost Semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 0–2Kim Tae-kyun (ROTY)
2002KBO7/813359695.461.2561704.79Did not qualify 
2003KBO5/813363655.492.2541214.38Did not qualify 
2004KBO7/813353746.417.2681405.24Did not qualify 
2005KBO4/812664611.512.2701594.41Won Semi-playoff vs. SK Wyverns, 3–2
Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 0–3		 
2006KBO2/83/812667572.540.2531103.37Won Semi-playoff vs. Kia Tigers, 2–1
Won Playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns, 3–1
Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions, 1–4		Ryu Hyun-jin (ROTY)
Ryu Hyun-jin (MVP)
2007KBO3/812667572.540.2541043.54Won Semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 2–1
Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 0–3		 
2008KBO5/812664620.508.2541204.43Did not qualify 
2009KBO8/813346843.354.2691645.71Did not qualify 
2010KBO8/813349822.374.2441045.43Did not qualify 
2011KBO6/813359722.450.255935.11Did not qualify 
2012KBO8/813353773.408.249714.55Did not qualify 
2013KBO9/912842851.331.259475.31Did not qualify 
2014KBO9/912849772.389.2831046.35Did not qualify 
2015KBO6/1014468760.472.2711305.11Did not qualify 
2016KBO7/1014466753.468.2891425.76Did not qualify 
2017KBO8/1014461812.430.2871505.28Did not qualify 
Overall recordWinsLossesDrawsWin% 
1902210982.474
31421.425
1933215183.473

Personnel

Current lineup

Hanwha Eagles roster
Players Coaches/Other
Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

  •  1 Shim Soo-chang
  • 11 Kang Seung-hyun
  • 12 Lee Dong-gul
  • 17 Park Jung-jin
  • 19 Lee Choong-ho
  • 29 Kim Kyung-tae
  • 31 Song Chang-sik
  • 36 Jang Min-jae
  • 39 Jung Jae-won
  • 47 Kwon Hyuk
  • 54 Seo Kyun
  • 55 Yoon Kyu-jin
  • 57 Jung Woo-ram
  • 58 Park Sang-won
  • 69 Kim Bum-soo

Closer

 Catchers
  • 13 Choi Jae-hoon
  • 20 Jung Beom-mo
  • 27 Hur Do-hwan
  • 32 Cha Il-mok
  • 44 Park Sang-eon

Infielders

  •  2 Im Ik-joon
  •  3 Choi Yoon-seok
  •  4 Oh Sun-jin
  •  6 Kim Hoe-sung
  •  7 Song Kwang-min
  •  8 Jeong Keun-woo
  • 14 Kang Kyeong-hak
  • 16 Ha Ju-suk
  • 18 Kim Tae-yeon
  • 49 Kim Joo-hyun
  • 52 Kim Tae-kyun
  • 63 Jeong Gyeong-un
Outfielders
  • 02 Lee Dong-hoon
  • 15 Lee Yong-kyu
  • 24 Park Jun-hyuk
  • 25 Choi Jin-haeng
  • 28 Yang Sung-woo
  • 30 Jared Hoying
  • 50 Lee Sung-yeol
  • 51 Kim Kyeong-eon
  • 53 Jang Min-suk
  • 65 Kim Won-seok
Manager

Coaches

  • 35 Chang Jong-hoon (bench coach)
  • 71 Choi Tae-won (third base)
  • 72 Kim Hae-nim (bullpen)
  • 73 Chae Jong-kug (defense)
  • 74 Lee Cheol-seong (defense)
  • 76 Chung Min-tae (pitching)
  • 80 Ko Dong-jin (secondary strike)
  • 81 Terushi Nakajima (hitting)
  • 82 Yun Jae-guk (first base)
  • 86 Cho Cheong-hee (training)
  • 88 Lee Yang-ki (battery)
  • 89 Yun Hag-gil (pitching)


updated on 12 February 2018
→ All KBO League rosters

Managers

  • Bae Seong-seo (1986–1987)
  • Kim Yeong-duk (1988–1992)
  • Kang Byeong-cheol (1993–1998)
  • Lee Hui-su (1998–2000)
  • Lee Kwang-hwan (2001–2002)
  • Yu Seung-an (2003–2004)
  • Kim In-sik (2005–2009)
  • Han Dae-hwa (2010–2012)
  • Han Yong-duk (2012) (caretaker)
  • Kim Eung-ryong (2013–2014)
  • Kim Sung-keun (2015–2017)
  • Lee Sang-gun (2017) (caretaker)
  • Han Yong-duk (2018–present)

Retired numbers


Song
Jin-woo
P
Retired September 23, 2009
Jung
Min-cheul
P
Retired September 11, 2009
Jang
Jong-hoon
SS, 1B, DH
Retired September 16, 2005

References

General
  • "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Specific
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