Gwangju-Kia Champions Field
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| Location | 316 Im-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea |
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| Coordinates | 35°10′05.3″N 126°53′20.8″E / 35.168139°N 126.889111°ECoordinates: 35°10′05.3″N 126°53′20.8″E / 35.168139°N 126.889111°E |
| Owner | City of Gwangju |
| Operator | Kia Tigers |
| Capacity | 22,244[1][2] |
| Field size |
Left Field – 99 metres (325 ft) Left-Center – 117 metres (384 ft) Center Field – 121 metres (397 ft) Right-Center – 117 metres (384 ft) Right Field – 99 metres (325 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 24 November 2011 |
| Built | 2011–2014 |
| Opened | March 8, 2014 |
| Construction cost | 99.4 billion won |
| Tenants | |
| Kia Tigers (2014–present) | |
Gwangju-Kia Champions Field is a baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It is a home stadium of the Kia Tigers since 2014.
Records
| record | date | player | team | remarks column | ||
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| First hit | 1 April 2014 | Park Min-woo | NC Dinos | From Yang Hyeon-jong | ||
| First double | 2 April 2014 | Na Sung-bum | NC Dinos | From Lim Jun-sub | ||
| First triple | 1 April 2014 | Park Min-woo | NC Dinos | From Yang Hyeon-jong | ||
| First strikeout | 1 April 2014 | Kim Jong-ho | NC Dinos | From Yang Hyeon-jong | ||
| First base on balls | 1 April 2014 | Lee Bum-ho | KIA Tigers | From Lee Jae-hak | ||
| First hit by pitch | 1 April 2014 | Kim Joo-chan | KIA Tigers | From Lee Jae-hak | ||
| First stolen base | 2 April 2014 | Lee Jong-wook | NC Dinos | From Lim Jun-sub | ||
| First run | 1 April 2014 | Lee Dae-hyung | KIA Tigers | From Son Min-han | ||
| First homerun | 2 April 2014 | Na Sung-bum | NC Dinos | From Lim Jun-sub | ||
| First run batted in | 2 April 2014 | Kim Tae-goon | NC Dinos | From Lim Jun-sub | ||
| First grand slam | 20 May 2014 | Lee Bum-ho | KIA Tigers | From Jong Hyun-wook | ||
| First outside-the-park homerun | 31 May 2014 | Eric Thames | NC Dinos | From Kim Jin-woo | ||
| First winning pitcher | 1 April 2014 | Yang Hyeon-jong | KIA Tigers | From NC Dinos | ||
| First losing pitcher | 1 April 2014 | Son Min-han | NC Dinos | From KIA Tigers | ||
| First hold | 2 April 2014 | Son Jung-wook | NC Dinos | From KIA Tigers | ||
| First save | 1 April 2014 | Jairo Asencio | KIA Tigers | From NC Dinos | ||
| First all star game | 18 July 2014 | Western 13-2 Eastern (W:Yang, L:Kim) | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "기아챔피언스필드" (in Korean). swuji.kr. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "기아 챔피언스 필드 (Gwangju Kia Champions Field)" (in Korean). spojoy.com. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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