Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions
삼성 라이온즈
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League KBO League (1982–present)
Location Daegu
Ballpark Daegu Samsung Lions Park (2016–present)
Year established 1982 (1982)
Nickname(s) Lions
League championships (12) 1985, 1986, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Korean Series championships (8) 1985, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Former ballparks Daegu Baseball Stadium (1982–2015)
Colors Blue, white and grey
              
Retired numbers 10, 22, 36
Ownership Cheil Worldwide
(Samsung's subsidiary)
Manager Kim Han-soo
Website http://www.samsunglions.com/
Uniforms
Word mark of Samsung Lions

The Samsung Lions (Hangul: 삼성 라이온즈)[1] are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Series eight times.

History

The Samsung Lions were founded in 1982 as one of the original six KBO League teams. They won their first championship in 1985, going 77–32 for the best record in the league. They would also win the championship in 2002, 2005 and 2006, having the best record in each one of those years. In 2010, Ryu Jung-il was hired as the new manager of the Samsung Lions. He led the team to the best record in the league and its fifth KBO title in 2011. After the KBO league, the Samsung Lions won the Asian Series championship. The Samsung Lions became the first team to win the Pennant Race, Korean Series, and Asian Series in the same year. In 2012, one of the most notable players on the team, Lee Seung-yuop, returned to Korea from Japan. With his help, the Samsung Lions won their sixth championship in the 2012 season. They won another two championships in 2013 and 2014, for a total of eight Korean Series championships.[2][3] In 2016, Samsung Lions moved to their brand new stadium, Daegu Samsung Lions Park.[4]

Season-by-season records

SeasonStadiumLeagueFinishRegular seasonPostseasonAwards
RankGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin%BAHRERA
1982Daegu Baseball StadiumKBO2/62/64026140.650.266572.70Lost Korean Series vs. OB Bears 1–1–4
2/64028120.700
1983KBO4/65/65021263.447.263903.42Did not qualifyLee Man-soo (MVP)
T-2/65025241.510
1984KBO2/61/65032180.640.270783.35Lost Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants 3–4 
5/65023270.460
1985KBO1/61/65540141.741.276972.98Not Held[lower-alpha 1] 
1/65537180.673
1986KBO2/71/75439150.722.276742.95Won Playoff vs. OB Bears 3–2
Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers 1–4		 
4/75431221.585
1987KBO2/71/75433210.611.3001053.58Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers 0–4Jang Hyo-jo (MVP)
1/75431230.444
1988KBO3/75/75423301.435.278854.18Lost Playoff vs. Binggrae Eagles 0–3 
2/75433201.620
1989KBO4/74/712057585.496.272964.42Did not qualify 
1990KBO2/72/712066522.558.2631314.13Won Semi-playoff vs. Binggrae Eagles 2–0
Won Playoff vs. Haitai Tigers 3–0
Lost Korean Series vs. LG Twins 0–4		 
1991KBO3/83/812670551.560.2721084.23Won Semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants 2–1–1
Lost Playoff vs. Binggrae Eagles 1–3
1992KBO4/84/812667572.540.2651244.55Lost Semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants 0–2
1993KBO2/82/812673485.599.2681332.95Won Playoff vs. LG Twins 3–2
Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers 2–1–4		Kim Seong-rae (MVP)
Yang Joon-hyuk (ROTY)
1994KBO5/85/812660642.484.2601063.47Did not qualify 
1995KBO5/85/812660606.500.250943.90Did not qualifyLee Dong-su (ROTY)
1996KBO6/86/812654675.448.249884.23Did not qualify
1997KBO3/84/812666537.552.2771654.23Won Semi-playoff vs. Ssangbangwool Raiders 2–1
Lost Playoff vs. LG Twins 2–3		Lee Seung-yuop (MVP)
1998KBO3/82/812666582.532.2681434.32Lost Playoff vs. LG Twins 1–3 
1999Magic League4/81/413273572.562.2732075.16Lost Playoff vs. Lotte Giants 3–4Lee Seung-yuop (MVP)
2000Dream League3/83/413369595.539.2691774.64Lost Playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns 0–4 
2001KBO2/81/813381520.609.2771624.39Lost Korean Series vs. Doosan Bears 2–4Lee Seung-yuop (MVP)
2002KBO1/81/813382474.636.2841913.92Won Korean Series vs. LG Twins 4–2Lee Seung-yuop (MVP)
2003KBO4/83/813376534.589.2842134.37Lost Semi-playoff vs. SK Wyverns 0–2Lee Seung-yuop (MVP)
2004KBO2/82/813373528.584.2691323.76Won Playoff vs. Doosan Bears 3–1
Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns 2–3–4		Bae Young-soo (MVP)
2005KBO1/81/812674484.607.2681113.83Won Korean Series vs. Doosan Bears 4–0Oh Seung-hwan (ROTY)
2006KBO1/81/812673503.593.255733.33Won Korean Series vs. Hanwha Eagles 4–1–1
2007KBO4/84/812662604.508.254863.71Lost Semi-playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles 1–2 
2008KBO4/84/812665610.516.258924.42Won Semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants 3–0
Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears 2–4		Choi Hyoung-woo (ROTY)
2009KBO5/85/813364690.481.2751464.98Did not qualify 
2010KBO2/82/813379522.594.2721183.94Won Playoff vs. Doosan Bears 3–2
Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns 0–4		 
2011KBO1/81/813379504.612.259953.35Won Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns 4–1Bae Yeong-seob (ROTY)
2012KBO1/81/813380512.611.272893.44Won Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns 4–2 
2013KBO1/91/912875512.595.2831133.99Won Korean Series vs. Doosan Bears 4–3 
2014KBO1/91/912878473.624.3011614.52Won Korean Series vs. Nexen Heroes 4–2 
2015KBO2/101/1014488560.611.3021764.70Lost Korean Series vs. Doosan Bears 1–4Koo Ja-wook (ROTY)
2016Daegu Samsung Lions ParkKBO9/109/1014465781.455.2931425.65Did not qualify 
2017KBO9/109/1014455845.396.2801455.90Did not qualify 
Overall recordWinsLossesDrawsWin% 
2452193398.559
74907.453
25262023105.555
  1. ↑ The 1985 Korean Series was not played, as the Samsung Lions finished in the first place in both parts of the regular league season.

Current roster

Samsung Lions roster
Players Coaches/Other
Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

  • 18 Sim Chang-min
  • 19 Kim Dae-woo
  • 20 Kim Hyun-woo
  • 21 Choi Ji-gwang
  • 27 Han Ki-Joo
  • 28 Park Geun-hong
  • 29 Baek Jeong-hyun
  • 41 Kim Dong-ho
  • 42 Ahn Sung-moo
  • 43 Jang Ji-hoon
  • 45 Kwon Oh-jun
  • 46 Lee Seung-hyun
  • 51 Choi chung-yeon
  • 57 Im Hyun-joon
  • 60 Kim Seung-hyun
  • 67 Kim Shi-hyun

Closer

 Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders
 Manager

Coaches

  • 82 Kim Tae-han (bench coach)
  • 73 Kim Jae-gul (third base)
  • 76 Lee young-soo (sub-hitting)
  • 78 Kang bong-gu (hitting)
  • 80 Kim Sang-jin (pitching)
  • 83 Kang Seong-woo (bullpen)
  • 90 Kwon Oh-won (training)
  • 94 Cho Jin-ho
  • -- Mark Weidemaier (information coodinator)
Futures League
  • 85 Jang Tae-soo (manager)
  • 72 Yang Il-hwan (pitching)
  • 74 Lee Chul-seong (defense)
  • 77 Kim Jong-hun (hitting)
  • 81 Kim Ho (defense)
  • 87 Kang Ki-woong (hitting)
  • 98 Chae Sang-byung (bullpen)
  • 89 Lee Jung-sik (battery)


updated on 11 January 2018
→ All KBO League rosters

Korean Baseball League MVP

Player Records (batter)

  • Average
1983 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.369
1984 Lee Man-soo AVG 0.340
1985 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.373
1986 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.329
1987 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.387
1993 Yang Joon-hyuk AVG 0.341
1996 Yang Joon-hyuk AVG 0.346
1998 Yang Joon-hyuk AVG 0.342
  • Homerun
1983 Lee Man-soo 27HR
1984 Lee Man-soo 23HR
1985 Lee Man-soo 22HR
1987 Kim Seong-rae 22HR
1993 Kim Seung-rae 28HR
1997 Lee Seung-yuop 32HR
1999 Lee Seung-yuop 54HR
2001 Lee Seung-yuop 39HR
2002 Lee Seung-yuop 47HR
2003 Lee Seung-yuop 56HR
2007 Sim Jung-soo 31HR
2011 Choi Hyoung-woo 30HR

Retired numbers

The first number retired by the Samsung Lions organization was number 22, in honor of catcher and slugger Lee Man-soo, who played for the team from 1982-1997, and was later a manager with the Chicago White Sox of the MLB and the SK Wyverns. Lee was a 5× Gold Glove winner with the Lions and won the KBO League MVP in 1983[5] The second number retired by the Samsung Lions organization was number 10, in honor of left-handed batter Yang Joon-hyuk, who played for the team from 1993–1998 and 2002–2010.[5] Yang led the league in batting four times, and holds six career batting records including the home runs record with 351.[5] The third retired number, 36, was retired in honor of Lee Seung-yuop, who has spent 15 season with the club and is the all-time KBO League leader in home runs with 467.[6]


Yang Joon-hyuk
RF, DH
Lee Man-soo
C
Lee Seung-yuop
IF

References

General
  • "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Specific
  1. ↑ "삼성라이온즈" (in Korean). Samsung Lions official website. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Samsung wins 3rd straight title in Game 7". The Korea Observer. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Nam Hyun-woo (21 November 2014). "Lion King! Samsung wins 4th straight KBO title". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Jung, Yunsik (22 March 2016). ""삼성 라이온즈 파크' 개장…"국내 최고 시설"" [Samsung Lions Park is opened] (in Korean). news.sbs.co.kr. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "레전드" [History -> Legends] (in Korean). Samsung Lions official website. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Legendary slugger homers twice in final game". Yonhap News Agency. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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