Doosan Bears

The Doosan Bears (Korean: 두산 베어스) are a professional baseball team of the KBO League and are based in Seoul, South Korea. They have won six Korean Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019) and play their home games at Seoul's Jamsil Baseball Stadium; sharing the stadium with their rivals, the LG Twins.[1]

Doosan Bears
두산 베어스
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueKBO League (1982–present)
LocationSeoul, South Korea
BallparkJamsil Baseball Stadium (1986–present)
Year established1982 (1982)
League championships1982,[lower-alpha 1] 1986,[lower-alpha 2] 1995, 1999,[lower-alpha 3] 2016, 2018, 2019
Korean Series championships1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2019
Former name(s)OB Bears (1982–1998)
Former ballparks
ColorsNavy blue, red and white
              
Retired numbers21, 54
OwnershipDoosan
ManagerKim Tae-hyoung
Websitewww.doosanbears.com

History

The club was founded in Daejeon in 1982 as the OB Bears, with the Oriental Brewery as their owners. OB Bears was the first team to be founded in Korean professional baseball league. In 1985, the team moved to its current home base in Seoul. The OB Bears were officially renamed the Doosan Bears in 1999, after Oriental Brewery was sold to InBev and the Doosan Group assumed ownership.

The Bears won the inaugural Korean Series in 1982 by defeating the Samsung Lions to become the first champion of Korean professional baseball league. Since 2015, the Bears have appeared in five consecutive Korean Series championships, winning three of the series in 2015, 2016 and 2019.

Fan events

Bear's Day is a promotion which was introduced on July 24, 2007 and has continued ever since. It is held on the last Sunday of every month although it was held on Saturdays between 2004 and 2007.[2]

Queen's Day is an event that started in the 2009 season which was specifically created to show the team's appreciation for their female fans and at the same time to encourage them to participate more when rooting for the team.

Player's Day is an event that started in the 2007 season, where for every Sunday home game, the players wear the franchise's original OB Bears uniforms. This event is intended to help the fans reminiscence about that period of the team's history. "Player's Day" also aims to bring together the fans and the team through a festive event, and is coordinated in various ways every season.

Mr. Doo Day is an event that started in the 2016 season which was specifically created to show the team's appreciation for their male fans and at the same time to encourage them to participate more when rooting for the team. "Mr. Doo Day" has discounted admission tickets and run a special fan service for male fans.[3]

Workers' Day is an event that started in the 2010 season and is a special event for workers who account for nearly half of Doosan Bears fans. "Workers' Day" which is held on a particular Friday of every month, is a customized event for salaried workers. On Friday evening, when doing frequently company get-together, it was planned to create a healthy company get-together culture through various baseball park events.[4][5]

Season-by-season records
SeasonCityStadiumLeagueFinishRegular seasonPostseasonAwards
RankGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin%BAHRERA
OB Bears
1982DaejeonDaejeon Hanbat
Baseball Stadium		KBO11/64029110.725.283573.20Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–1–1)Park Chul-soon (MVP)
2/64027130.675
1983KBO56/65022280.440.259503.54Did not qualifyPak Jong-hun (ROTY)
5/65022271.449
1984KBO32/65030200.600.256532.53Did not qualifyYun Seog-hwan (ROTY)
2/65028211.571
1985SeoulDongdaemun
Baseball Stadium		KBO42/65529251.537.260673.16Did not qualify
5/65522321.409
1986Jamsil
Baseball Stadium		KBO35/75423292.442.249382.61Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–3)
1/75433192.635
1987KBO32/75430222.574.261303.26Lost Playoff vs. Haitai Tigers (2–3)
5/75424300.444
1988KBO53/75431230.574.258443.73Did not qualify
5/75423292.444
1989KBO55/712054633.463.247423.70Did not qualify
1990KBO77/712035805.313.231624.72Did not qualify
1991KBO88/812651732.413.250594.32Did not qualify
1992KBO55/812656664.460.2591104.22Did not qualify
1993KBO43/812666555.544.258592.89Lost Semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (1–2)
1994KBO77/812653721.425.246753.46Did not qualify
1995KBO11/812674475.607.2661063.42Won Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants (4–3)Kim Sang-ho (MVP)
1996KBO88/812647736.397.242823.67Did not qualify
1997KBO55/812657645.472.254843.84Did not qualify
1998KBO44/812661623.496.2561023.60Lost Semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (0–2)Tyrone Woods (MVP)
Doosan Bears
1999SeoulJamsil
Baseball Stadium		Dream League41/413276515.598.2841414.58Lost Playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (0–4)Hong Sung-heon (ROTY)
2000Dream League22/413376570.571.2891504.22Won Playoff vs. LG Twins (4–2)
Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (3–4)
2001KBO13/813365635.508.2761304.96Won Semi-playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (2–0)
Won Playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns (3–1)
Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–2)
2002KBO55/813366652.504.2611303.93Did not qualify
2003KBO77/813357742.435.276904.25Did not qualify
2004KBO33/813370621.530.268893.88Won Semi-playoff vs. Kia Tigers (2–0)
Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (1–3)
2005KBO22/812672513.585.270633.42Won Playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (3–0)
Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (0–4)
2006KBO55/812663603.512.258553.36Did not qualify
2007KBO22/812670542.565.263783.45Won Playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (3–0)
Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns (2–4)		Danny Rios (MVP)
Im Tae-hoon (ROTY)
2008KBO22/812670560.556.276683.89Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (4–2)
Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns (1–4)
2009KBO33/813371602.534.2801204.60Won Semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants (3–1)
Lost Playoff vs. SK Wyverns (2–3)		Lee Yong-chan (ROTY)
2010KBO33/813373573.562.2811494.62Won Semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants (3–2)
Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–3)		Yang Eui-ji (ROTY)
2011KBO55/813361702.466.271924.26Did not qualify
2012KBO33/813368623.523.260593.58Lost Semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants (1–3)
2013KBO24/912871543.568.289954.57Won Semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (3–2)
Won Playoff vs. LG Twins (3–1)
Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (3–4)
2014KBO66/912859681.465.2931085.44Did not qualify
2015KBO13/1014479650.549.2901405.03Won Semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (3–1)
Won Playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–2)
Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–1)
2016KBO11/1014493501.650.2981834.46Won Korean Series vs. NC Dinos (4–0)Dustin Nippert (MVP)
2017KBO22/1014484573.596.2941784.38Won Playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–1)
Lost Korean Series vs. Kia Tigers (1–4)
2018KBO21/1014493510.646.3091914.98Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns (2–4)Kim Jae-hwan (MVP)
2019KBO11/1014488551.615.278843.51Won Korean Series vs. Kiwoom Heroes (4–0)
Overall recordGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin%
Regular Season47712452222693.524
Postseason16689761.539
Total49372541230294.524

Team

Current roster

Retired numbers

The Bears have retired numbers 21 and 54. Number 21 is in honour of pitcher Park Chul-soon,[1] who won the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award, the Pitching Triple Crown, and the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1982. The number 54 is in memory of catcher Kim Young-shin, who died in a car accident while still a young player.[6][7]

Managers
Jamsil Baseball Stadium, home field of the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins
As of end of the 2018 season
NumberNameTenureWinLossDrawPct.
1Kim Yeong-duk15 January 1982 – 8 August 1982100791.559
2Kim Sung-keun24 December 1983 – 8 September 198827425010.523
3Lee Kwang-hwan9 September 1988 – 19 June 199069934.426
4Lee Jae-won19 June 1990 – 11 July 1991451035.304
5Yun Dong-kyun9 September 1991 – 199419821011.485
6Kim Yin-sik21 September 1994 – 200357955633.510
7Kim Kyung-moon10 October 2003 – 13 June 201151243216.542
8Kim Kwang-soo13 June 2011 – 9 October 201138380.500
9Kim Jin-wook9 October 2011 – 27 November 20131391166.544
10Song Il-soo27 November 2013 – 21 October 201459681.465
11Kim Tae-hyoung21 October 2014 – present3492234.609

Note: Postseason statistics are not included, only results after the regular season.

References
Notes
  1. First half pennant winner.
  2. Latter half pennant winner.
  3. Dream League winners.
General
  • "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Specific
  1. "Sports in Korea Korean Pro Baseball". english.visitkorea.or.kr. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. <구경백의 프로야구 산책>할인·이벤트로 관중 불러라 (in Korean). news.naver.com. 28 July 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. "두산베어스 MR.DOO DAY". www.doosanbears.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. "두산베어스 Workers' Day". www.doosanbears.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  5. 두산, 9일 첫번째 '직장인의 날' 이벤트 실시 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  6. Hyo-Kyung, Kim. "Star players count on their numbers staying with the teams," Korea JoongAng Daily (September 3, 2015).
  7. "Retired number," The Dong-a Ilbo (July 10, 2017).
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