Kim Eung-ryong
Kim Eung-Ryong (born September 15, 1941, in Pyongwon, South Pyongan, Korea) is a Korean baseball manager. He is the winningest manager in the history of Korean professional baseball,[1] having won ten Korean Series championships throughout his career. He was the manager of the Haitai Tigers (1983–2000), Samsung Lions (2000–04), and Hanwha Eagles (2013–2014). He studied baseball in the United States.
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| Born: September 15, 1941 Pyongwon, South Pyongan | |||
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| Hangul | 김응룡 |
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| Hanja | 金應龍 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Eungnyong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ŭngnyong |
Kim won nine championships with the Haitai Tigers (1983, 1986–89, 1991, 1993, 1996–97) and one with the Lions (2002).
Kim was the manager of the Bronze Medal-winning South Korea national baseball team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Managerial record
| Season | Team | Finish | Rank | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win% | Postseason |
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| 1983 | Haitai Tigers | 1/6 | 1/6 | 50 | 30 | 19 | 1 | .612 | Won Korean Series vs. MBC Chungyong (4–1–0) |
| 4/6 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 0 | .500 | ||||
| 1984 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 50 | 19 | 29 | 2 | .396 | Did not qualify | |
| 3/6 | 50 | 24 | 25 | 1 | .490 | ||||
| 1985 | 3/6 | 3/6 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 0 | .527 | Did not qualify | |
| 3/6 | 55 | 28 | 26 | 1 | .519 | ||||
| 1986 | 1/7 | 2/7 | 54 | 34 | 18 | 2 | .654 | Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–1) | |
| 2/7 | 54 | 33 | 19 | 2 | .635 | ||||
| 1987 | 1/7 | 3/7 | 54 | 27 | 25 | 2 | .519 | Won Playoff vs. OB Bears (3–2) Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–0) | |
| 2/7 | 54 | 28 | 23 | 3 | .549 | ||||
| 1988 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 1 | .639 | Won Korean Series vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–2) | |
| 1/7 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 1 | .639 | ||||
| 1989 | 1/7 | 2/7 | 120 | 65 | 51 | 4 | .558 | Won Playoff vs. Taepyoungyang Dolphins (3–0) Won Korean Series vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–1) | |
| 1990 | 3/7 | 2/7 | 120 | 68 | 49 | 3 | .579 | Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (0–3) | |
| 1991 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 126 | 79 | 42 | 5 | .647 | Won Korean Series vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–0) | |
| 1992 | 3/8 | 2/8 | 126 | 71 | 54 | 1 | .567 | Lost Playoff vs. Lotte Giants (2–3) | |
| 1993 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 126 | 81 | 42 | 3 | .659 | Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–2) | |
| 1994 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 126 | 65 | 59 | 2 | .524 | Lost Semi-playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (0–2) | |
| 1995 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 126 | 64 | 58 | 4 | .524 | Did not qualify | |
| 1996 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 126 | 73 | 51 | 2 | .587 | Won Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (4–2) | |
| 1997 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 126 | 75 | 50 | 1 | .599 | Won Korean Series vs. LG Twins (4–1) | |
| 1998 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 126 | 61 | 64 | 1 | .488 | Did not qualify | |
| 1999 | 7/8 | 4/4 | 132 | 60 | 69 | 3 | .465 | Did not qualify | |
| 2000 | 6/8 | 4/4 | 133 | 57 | 72 | 4 | .442 | Did not qualify | |
| 2001 | Samsung Lions | 2/8 | 1/8 | 133 | 81 | 52 | 0 | .609 | Lost Korean Series vs. Doosan Bears (2–4) |
| 2002 | 1/8 | 1/8 | 133 | 82 | 47 | 4 | .636 | Won Korean Series vs. LG Twins (4–2) | |
| 2003 | 4/8 | 3/8 | 133 | 76 | 53 | 4 | .589 | Lost Semi-playoff vs. SK Wyverns (0–2) | |
| 2004 | 2/8 | 2/8 | 133 | 73 | 52 | 8 | .584 | Won Playoff vs. Doosan Bears (3–1) Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (2–3–4) | |
| 2013 | Hanwha Eagles | 9/9 | 9/9 | 128 | 42 | 85 | 1 | .331 | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | 9/9 | 9/9 | 128 | 49 | 77 | 2 | .389 | Did not qualify | |
| Overall record | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win% | ||||
| 2935 | 1567 | 1300 | 68 | .545 | Won 10 Korean Series championships | ||||
References
- Yoo Jee-ho. "Kim wins 1,000 and KBO sees longest game ever," Korea JoongAng Daily (September 4, 2008).
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