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Hanwha Eagles
한화 이글스
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueKBO League (1986–present)
LocationDaejeon, South Korea
Ballpark
Established1985; 39 years ago (1985)
Nickname(s)Dynamite Bats, Chickens (Chicks), The team of happiness
League championships(2): 1989, 1992
Korean Series championships(1): 1999
Former name(s)
  • Binggrae Eagles (1986–1993)
ColorsOrange, black and grey
     
Retired numbers
OwnershipHanwha
ManagerKim Sung-keun
PresidentKim Chung-beom
Uniforms
File:KBO-Uniform-Hanwha.png

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 central city of Daejeon. As a member club of Korea Baseball Organization, the Eagles compete in the Korea Professional Baseball League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon 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.

Although the Eagles are not a dominant club in the league, winning the Korean Series once in 1999 and the league pennant twice, they proved themselves as worthy competitors. As of 2011, they played in the postseason for 11 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 slugger percentage topped 0.484 in 1999, the highest team SLG in the Korean Professional Baseball League history. The severe slump in the 2009 and 2010 seasons made the club to gain a pejorative nickname of Hanwha Chickens (or Chicks), but recent recovery attempts and team-rebuilding under the new manager, Han Dae-hwa, is slowly showing its progress. But Han Dae-hwa retired from the manager of Hanwha Eagles.[1]

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), the pitchers Jung Min-cheul (23) and Song Jin-woo (21). The Eagles are famous for their respect for franchise stars and veteran players.

Robot fans

The stadium has been equipped with robot fans that can be controlled by real fans who cannot attend. The BBC stated that "The bots can cheer, chant and perform a Mexican wave" – and facial images can be uploaded to the robot's faces.[2]

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

Team mascots

Eagles mascot, Winny Eagle.
Eagles mascot, Winny Eagle.
Vinny Eagle poses with US military personnel baseball players.
Vinny Eagle poses with US military personnel baseball players.

The Hanwha Eagles has anthropomorphic white eagles for their mascots, named Winny and Vinny Eagle.

Season-by-season records

Season League Finish Regular season Post season Awards Note
Rank Games Wins Losses Draws Win% GB TBA
Binggrae Eagles
1986 KBO 7/7 7/7 54 12 42 0 .222 27 .236      
6/7 54 19 34 1 .361 14Template:Sortfrac .236
1987 KBO 6/7 6/7 54 24 28 2 .463 8 .274   Lee Jung-Hoon (ROTY)  
6/7 54 23 29 0 .444 7 .274
1988 KBO 2/7 2/7 54 34 20 0 .630 Template:Sortfrac .266 Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 3-0
Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers, 2-4		   KS runner-up
3/7 54 28 25 1 .528 6 .266
1989 KBO 2/7 1/7 120 71 46 3 .604 — .276 Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers, 1-4   League Pennant
KS runner-up
1990 KBO 4/7 3/7 120 68 50 2 .575 2 .270 Lost Semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 0-2    
1991 KBO 2/8 126 72 49 5 .591 7 .274 Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 3-1
Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers, 0-4		 Jang Jong-Hoon (MVP) KS runner-up
1992 KBO 2/8 1/8 126 81 43 2 .651 — .267 Lost Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants, 1-4 Jang Jong-Hoon (MVP) League Pennant
KS runner-up
1993 KBO 5/8 126 61 61 4 .500 19Template:Sortfrac .238   Lee Kang-Don (All-star MVP)  
Hanwha Eagles
1994 KBO 3/8 126 65 59 2 .524 15 .247 Won Semi-playoff vs. Haitai Tigers, 2-0
Lost Playoff vs. Taepyongyang Dolphins, 0-3		    
1995 KBO 6/8 126 55 71 0 .437 21Template:Sortfrac .249   Jung Kyung-Hoon (All-star MVP)  
1996 KBO 4/8 126 70 55 1 .560 3Template:Sortfrac .245 Lost Semi-playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns, 0-2 Koo Dae-Sung (MVP)  
1997 KBC 6/8 126 51 73 2 .413 23Template:Sortfrac .253      
1998 KBO 7/8 126 55 66 5 .455 23Template:Sortfrac .250      
1999 Magic League 1/8 2/4 132 72 58 2 .554 1 .283 Won Playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 4-0
Won Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants, 4-1		 Koo Dae-Sung (KS MVP) KS title
2000 Magic League 7/8 3/4 133 50 78 5 .391 16 .276   Song Ji-Man (All-star MVP)  
2001 KBO 4/8 133 61 68 4 .473 18 .275 Lost Semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 0-2 Kim Tae-Kyun (ROTY)  
2002 KBO 7/8 133 59 69 5 .461 22Template:Sortfrac .256      
2003 KBO 5/8 133 63 65 5 .492 15Template:Sortfrac .254      
2004 KBO 7/8 133 53 74 6 .417 21Template:Sortfrac .268      
2005 KBO 3/8 4/8 126 64 61 1 .512 11Template:Sortfrac .270 Won Semi-playoff vs. SK Wyverns, 3-2
Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 0-3		    
2006 KBO 2/8 3/8 126 67 57 2 .540 6Template:Sortfrac .253 Won 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)		 KS runner-up
2007 KBO 3/8 126 67 57 2 .540 7Template:Sortfrac .254 Won Semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 2-1
Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 0-3		    
2008 KBO 5/8 126 64 62 0 .508 19 .254      
2009 KBO 8/8 133 46 84 3 .346 35 .269      
2010 KBO 8/8 133 49 82 2 .368 35 .242      
2011 KBO 6/8 133 59 72 2 .450 21 .268      
2012 KBO 8/8 133 53 77 3 .408 26Template:Sortfrac .243      
2013 KBO 9/9 128 42 85 1 .331 33Template:Sortfrac .244      
2014 KBO 9/9 128 49 77 2 .389 29 .283      
2015 KBO 6/10 144 68 76 0 .472 20 .271      
2016 KBO -/10 144      
Overall record Wins Losses Draws Win%  
1775 1953 76 .476 All-time regular season record
31 42 1 .425 All-time postseason record
1806 1995 77 .475 All-time regular and postseason record

Personnel

Current lineup

Template:Hanwha Eagles roster

Managers

References

  1. ^ [1]"Mk sports"
  2. ^ Lee, Dave (25 July 201). "Cheering robots replace real fans at Korean baseball". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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