Hanwha Eagles
Hanwha Eagles | |||||
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한화 이글스 | |||||
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League | KBO League (1986–present) | ||||
Location | Daejeon, South Korea | ||||
Ballpark |
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Established | 1985 | ||||
Nickname(s) | Dynamite Bats, Chickens (Chicks), The team of happiness | ||||
League championships | (2): 1989, 1992 | ||||
Korean Series championships | (1): 1999 | ||||
Former name(s) |
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Colors | Orange, black and grey | ||||
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Ownership | Hanwha | ||||
Manager | Kim Sung-keun | ||||
President | Kim Chung-beom | ||||
Uniforms | |||||
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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
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 | |||||||
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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) | |||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Managers
- Bae Seong-Seo (1986–87)
- Kim Yeong-Duk (1988–92)
- Kang Byeong-Cheol (1993–98)
- Lee Hui-Su (1998–2000)
- Lee Kwang-Hwan (2001–02)
- Yu Seung-An (2003–04)
- Kim In-Sik (2005–09)
- Han Dae-Hwa (2010–12)
- Kim Eung-Ryong (2013–2014)
- Kim Sung-Keun (2015–present)
References
- ^ [1]"Mk sports"
- ^ Lee, Dave (25 July 201). "Cheering robots replace real fans at Korean baseball". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2014.