LG Twins

LG Twins
LG 트윈스
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
League	KBO League (1982–present)
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Ballpark	Jamsil Baseball Stadium (1982–present)
Established	1982 (1982)
League championships	(2) 1990, 1994
Korean Series championships	(2) 1990, 1994
Former name(s)	MBC Chungryong (1982–1989)
Colors	Black, maroon and grey
Retired numbers	41, 9
Ownership	LG
Manager	Ryu Joong-il
Website	http://www.lgtwins.com
Uniforms

LG Twins Baseball Club (Korean: LG 트윈스 프로야구단) is a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the KBO League and are one of the most popular baseball teams in Korea. They gained many fans in the 1980s–2000s, most of whom live in Seoul. The club was first established as MBC Chungyong owned by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation until 1989, when it was then taken over by LG Corporation. The LG Twins play their home games at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which they share with their rival, the Doosan Bears. Chungyong first used Jamsil Baseball Stadium since 1982—the first year of Korean pro baseball league—and the Bears started using the same stadium three years later, in 1985.

The Twins won the Korean Series in 1990—the first year with their new name—and 1994. The Korean Series MVP was Kim Yong-soo in both Series. Kim's number, 41, was for many years the only retired number of the team, before Lee Byung-kyu's number 9 was retired on July 9, 2017 in a ceremony that took place both before and after the game against the Hanwha Eagles.

Season-by-season records

Season	Stadium	League	Finish	Regular season									Postseason	Awards
				Rank	Games	Wins	Losses	Draws	Win%	BA	HR	ERA
MBC Chungyong
1982	Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium	KBO	3/6	3/6	40	22	18	0	.550	.282	65	3.51	Did not qualify
	Jamsil Baseball Stadium			3/6	40	24	16	0	.600
1983		KBO	2/6	3/6	50	25	24	1	.510	.256	45	2.72	Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers 0–1–4
				1/6	50	30	19	1	.612
1984		KBO	4/6	3/6	50	27	22	1	.551	.253	47	3.19	Did not qualify
				3/6	50	24	26	0	.480
1985		KBO	5/6	5/6	55	24	31	0	.436	.246	37	3.24	Did not qualify
				6/6	55	20	34	1	.370
1986		KBO	3/7	4/7	54	28	22	4	.560	.265	37	2.78	Did not qualify	Kim Keon-woo (ROTY)
				3/7	54	31	19	4	.620
1987		KBO	5/7	5/7	54	24	27	3	.472	.258	36	3.36	Did not qualify
				4/7	54	26	24	4	.519
1988		KBO	6/7	7/7	54	17	35	2	.333	.260	42	3.95	Did not qualify	Lee Yong-chul (ROTY)
				6/7	54	23	29	2	.444
1989		KBO	6/7	6/7	120	49	67	4	.425	.252	42	4.28	Did not qualify
LG Twins
1990	Jamsil Baseball Stadium	KBO	1/7	1/7	120	71	49	0	.592	.271	61	3.38	Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions 4–0	Kim Dong-soo (ROTY)
1991		KBO	6/8	6/8	126	53	72	1	.425	.244	53	4.38	Did not qualify
1992		KBO	7/8	7/8	126	53	70	3	.433	.257	108	4.29	Did not qualify
1993		KBO	4/8	4/8	126	66	57	3	.536	.256	74	3.07	Won Semi-playoff vs. OB Bears 2–1 Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions 2–3
1994		KBO	1/8	1/8	126	81	45	0	.643	.282	88	3.14	Won Korean Series vs. Taepyoungyang Dolphins 4–0	Yu Ji-hyeon (ROTY)
1995		KBO	3/8	2/8	126	74	48	4	.603	.257	79	3.21	Lost Playoff vs. Lotte Giants 2–4
1996		KBO	7/8	7/8	126	50	71	5	.417	.246	98	4.11	Did not qualify
1997		KBO	2/8	2/8	126	73	51	2	.587	.267	83	3.78	Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions 3–2 Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers 1–4	Lee Byung-kyu (ROTY)
1998		KBO	2/8	3/8	126	63	62	1	.504	.267	100	4.18	Won Semi-playoff vs. OB Bears 2–0 Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions 3–1 Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns 2–4
1999		Magic League	3/8	3/4	132	61	70	1	.466	.281	145	5.49	Did not qualify
2000		Magic League	4/8	1/4	133	67	63	3	.515	.273	122	4.45	Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears 2–4
2001		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	58	67	8	.464	.276	85	5.13	Did not qualify
2002		KBO	2/8	4/8	133	66	61	6	.520	.261	100	3.94	Won Semi-playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns 2–0 Won Playoff vs. Kia Tigers 3–2 Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions 2–4
2003		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	60	71	2	.458	.249	106	4.01	Did not qualify
2004		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	59	70	4	.457	.259	102	4.38	Did not qualify
2005		KBO	6/8	6/8	126	54	71	1	.432	.260	105	4.90	Did not qualify
2006		KBO	8/8	8/8	126	47	75	4	.385	.246	81	4.22	Did not qualify
2007		KBO	5/8	5/8	126	58	62	6	.483	.268	78	4.34	Did not qualify
2008		KBO	8/8	8/8	126	46	80	0	.365	.256	66	4.88	Did not qualify
2009		KBO	8/8	8/8	133	54	75	4	.406	.278	129	5.42	Did not qualify
2010		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	57	71	5	.445	.276	121	5.23	Did not qualify
2011		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	59	72	2	.450	.266	94	4.15	Did not qualify
2012		KBO	7/8	7/8	133	57	72	4	.442	.261	59	4.02	Did not qualify
2013		KBO	3/9	2/9	128	74	54	0	.578	.282	59	3.72	Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears 1–3
2014		KBO	4/9	4/9	128	62	64	2	.492	.279	90	4.58	Won Semi-playoff vs. NC Dinos 3–1 Lost Playoff vs. Nexen Heroes 1–3
2015		KBO	9/10	9/10	144	64	78	2	.451	.271	114	4.62	Did not qualify
2016		KBO	4/10	4/10	144	71	71	2	.500	.290	118	5.10	Won Wild Card vs. Kia Tigers 1–1* Won Semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes 3–1 Lost Playoff vs. NC Dinos 1–3
2017		KBO	6/10	6/10	144	69	72	3	.489	.281	110	4.32	Did not qualify
Overall record						Wins	Losses	Draws	Win%
						2121	2257	105	.484
						44	45	1	.494
						2165	2302	106	.485

Personnel

Current lineup

LG Twins roster
Players						Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 1 Im Chan-kyu 3 Casey Kelly 26 Lee Min-ho 34 Dietrich Enns 47 Kim Yoon-sik 50 Lee Ji-gang 53 Choi Won-tae 55 Lee Sang-yeong 59 Kang Hyo-jong Bullpen 11 Ham Deok-ju 13 Choi Dong-hwan 18 Jeong Woo-yeoung 31 Lee Jung-yong 34 Kim Dae-hyun 37 Lee Woo-chan 39 Park Myung-keun 42 Kim Jin-sung 61 Baek Seung-hyun Closer 54 Yu Yeong-chan		Catchers 27 Park Dong-won 30 Heo Do-hwan 55 Kim Beomseok Infielders 2 Moon Bo-kyung 4 Shin Min-jae 5 Kim Joo-sung 6 Koo Bon-hyeok 10 Oh Ji-hwan 23 Austin Dean		Outfielders 8 Moon Seong-joo 17 Park Hae-min 22 Kim Hyun-soo 51 Hong Chang-ki 62 Choi Seung-min		Manager 85 Youm Kyoung-youb Coaches 81 Kim Jeong-jun (head coach) 97 Mo Chang-Min (hitting) 84 Park Yong-geun (third base) 71 Kim Kyeong-tae (pitching) 99 Kim Kwang-sam (pitching) 80 Park Kyung-oan (battery) 88 Kim Yong-yil (training) 68 Choi Seung-jun (assistant hitting) 70 Lee Ho-joon(QC) Futures League 72 Seo Yong-bin (manager) 74 Kyeong Heon-ho(pitching) 82 Jang Kwang-ho (battery) 86 Sin Kyeong-sik (batting) 87 Yang Yeong-dong (base running) 89 Park Seok-jin (reserve pitching) Rookie League 90 Choi Dong-soo(hitting) updated on 16 December 2023 → All KBO League rosters

Managers

• Baek In-chun (1982–83)
• Eo Woo-hong (1984–85)
• Kim Dong-yeob (1986–87)
• Yu Baek-man (1988)
• Bae Seong-seo (1989)
• Baek In-chun (1990–91)
• Lee Kwang-hwan (1992–94)
• Cheon Bo-seong (1995–99)
• Lee Gwang-eun (2000–01)
• Kim Sung-keun (2002)
• Lee Kwang-hwan (2003)
• Lee Soon-cheol (2004–06)
• Kim Jae-bak (2007–09)
• Park Jong-hun (2010–11)
• Kim Ki-tae (2012–2014)
• Yang Sang-moon (2014–2017)
• Ryu Joong-il (2018–present)

References

General

• "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Specific

External links

• Official website Template:Ko icon