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Samsung Lions
삼성 라이온즈
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueKBO League (1982–present)
LocationDaegu
BallparkDaegu Samsung Lions Park (2016–present)
Established1982; 42 years ago (1982)
Nickname(s)Lions
League championships(11): 1985, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Post-season championships(7): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Former ballparksDaegu Baseball Stadium (1982–2015)
ColorsBlue, white and grey
     
Retired numbers10, 22
OwnershipCheil Worldwide
(Samsung's subsidiary)
ManagerRyu Joong-Il
Uniforms
Active departments of Samsung Sports
Football Baseball Volleyball
Basketball
(men's)		 Basketball
(women's)
Defunct departments of Samsung Sports
Rugby Union Esports
File:Samsung Lions WordMark.png
Word mark of Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions (Korean: 삼성 라이온즈)[1] is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the Korea Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Series seven times.

History

After 2010, Ryu Jung-il become the new manager of Samsung Lions, and he led the team to its fifth KBO title in 2011. After the KBO league, Samsung Lions won the trophy of Asian Series. Samsung Lions became the first team to win Pennant Race, Korean Series, and Asian Series. In 2012, one of the most notable players of the team, Lee Seung-yeop, returned to Korea from Japan. With his effort, Samsung Lions won their sixth championship in the 2012 season. They won another two championships in 2013 and 2014, for a total of eight Korean titles.[2][3] In 2016, Samsung Lions moved to brand new home ground Daegu Samsung Lions Park.[4]

Season-by-season records

Year Rank Games W L D Win% H HR ERA Postseason
1982 2 80 54 26 0 0.675 705 57 2.70 Runner-up
1983 4 100 46 50 4 0.480 889 90 3.42 Did not qualify
1984 2 100 55 45 0 0.550 889 78 3.35 Runner-up
1985 1 110 77 32 1 0.705 1005 97 2.98 No playoff
1986 1 108 70 37 1 0.653 997 74 2.95 Runner-up
1987 1 108 64 44 0 0.593 1120 105 3.58 Runner-up
1988 4 108 56 50 2 0.528 1028 85 4.18 Playoff
1989 4 120 57 58 5 0.496 1094 96 4.42 Did not qualify
1990 4 120 66 52 2 0.558 1040 131 4.13 Runner-up
1991 3 126 70 55 1 0.560 1138 108 4.23 Playoff
1992 4 126 67 57 2 0.540 1128 124 4.55 Semi-playoff
1993 2 126 73 48 5 0.599 1154 133 2.95 Runner-up
1994 5 126 60 64 2 0.484 1081 106 3.47 Did not qualify
1995 5 126 60 60 6 0.500 1047 94 3.90 Did not qualify
1996 6 126 54 67 5 0.448 1029 88 4.23 Did not qualify
1997 4 126 66 53 7 0.552 1194 165 4.23 Playoff
1998 2 126 66 58 2 0.532 1143 143 4.32 Playoff
1999 3 133 73 57 3 0.560 1244 207 5.16 Playoff
2000 3 133 69 59 5 0.538 1223 177 4.64 Playoff
2001 1 133 81 52 0 0.609 1262 162 4.39 Runner-up
2002 1 133 82 47 4 0.632 1321 191 3.92 Winner
2003 3 133 76 53 4 0.586 1295 213 4.37 Semi-playoff
2004 2 133 73 52 8 0.579 1215 132 3.76 Runner-up
2005 1 126 74 48 4 0.603 1134 111 3.83 Winner
2006 1 126 73 50 3 0.591 1043 73 3.33 Winner
2007 4 126 62 60 4 0.508 1062 86 3.71 Semi-playoff
2008 4 126 65 61 0 0.516 1078 92 4.40 Playoff
2009 5 133 64 69 0 0.481 1224 146 4.98 Did not qualify
2010 2 133 79 52 2 0.602 1210 120 3.70 Runner-up
2011 1 133 79 50 4 0.609 1150 95 3.35 Winner
2012 1 133 80 51 2 0.609 1050 89 3.39 Winner
2013 1 128 75 51 2 0.594 1290 118 3.98 Winner
2014 1 128 78 47 3 0.621 1345 161 4.52 Winner
2015 1 144 88 56 0 0.611 1515 176 4.69 Runner-up
2016 144

Current roster

Korean Baseball League MVP

Player Records (batter)

  • Average
1983 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.369
1984 Lee Man-soo AVG 0.340
1985 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.373
1986 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.329
1987 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.387
1993 Yang Jun-hyuk AVG 0.341
1996 Yang Jun-hyuk AVG 0.346
1998 Yang Jun-hyuk AVG 0.342
  • Homerun
1983 Lee Man-soo 27HR
1984 Lee Man-soo 23HR
1985 Lee Man-soo 22HR
1987 Kim Seong-rae 22HR
1993 Kim Seung-rae 28HR
1997 Lee Seung-yeop 32HR
1999 Lee Seung-yeop 54HR
2001 Lee Seung-yeop 39HR
2002 Lee Seung-yeop 47HR
2003 Lee Seung-yeop 56HR
2007 Sim Jung-soo 31HR
2011 Choi Hyoung-woo 30HR

Retired numbers

The first retired number in the Samsung Lions organization was number 22, in honour of the catcher and slugger Lee Man-soo, who was a manager with the SK Wyverns. The second retired number in the Samsung Lions organization is number 10, in honour of the left-handed batter Yang Joon-hyuk. Yang led the league in batting four times, and holds six batting career records including the home run record with 351. The expected retired number is number 36, in honour of the batter Lee Seung-yeop, who has returned to the club after a period in the Nippon Professional Baseball.


Yang Joon-hyuk
RF, DH
Lee Man-soo
C

References

  1. ^ "삼성라이온즈". Samsunglions.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
  2. ^ "Samsung wins 3rd straight title in Game 7". The Korea Observer. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ^ Nam Hyun-woo (21 November 2014). "Lion King! Samsung wins 4th straight KBO title". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ^ jung, yunsik (2016-03-22). "samsung lions park is opened".
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