Song Jin-woo (baseball)
Song Jin-Woo | |
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Pitcher / Coach | |
Born: | February 16, 1966|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
KBO debut | |
April 12, 1989, for the Binggrae Eagles | |
Last KBO appearance | |
September 23, 2009, for the Hanwha Eagles | |
KBO statistics | |
Win-Loss | 210-153 |
Earned run average | 3.51 |
Saves | 103 |
Strikeouts | 2048 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
KBO Records
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Medal record | ||
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Representing South Korea | ||
Men’s baseball | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2000 Sydney | Team | |
Asian Games | ||
2002 Busan | Team |
Song Jin-woo | |
Hangul | 송진우 |
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Hanja | 宋津宇 |
Revised Romanization | Song Jinu |
McCune–Reischauer | Song Chinu |
Song Jin-Woo (Hangul: 송진우, Hanja: 宋津宇) (born February 16, 1966 in Jeungpyeong, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea) is a retired Korea Baseball Organization left-handed pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles. He also competed for South Korea in the 2000 Summer Olympics on the team that won the bronze medal.
Song played in the KBO for 21 years since 1989. He currently holds several pitching records for the KBO, including his 210 wins, 2048 strikeouts, and 3003 innings pitched.[1][2]
Song was the first pitcher in the KBO to strike out over 2000 batters. He accomplished this feat on June 6, 2008 at his home field of Daejeon Baseball Stadium against the Woori Heroes. He recorded the strikeout in the bottom of the 8th inning with 2 outs, ringing up Song Ji-Man.
References
- ^ JoongAng Daily Korean baseball’s old-timers rack up the records. Accessed on 2009-1-4.
- ^ koreabaseball.com Song Jin-Woo player page Accessed on 2009-1-4.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from the KBO official website
- Databaseolympics
- Hanwha Eagles coaches
- KBO League pitchers
- 1966 births
- Living people
- South Korean baseball players
- Hanwha Eagles players
- Baseball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic baseball players of South Korea
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in baseball
- Asian Games medalists in baseball
- Dongguk University alumni
- People from North Chungcheong Province
- South Korean baseball coaches
- Baseball players with retired numbers
- Baseball players at the 2002 Asian Games
- South Korean Olympic medalist stubs
- South Korean baseball biography stubs
- Baseball pitcher stubs