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Song Jin-woo (baseball)

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Song Jin-Woo
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1966-02-16) February 16, 1966 (age 58)
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-Loss210-153
Earned run average3.51
Saves103
Strikeouts2048
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

KBO Records

Song Jin-woo
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men’s baseball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Team
Song Jin-woo
Hangul
송진우
Hanja
宋津宇
Revised RomanizationSong Jinu
McCune–ReischauerSong Chinu

Template:Korean name

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.

Song Jin-Woo's number 21 was retired by the Hanwha Eagles in 2009.
Boards of Song Jin-Woo's Total Records at Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium

References