Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions
삼성 라이온즈
Team logo Cap insignia
League	KBO League (1982–present)
Location	Daegu
Ballpark	Daegu Samsung Lions Park (2016–present)
Year established	1982
Nickname(s)	Lions
League championships	(12): 1985, 1986, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Post-season championships	(8): 1985, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Former ballparks	Daegu Baseball Stadium (1982–2015)
Colors	Blue, white and grey
Retired numbers	10, 22
Ownership	Cheil Worldwide (Samsung's subsidiary)
Manager	Kim Han-soo
Uniforms

Samsung Sports
Football	Baseball	Volleyball
Basketball (Men's)	Basketball (Women's)	eSports
Table Tennis	Badminton	Equestrian
Athletics	Wrestling	Taekwondo

Word mark of Samsung Lions

The Samsung Lions (Hangul: 삼성 라이온즈)^[1] are a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Championship eight 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%	HR	ERA	Postseason
1982	2 (2/1)	80	54	26	0	0.675	57	2.70	Runner-up
1983	4 (5/2)	100	46	50	4	0.479	90	3.42	Did not qualify
1984	2 (1/5)	100	55	45	0	0.550	78	3.35	Runner-up
1985	1 (1/1)	110	77	32	1	0.706	97	2.98	No playoff[lower-alpha 1]
1986	1 (1/4)	108	70	37	1	0.654	74	2.95	Runner-up
1987	1 (1/1)	108	64	44	0	0.593	105	3.58	Runner-up
1988	4 (5/2)	108	56	50	2	0.528	85	4.18	Playoff
1989	4	120	57	58	5	0.496	96	4.42	Did not qualify
1990	2	120	66	52	2	0.558	131	4.13	Runner-up
1991	3	126	70	55	1	0.560	108	4.23	Playoff
1992	4	126	67	57	2	0.540	124	4.55	Semi-playoff
1993	2	126	73	48	5	0.599	133	2.95	Runner-up
1994	5	126	60	64	2	0.484	106	3.47	Did not qualify
1995	5	126	60	60	6	0.500	94	3.90	Did not qualify
1996	6	126	54	67	5	0.448	88	4.23	Did not qualify
1997	4	126	66	53	7	0.552	165	4.23	Playoff
1998	2	126	66	58	2	0.532	143	4.32	Playoff
1999	1[lower-alpha 2]	133	73	57	3	0.562	207	5.16	Playoff
2000	3[lower-alpha 3]	133	69	59	5	0.539	177	4.64	Playoff
2001	1	133	81	52	0	0.609	162	4.39	Runner-up
2002	1	133	82	47	4	0.636	191	3.92	Winner
2003	3	133	76	53	4	0.589	213	4.37	Semi-playoff
2004	2	133	73	52	8	0.584	132	3.76	Runner-up
2005	1	126	74	48	4	0.607	111	3.83	Winner
2006	1	126	73	50	3	0.593	73	3.33	Winner
2007	4	126	62	60	4	0.508	86	3.71	Semi-playoff
2008	4	126	65	61	0	0.516	92	4.40	Playoff
2009	5	133	64	69	0	0.481	146	4.98	Did not qualify
2010	2	133	79	52	2	0.594	118	3.94	Runner-up
2011	1	133	79	50	4	0.612	95	3.35	Winner
2012	1	133	80	51	2	0.611	89	3.39	Winner
2013	1	128	75	51	2	0.595	113	3.98	Winner
2014	1	128	78	47	3	0.624	161	4.52	Winner
2015	1	144	88	56	0	0.611	176	4.69	Runner-up
2016	9	144	65	78	1	0.455	142	5.64	Did not qualify

1. The 1985 Korean Series was not played, as the Samsung Lions finished in the first place in both parts of the regular league season.
2. Samsung Lions finished first in the "Magic Division"
3. Samsung Lions finished third in the "Dream Division"

Note: Numbers in parentheses are placements in the first part and the second part of the season.

Current roster

Samsung Lions roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation  1 Yun Sung-hwan 13 Jang Won-sam -- Woo Kyu-min -- Anthony Ranaudo Bullpen 11 Jo Hyun-geun 15 Sin Yong-un 17 Kim Dae-woo 20 Jeong In-wuk 28 An Ji-man 30 Kim Ki-tae 45 Kwon Oh-jun 61 Park Geun-hong Closer 18 Sim Chang-min		Catchers 56 Lee Ji-young -- Choi Gyeong-Chul Infielders  3 Baek Sang-won  5 Cho Dong-chan  7 Kim Sang-su  9 Lee Sung-gyu 12 Seong Ui-jun 14 Cha Hwa-joon 16 Kim Jeong-hyuk 36 Lee Seung-yuop 65 Koo Ja-wook -- Lee Won-suk -- Kang Han-Wool Outfielders  6 Lee Sang-hoon  8 Woo Dong-gyun 24 Lee Yong-wook 25 Bae Yeong-seop 33 Park Han-yi 58 Park Hae-min		Pitchers 19 Jung Kwang-eun 29 Baek Jeong-hyun 38 Hwang Soo-bum 40 Park Min-kyu 42 An Sung-mou 51 Choi Chung-yeon 57 Lim Hyun-jun 60 Yoon Dae-kyung 64 Nam Ki-hyo 92 Kim Seung-hyun 93 Lim Dae-han 96 Choi Ju-yeop 108 Kim Young-han 109 Baek Jong-heon 111 Kim Chan 123 Kim Sung-han 130 Lee Jae-ik Catchers 43 Jung Min-woo 55 Kwon Jung-woong 110 Kim Yoong Infielders 62 Kim Sung-hoon 66 Choi Won-je 103 Choi Seung-min 105 Jeon Seung-hyun 106 Ahn Joo-hyung 114 Bae Jin-ho 124 Kim Sung-pyo -- Kim Jae-hyun # -- Park Gye-beom # Outfielders 69 Hwang Seon-do 107 Kim Ki-hwan 122 Kim Young-duk		Manager 86 Kim Han-soo Coaches 73 Kim Jae-gul (third base) 76 Kim Hyeon-wook (training) 78 Kim Yong-kook (defense) 80 Kim Seong-rae (head coach) 82 Kim Tae-han (pitching) 83 Kang Seong-woo (bullpen) 90 Kwon Oh-won (training) 94 Cho Jin-ho -- Mark Weidemaier (information coodinator) Futures League 70 Kim Tae-gyun (first base) 72 Yang Il-hwan (pitching) 74 Lee Chul-seong (defense) 77 Kim Jong-hun (hitting) 81 Kim Ho (defense) 85 Jang Tae-soo (manager) 87 Kang Ki-woong (hitting) 98 Chae Sang-byung (bullpen) -- Lee Jung-sik (battery) † Disabled list * Suspended list # Military list Roster updated 5 December 2016 → All KBO League rosters

Korean Baseball League MVP

• 1983: Lee Man-soo (catcher)
• 1987: Jang Hyo-jo (outfielder)
• 1993: Kim Seong-rae (infielder)
• 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003: Lee Seung-yeop (infielder)
• 2004: Bae Young-soo (pitcher)

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 honor of the catcher and slugger Lee Man-soo, who was a manager with the SK Wyverns.^[5] The second retired number in the Samsung Lions organization is number 10, in honor of the left-handed batter Yang Joon-hyuk.^[5] Yang led the league in batting four times, and holds six batting career records including the home run record with 351.^[5]

Yang Joon-hyuk RF, DH

Lee Man-soo C

References

General

• "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League official website. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

Specific

1. "삼성라이온즈" (in Korean). Samsung Lions official website. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
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 (22 March 2016). ""삼성 라이온즈 파크' 개장…"국내 최고 시설"" [Samsung Lions Park is opened] (in Korean). news.sbs.co.kr. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
5. "레전드" [History -> Legends] (in Korean). Samsung Lions official website. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

External links

• Official website (Korean) (English)