Kia Tigers

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Kia Tigers
Hangul 기아 타이거즈
Hanja 起亞타이거즈
Revised Romanization Kia Taigeojeu
McCune-Reischauer K'ia T'aigŏjŭ
Kia Tigers
League KBO
Location Gwangju
Ballpark Moodeung Stadium
Year Founded 1982
League championships 9 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997)
Former name(s) Haitai Tigers (해태 타이거즈)
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Moodeung Stadium, home field of Kia Tigers and former Haitai Tigers
Moodeung Stadium, home field of Kia Tigers and former Haitai Tigers

The Kia Tigers (Korean: 기아 타이거즈) are a Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, nine times, with a perfect 9-0 record in the series final. After the success of the 1980's and 90's, the fortunes of the team began to turn, resulting in them finishing bottom of the league for the first time in 2005, and again in 2007. They were previously known as the Haitai Tigers (해태 타이거즈). Their home stadium is Moodeung Stadium in Gwangju.

[edit] Active Roster (Current)

Battery Coach

  •  70 Flag of South Korea Jo Bum Hyun (조범현)

Pitchers

  •  40 Flag of South Korea Seo Jae-Weong (서재응)
  •  27 Flag of the Dominican Republic José Lima (호세 리마)
  •  20 Flag of South Korea Yoon Suk-Min (윤석민)
  •  26 Flag of South Korea Lee Dae-jin (이대진)
  •  61 Flag of South Korea Lee Beom-seok (이범석)
  •  37 Flag of South Korea Yang Hyun-Jong (양현종)
  •  39 Flag of South Korea Son Young-Min (손영민)
  •  44 Flag of South Korea Moon Hyun-Jung (문현정)
  •  35 Flag of South Korea Im Jun-Hyuk (임준혁)
  •  39 Flag of South Korea Yoo Dong-Hoon (유동훈)
  •  38 Flag of South Korea Park Jung-Kyu (박정규)
  •  68 Flag of South Korea Kwak Jung-Chul (곽정철)
  •  10 Flag of South Korea Han Ki-Joo (한기주)
  •  64 Flag of South Korea Jung Min-tae (정민태)

Catchers

  •  22 Flag of South Korea Kim Sang-Hoon (김상훈)
  •  12 Flag of South Korea Cha Il-Mok (차일목)
  •   Flag of South Korea Lee Sung-woo (이성우)

Infielders

Outfielders

  •  1 Flag of South Korea Chang Sung-Ho (장성호)
  •  51 Flag of South Korea Kim Won-Sup (김원섭)
  •  7 Flag of South Korea Lee Jong-Beom (이종범)
  •  28 Flag of South Korea Chae Jong-Beom (채종범)
  •  15 Flag of South Korea Lee Yong-Gyu (이용규)
  •  29 Flag of South Korea Na Ji-Wan (나지완)
  •  2 Flag of South Korea Kang Dong-Woo (강동우)

[edit] Season by Season Records

Year Team Rank Games W L Win % BA ERA Korean Series
1982 Haitai 4 80 38 42 0.475
1983 Haitai 1 100 55 44 0.556 Win
1984 Haitai 5 100 43 54 0.443
1985 Haitai 3 110 57 52 0.523
1986 Haitai 1 108 67 37 0.644 Win
1987 Haitai 1 108 55 48 0.532 Win
1988 Haitai 1 108 68 38 0.639 Win
1989 Haitai 1 120 65 51 0.558 Win
1990 Haitai 3 120 68 49 0.579
1991 Haitai 1 126 79 42 0.647 Win
1992 Haitai 3 126 71 54 0.567
1993 Haitai 1 126 81 42 0.655 Win
1994 Haitai 4 126 65 59 0.524
1995 Haitai 4 126 64 58 0.524
1996 Haitai 1 126 73 51 0.587 Win
1997 Haitai 1 126 75 50 0.599 Win
1998 Haitai 5 126 61 64 0.488
1999 Haitai 7 132 60 69 0.465
2000 Haitai 4 133 57 72 0.442
2001 Kia 5 133 60 68 0.469 0.278 5.01
2002 Kia 3 133 78 51 0.605 0.269 3.92
2003 Kia 3 133 78 50 0.609 0.272 3.62
2004 Kia 4 133 67 61 0.523 0.267 4.51
2005 Kia 8 126 49 76 0.392 0.260 4.81
2006 Kia 4 126 64 59 0.520 0.255 3.33
2007 Kia 8 126 51 74 0.408 0.257 4.49


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