2008 Korea Professional Baseball season

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The 2008 Korea Professional Baseball season is the 27th season in the history of the KBO. The season commenced on March 29

Contents

Format

Season Format

Final standings

Off-season news

Unicorns became Heroes

Hyundai stopped their sponsorship after the 2007 season, and the Unicorns were renamed the Woori Heroes after Centennial Investments sold the naming rights to the Woori Tobacco Company. They also announced possible player salary reductions[1]

Results

Regular season

Rank Team W L Pct. GB
1 SK Wyverns 83 43 .659 -
2 Doosan Bears 70 56 .556 13.0
3 Lotte Giants 69 57 .548 14.0
4 Samsung Lions 65 61 .516 18.0
5 Hanwha Eagles 64 62 .508 19.0
6 KIA Tigers 57 69 .452 26.0
7 Heroes 50 76 .397 33.0
8 LG Twins 46 80 .365 37.0

Semiplayoff

Samsung Lions win the series, 3-0

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Samsung Lions - 12, Lotte Giants - 3 October 8 Sajik Baseball Stadium 30,000
2 Samsung Lions - 4, Lotte Giants - 3 October 9 Sajik Baseball Stadium 27,559
3 Lotte Giants - 4, Samsung Lions - 6 October 11 Daegu Baseball Stadium 12,000

Playoff

Doosan Bears win the series, 4-2

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Samsung Lions - 4, Doosan Bears - 8 October 16 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 30,500
2 Samsung Lions - 7, Doosan Bears - 4 (14 innings) October 17 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 30,500
3 Doosan Bears - 2, Samsung Lions - 6 October 19 Daegu Baseball Stadium 12,000
4 Doosan Bears - 12, Samsung Lions - 6 October 20 Daegu Baseball Stadium 12,000
5 Doosan Bears - 6, Samsung Lions - 4 October 21 Daegu Baseball Stadium 12,000
6 Samsung Lions - 2, Doosan Bears - 5 October 23 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 30,500

Korean Series

Main article: 2008 Korean Series

SK Wyverns win the series, 4-1

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 Doosan Bears - 5, SK Wyverns - 2 October 26 Munhak Baseball Stadium 30,400
2 Doosan Bears - 2, SK Wyverns - 5 October 27 Munhak Baseball Stadium 30,400
3 SK Wyverns - 3, Doosan Bears - 2 October 29 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 30,500
4 SK Wyverns - 4, Doosan Bears - 1 October 30 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 30,500
5 SK Wyverns - 2, Doosan Bears - 0 October 31 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 30,500

Final standings

Place Team
1 SK Wyverns
2 Doosan Bears
3 Lotte Giants
4 Samsung Lions
5 Hanhwa Eagles
6 Kia Tigers
7 Heroes
8 LG Twins

Statistics

Final

Team Team BA Team ERA Runs Scored Runs Allowed HR
SK Wyverns .282 3.22 632 461 89
Lotte Giants .282 3.64 624 518 93
Doosan Bears .276 3.89 647 542 68
Heroes .266 4.43 499 609 70
Kia Tigers .260 4.08 503 555 48
Samsung Lions .258 4.40 557 596 92
LG Twins .256 4.85 468 646 66
Hanwha Eagles .254 4.43 592 595 120

References

  1. ^ Our Cigarette Heroes Unveil Crisp, Refreshing Logo and Uniform in Morning Ceremony--Resume Dirty Deeds by Afternoon

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