Hanwha Eagles

Hanwha Eagles 한화 이글스
Established 1985
Based in Daejeon
Team logo Cap insignia
League affiliations
Korea Professional Baseball (1986–present)
Current uniform
Retired Numbers	21 • 23 • 35
Colors	Orange, Black
Name
Hanwha Eagles (1994–present)
Binggrae Eagles (1986-1993)
Other nicknames
Dynamite Bats, Chickens (Chicks)
Ballpark
Daejeon Baseball Stadium (1986–present) Cheongju Baseball Stadium (1986–present)
League titles
Korean Series titles (1)	1999
League Pennants (2)	1989 • 1992
Owner(s): Hanwha Group
Manager: Kim Eung-Yong
General Manager: Roh Jae-Deok
President of Baseball Operations: Jung Seung-Jin
2013 Hanwha Eagles season

The Hanwha Eagles (Korean: 한화 이글스), incorporated as the Hanwha Eagles Professional Baseball Club (Korean: 한화 이글스 프로야구단), are a South Korean professional baseball club based in Daejeon. As a member club of Korean Baseball Organization, the Eagles compete in the Korea Professional Baseball League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Baseball Stadium. Founded in 1985 as the "Binggrae Eagles" (Binggrae was the then-trademark of Hanwha's confectionary branch.), they debuted in 1986 as the seventh franchise of the league. The club changed their name into the "Hanwha Eagles" after Binggrae's separation from Hanwha conglomerate in 1993. Hanwha, the owner of the club is one of the largest business conglomerate, or chaebol, in South Korea.

Although the Eagles are not the dominant club in the league, winning only once in the Korean Series in 1999 and twice the league pennants; they proved themselves as worthy competitors. As of 2011, they played in the postseason for 11 times, being the runner-up for five times. The club was renowned for their slugger bats from late 1990s to early 2000s, nicknamed as the Dynamite Bats after one of Hanwha's main business fields, explosives production. The team slugger percentage topped 0.484 in 1999, the highest team SLG in the Korean Professional Baseball League history. The severe slump in the 2009 and 2010 seasons made the club to gain a pejorative nickname of Hanwha Chickens (or Chicks), but recent recovery attempts and team-rebuilding under the new manager, Han Dae-hwa, is slowly showing its progress. But Han Dae-hwa retired from the manager of Hanwha Eagles.^[1]

The Eagles have three retired numbers in the roster, more than any other team in the league. Those are for the slugger Jang Jong-hoon (35), the pitchers Jung Min-cheul (23) and Song Jin-woo (21). The Eagles are famous for their respect for franchise stars and veteran players.

Retired numbers

Song Jin-Woo P Retired September 23, 2009

Jung Min-Cheul P Retired September 11, 2009

Jang Jong-Hoon SS, 1B, DH Retired September 16, 2005

Team mascots

Eagles mascot, Winny Eagle.

Vinny Eagle poses with US military personnel baseball players.

The Hanwha Eagles has anthropomorphic white eagles for their mascots, named Winny and Vinny Eagle.

Season-by-season records

Personnel

Current lineup

Managers

• Bae Seong-Seo (1986–87)
• Kim Yeong-Duk (1988–92)
• Kang Byeong-Cheol (1993–98)
• Lee Hui-Su (1998–2000)
• Lee Kwang-Hwan (2001–02)
• Yu Seung-An (2003–04)
• Kim In-Sik (2005–09)
• Han Dae-Hwa (2010–12)
• Kim Eung-Ryong (2013–present)

References

1. ↑ "Mk sports"

External links

• Official website (Korean)
• Official Twitter (Korean)