2012 Korea Professional Baseball season

2012 Paldo Pro Baseball
League Korea Professional Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration April 2012 – November 2012
Regular Season
Season champions Samsung Lions
Post Season
Semi-Playoff champions Lotte Giants
  Semi-Playoff runners-up Doosan Bears
Playoff champions SK Wyverns
  Playoff runners-up Lotte Giants
Korean Series
Champions Samsung Lions
  Runners-up SK Wyverns

The 2012 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 31st season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The Samsung Lions won the regular season and Korean series.

Season structure

Regular Season

All-Star Game

On July 21, the best players participate in the Korean All-Star Game. The franchises participating are divided into two regions: Eastern League (Samsung Lions, Doosan Bears, Lotte Giants, SK Wyverns) and Western League (Kia Tigers, Hanwha Eagles, LG Twins, Nexen Heroes). The titles 'Eastern' and 'Western' do not directly correspond to the geographical regions of the franchises involved, as both SK and Doosan, being from Incheon and Seoul respectively, are clearly based in the Western region of Korea, despite representing the East. Unlike in the MLB, the Korean All-Star Game does not determine home-field advantage in the Korean Series. The most recent Korean All-Star Game was played in Seoul. 2012 Korean All-Star Game won 5-2 by the Eastern League.

Postseason

Korea Professional Baseball season culminates in its championship series, known as the Korean Series. Currently, the top four teams qualify for the postseason based on win/loss records. The team with the best record gains a direct entry into the Korean Series, while the other three teams compete for the remaining place in a step-ladder playoff system:

Any playoff games are no draw playing until the end, so originally scheduled 5 or 7 games.

To Determine the Final Standings

Standings

Rank Team GP W D L Pct. Postseason
1 Samsung Lions 133 80 2 51 0.611 2012 Korean Series Champion
2 SK Wyverns 133 71 3 59 0.546 Playoff Winner, 2012 Korean Series Runner-up
3 Doosan Bears 133 68 3 62 0.523 Semi-Playoff Loser
4 Lotte Giants 133 65 6 62 0.512 Semi-Playoff Winner, Playoff Loser
5 Kia Tigers 133 62 6 65 0.488 Did not qualify
6 Nexen Heroes 133 61 3 69 0.469
7 LG Twins 133 57 4 72 0.442
8 Hanwha Eagles 133 53 3 77 0.408
Regular Season Champion

Samsung Lions

Postseason

Semi-Playoff

Lotte Giants won the series, 3–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
18 October 2012Lotte Giants 8–5 Doosan Bears (10th inning)Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul-- 
29 October 2012Lotte Giants 2–1 Doosan BearsJamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul-- 
311 October 2012Doosan Bears 7–2 Lotte GiantsSajik Baseball Stadium, Busan-- 
412 October 2012Doosan Bears 3–4 Lotte Giants (10th inning)Sajik Baseball Stadium, Busan--

Playoff

SK Wyverns won the series, 3–2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
116 October 2012Lotte Giants 1–2 SK WyvernsMunhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon-- 
217 October 2012Lotte Giants 5-4 SK Wyverns (10th inning)Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon-- 
319 October 2012SK Wyverns 1–4 Lotte GiantsSajik Baseball Stadium, Busan-- 
420 October 2012SK Wyverns 2-1 Lotte GiantsSajik Baseball Stadium, Busan-- 
522 October 2012Lotte Giants 3–6 SK WyvernsMunhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon--

Korean Series

Samsung Lions won the series, 4–2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
124 October 2012SK Wyverns 1-3 Samsung LionsDaegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu-- 
225 October 2012SK Wyverns 3-8 Samsung LionsDaegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu-- 
328 October 2012Samsung Lions 8–12 SK WyvernsMunhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon-- 
429 October 2012Samsung Lions 1-4 SK WyvernsMunhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon-- 
531 October 2012SK Wyverns 1-2 Samsung LionsJamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul-- 
61 November 2012Samsung Lions 7–0 SK WyvernsJamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul--
2012 Korean Series Champion

Samsung Lions
(Sixth title)

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