2013 Korea Professional Baseball season
| 2013 Korea Yakult 7even Baseball [1] | |
|---|---|
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| League | Korea Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 2013 – November 2013 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Samsung Lions |
| Postseason | |
| Semi-Playoff champions | Doosan Bears |
| Semi-Playoff runners-up | Nexen Heroes |
| Playoff champions | Doosan Bears |
| Playoff runners-up | LG Twins |
| Korean Series | |
| Champions | Samsung Lions |
| Runners-up | Doosan Bears |
The 2013 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 32nd season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The Samsung Lions won the regular season and Korean series.
Season structure
Regular Season
Starting in season 2013, each team plays 128 games in the regular season, reduced from 133 due to expansion to nine teams. Each team plays every other 16 times.[2]
All-Star Game
On 19 July, 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, NC Dinos). 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. 2013 Korean All-Star Game won 4-2 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:
- Semi-Playoff (best-of-five, added from 3 games starting from 2008)
- Regular Season 3rd place vs. Regular Season 4th place
- Playoff (best-of-five, reduced from 7 games starting from 2009)
- Regular Season 2nd place vs. Semi-Playoff Winner
- Korean Series (best-of-seven)
- Regular Season 1st place vs. Playoff Winner
Any playoff games are no draw playing until the end, so originally scheduled 5 or 7 games.
To Determine the Final Standings
- Champion (1st place): Korean Series Winner
- Runner-up (2nd place): Korean Series Loser
- 3rd–9th place: Sort by Regular Season record except teams to play in the Korean Series.
Standings
| Rank | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pct. | Postseason |
| 1 | Samsung Lions | 128 | 75 | 2 | 51 | 0.595 | 2013 Korean Series Champion |
| 2 | LG Twins | 128 | 74 | 0 | 54 | 0.578 | Playoff Loser |
| 3 | Nexen Heroes | 128 | 72 | 2 | 54 | 0.571 | Semi-Playoff Loser |
| 4 | Doosan Bears | 128 | 71 | 3 | 51 | 0.568 | Semi-Playoff & Playoff Winner, 2013 Korean Series Runner-up |
| 5 | Lotte Giants | 128 | 66 | 4 | 58 | 0.532 | Did not qualify |
| 6 | SK Wyverns | 128 | 62 | 3 | 63 | 0.496 | |
| 7 | NC Dinos | 128 | 52 | 4 | 72 | 0.419 | |
| 8 | Kia Tigers | 128 | 51 | 3 | 74 | 0.408 | |
| 9 | Hanwha Eagles | 128 | 42 | 1 | 85 | 0.331 | |
| Regular Season Champion |
|---|
Samsung Lions |
Postseason
Semi-Playoff
Doosan Bears won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2013 | Doosan Bears 3–4 Nexen Heroes | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 2 | 9 October 2013 | Doosan Bears 2–3 Nexen Heroes (10th inning) | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 3 | 11 October 2013 | Nexen Heroes 3–4 Doosan Bears (14th inning) | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 4 | 12 October 2013 | Nexen Heroes 1–2 Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 5 | 14 October 2013 | Doosan Bears 8–5 Nexen Heroes (13th inning) | Mokdong Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
Playoff
Doosan Bears won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 October 2013 | Doosan Bears 4–2 LG Twins | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 2 | 17 October 2013 | Doosan Bears 0–2 LG Twins | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 3 | 19 October 2013 | LG Twins 4–5 Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 4 | 20 October 2013 | LG Twins 1–5 Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
Korean Series
Samsung Lions won the series, 4–3.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 October 2013 | Doosan Bears 7–2 Samsung Lions | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | - | - |
| 2 | 25 October 2013 | Doosan Bears 5–1 Samsung Lions (13th inning) | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | - | - |
| 3 | 27 October 2013 | Samsung Lions 3–2 Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 4 | 28 October 2013 | Samsung Lions 1–2 Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 5 | 29 October 2013 | Samsung Lions 7–5 Doosan Bears | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | - | - |
| 6 | 31 October 2013 | Doosan Bears 2–6 Samsung Lions | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | - | - |
| 7 | 1 November 2013 | Doosan Bears 3–7 Samsung Lions | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | - | - |
| 2013 Korean Series Champion |
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Samsung Lions (Seventh title) |
References
- ↑ "한국야쿠르트 '역대 최고액' 프로야구 스폰서". Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ Korea Baseball Organization (2013). 2013 달라지는점 (Korean). Accessed on 18 March 2013.
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