2009_KBO_League_season
2009 Korea Professional Baseball season
Sports season
The 2009 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 28th season in the history of the KBO League. The Kia Tigers won the regular season and the Korean Series.
Quick Facts CJ Magumagu Pro Baseball 2009, League ...
| CJ Magumagu Pro Baseball 2009 | |
|---|---|
| League | Korea Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 4, 2009 – October 24, 2009 |
| Number of games | 133 per team |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Kia Tigers |
| Season MVP | Kim Sang-Hyun (Kia) |
| League Postseason | |
| Semiplayoff champions | Doosan Bears |
| Semiplayoff runners-up | Lotte Giants |
| Playoff champions | SK Wyverns |
| Playoff runners-up | Doosan Bears |
| Korean Series | |
| Champions | Kia Tigers |
| Runners-up | SK Wyverns |
| Finals MVP | Na Ji-Wan (Kia) |
| KBO seasons | |
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Season format
- Regular season: 133 games for each team
- Semiplayoff: regular-season 3rd place vs. regular-season 4th place – best of 5
- Playoff: regular-season second place vs. semiplayoff winner – best of 5
- Korean Series: regular-season first place vs. playoff winner – best of 7
Final standings
- Champion (1st place): Korean Series winner
- Runner-up (2nd place): Korean Series loser
- 3rd–8th place: sort by regular-season record except teams to play in the Korean Series
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | W | L | D | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotte Giants | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.917 | - |
| 2 | LG Twins | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.750 | 2.0 |
| 3 | Doosan Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.667 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Hanwha Eagles | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.417 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Kia Tigers | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.385 | 6.5 |
| 6 | SK Wyverns | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Nexen Heroes | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.333 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Samsung Lions | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.231 | 8.5 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank[1] | Team | G | W | D | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kia Tigers | 133 | 81 | 4 | 48 | 0.609 | - |
| 2 | SK Wyverns | 133 | 80 | 6 | 47 | 0.602 | 1 |
| 3 | Doosan Bears | 133 | 71 | 2 | 60 | 0.534 | 10 |
| 4 | Lotte Giants | 133 | 66 | 0 | 67 | 0.496 | 15 |
| 5 | Samsung Lions | 133 | 64 | 0 | 69 | 0.481 | 17 |
| 6 | Nexen Heroes | 133 | 60 | 1 | 72 | 0.451 | 21 |
| 7 | LG Twins | 133 | 54 | 4 | 75 | 0.406 | 27 |
| 8 | Hanwha Eagles | 133 | 46 | 3 | 84 | 0.341 | 35 |
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Semiplayoff
Doosan Bears win the series, 3-1
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doosan Bears 2 - 7 Lotte Giants | September 29 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 29,000 (Sellout) |
| 2 | Doosan Bears 6 - 0 Lotte Giants | September 30 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 29,000 (Sellout) |
| 3 | Lotte Giants 3 - 12 Doosan Bears | October 2 | Sajik Baseball Stadium | 28,500 (Sellout) |
| 4 | Lotte Giants 5 - 9 Doosan Bears | October 3 | Sajik Baseball Stadium | 28,500 (Sellout) |
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Playoff
SK Wyverns win the series, 3-2
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Wyverns 2 - 3 Doosan Bears | October 7 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 21,078 |
| 2 | SK Wyverns 1 - 4 Doosan Bears | October 8 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 20,627 |
| 3 | Doosan Bears 1 - 3 SK Wyverns | October 10 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 29,000 (Sellout) |
| 4 | Doosan Bears 3 - 8 SK Wyverns | October 11 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 29,000 (Sellout) |
| 5 | SK Wyverns 14 - 3 Doosan Bears [2] | October 14 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 27,800 (Sellout) |
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Korean Series
Main article: 2009 Korean Series
Kia Tigers win the series, 4-3
More information Game, Score ...
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kia Tigers 5 - 3 SK Wyverns | October 16 | Moodeung Stadium | 13,400 (Sellout) |
| 2 | Kia Tigers 2 - 1 SK Wyverns | October 17 | Moodeung Stadium | 13,400 (Sellout) |
| 3 | SK Wyverns 11 - 6 Kia Tigers | October 19 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 27,800 (Sellout) |
| 4 | SK Wyverns 4 - 3 Kia Tigers | October 20 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 27,800 (Sellout) |
| 5 | Kia Tigers 3 - 0 SK Wyverns | October 22 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 29,000 (Sellout) |
| 6 | SK Wyverns 3 - 2 Kia Tigers | October 23 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 29,000 (sellout)[3] |
| 7 | Kia Tigers 6 - 5 SK Wyverns [4] | October 24 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 29,000 (Sellout) |
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| 2009 Korean Series Winner |
|---|
Kia Tigers Tenth title |
More information Place, Team ...
| Place | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kia Tigers |
| 2 | SK Wyverns |
| 3 | Doosan Bears |
| 4 | Lotte Giants |
| 5 | Samsung Lions |
| 6 | Nexen Heroes |
| 7 | LG Twins |
| 8 | Hanwha Eagles |
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Teams statistics
Final [1]
More information Team, Team BA ...
| Team | Team BA | Team ERA | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kia Tigers | .267 | 3.92 | 706 | 581 | 156 |
| SK Wyverns | .285 | 3.67 | 732 | 550 | 166 |
| Doosan Bears | .280 | 4.60 | 722 | 662 | 120 |
| Lotte Giants | .277 | 4.75 | 637 | 669 | 121 |
| Samsung Lions | .275 | 4.98 | 685 | 700 | 146 |
| Nexen Heroes | .272 | 5.40 | 683 | 762 | 153 |
| LG Twins | .278 | 5.42 | 670 | 763 | 129 |
| Hanwha Eagles | .269 | 5.70 | 657 | 805 | 164 |
| Total | 5,492 | 5,492 | 1,155 |
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Personal statistics
- Hitters TOP
More information Category, Player ...
| Category | Player | Record |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Park Yong-taik (LG Twins) | 0.372 |
| HR | Kim Sang-hyun (Kia Tigers) | 36 |
| RBI | Kim Sang-hyun (Kia Tigers) | 127 |
| R | Jeong Keun-Woo (SK Wyverns) Hee-seop Choi (Kia Tigers) | 98 |
| H | Kim Hyun-Soo (Doosan Bears) | 172 |
| SB | Lee Dae-Hyung (LG Twins) | 64 |
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- Pitchers TOP
More information Category, Player ...
| Category | Player | Record |
|---|---|---|
| W | Yoon Sung-Hwan (Samsung Lions) Cho Jung-Hoon (Lotte Giants) Aquilino López (Kia Tigers) | 14 |
| ERA | Kim Kwang-Hyun (SK Wyverns) | 2.80 |
| SO | Ryu Hyun-Jin (Hanwha Eagles) | 188 |
| IP | Aquilino López (Kia Tigers) | 1901⁄3 |
| SV | Jon Adkins (Lotte Giants) Lee Yong-Chan (Doosan Bears) | 26 |
| HLD | Kwon Hyuk (Samsung Lions) | 21 |
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More information Team, Player ...
| Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Batting Average | Home runs | RBI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Bears | Matt Watson | OF | 2009 | .184 | 2 | 6 | |
| Hanwha Eagles | Víctor Díaz | OF | 2009 | .266 | 15 | 39 | |
| Kia Tigers | NONE | N/A | |||||
| LG Twins | Roberto Petagine | 1B | 2008 | .332 | 26 | 100 | |
| Lotte Giants | Karim García | OF | 2008 | .266 | 29 | 84 | |
| Samsung Lions | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Seoul Heroes | Cliff Brumbaugh | OF | 2003 | .245 | 27 | 86 | |
| Doug Clark | OF | 2008 | .290 | 24 | 90 | ||
| SK Wyverns | NONE | N/A | Team had 3 pitchers | ||||
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- (in Korean) 2009시즌 팀 순위. Accessed 2009-08-13. Archived 2009-08-15.
- (in Korean) SK 14-3 두산 격파… 한국시리즈 진출
- Official website (in Korean)
- Standings (in Korean)