2017_KBO_League_season
2017 KBO League season
Sports season
The 2017 KBO League season was the 36th season in the history of the KBO League.
This article is about the 2017 KBO League season only. For the previous season, see 2016 KBO League season. For information on all of baseball, see 2017 in baseball.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
2017 KBO League | |
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League | KBO League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | March 31 – October 3 |
Number of games | 144 per team |
Number of teams | 10 |
Total attendance | 8,400,688 |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Kia Tigers |
Season MVP | Yang Hyeon-jong (Kia) |
Postseason | |
Wild Card champions | NC Dinos |
Wild Card runners-up | SK Wyverns |
Semi-playoffs champions | NC Dinos |
Semi-playoffs runners-up | Lotte Giants |
Playoffs champions | Doosan Bears |
Playoffs runners-up | NC Dinos |
Korean Series | |
Champions | Kia Tigers |
Runners-up | Doosan Bears |
Finals MVP | Yang Hyeon-jong (Kia) |
KBO League seasons | |
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More information Rank, Team ...
Rank | Team | W | L | D | Pct. | GB | Postseason |
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1 | KIA Tigers | 87 | 56 | 1 | .608 | -- | Korean Series |
2 | Doosan Bears | 84 | 57 | 3 | .596 | 2.0 | Playoff |
3 | Lotte Giants | 80 | 62 | 2 | .563 | 6.5 | Semi-playoff |
4 | NC Dinos | 79 | 62 | 3 | .560 | 7.0 | Wild Card |
5 | SK Wyverns | 75 | 68 | 1 | .524 | 12.0 | |
6 | LG Twins | 69 | 72 | 3 | .489 | 17.0 | Did not qualify |
7 | Nexen Heroes | 69 | 73 | 2 | .486 | 17.5 | |
8 | Hanwha Eagles | 61 | 81 | 2 | .430 | 25.5 | |
9 | Samsung Lions | 55 | 84 | 5 | .396 | 30.0 | |
10 | KT Wiz | 50 | 94 | 0 | .347 | 37.5 |
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Source[1]
More information Stat, Player ...
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Each team can sign up to three foreign players. Due to the high proportion of pitchers signed in previous years, beginning in 2014 the league has mandated that at least one of the foreign players must be a position player.
More information Team, Player ...
Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Salary | Notes |
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Samsung Lions | Anthony Ranaudo | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,050,000 | |
Zach Petrick | Pitcher | 2017 | $450,000 | ||
Darin Ruf | Infielder | 2017 | $1,100,000 | ||
NC Dinos | Jeff Manship | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,600,000 | |
Eric Hacker | Pitcher | 2014 | $600,000 | ||
Xavier Scruggs | Infielder | 2017 | $700,000 | ||
Doosan Bears | Dustin Nippert | Pitcher | 2011 | $2,100,000 | KBO All-Star |
Michael Bowden | Pitcher | 2016 | $1,100,000 | ||
Nick Evans | Infielder | 2016 | $680,000 | KBO All-Star | |
Nexen Heroes | Sean O'Sullivan | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,100,000 | Released |
Andy Van Hekken | Pitcher | 2016 | $900,000 | ||
Danny Dorn | Outfielder | 2016 | $650,000 | Released | |
Jake Brigham | Pitcher | 2017 | $500,000 | Signed to replace Sean O'Sullivan | |
Michael Choice | Outfielder | 2017 | $200,000 | Signed to replace Danny Dorn | |
SK Wyverns | Merrill Kelly | Pitcher | 2015 | $850,000 | KBO All-Star |
Scott Diamond | Pitcher | 2017 | $600,000 | ||
Danny Worth | Infielder | 2017 | $700,000 | Released | |
Jamie Romak | Infielder | 2017 | $500,000 | Signed to replace Danny Worth | |
Hanwha Eagles | Alexi Ogando | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,300,000 | |
Carlos Villanueva | Pitcher | 2017 | $1,000,000 | ||
Wilin Rosario | Infielder | 2016 | $1,500,000 | KBO All-Star | |
Kia Tigers | Héctor Noesí | Pitcher | 2016 | $1,700,000 | |
Pat Dean | Pitcher | 2017 | $700,000 | ||
Roger Bernadina | Outfielder | 2017 | $750,000 | KBO All-Star | |
Lotte Giants | Nick Additon | Pitcher | 2017 | $350,000 | |
Brooks Raley | Pitcher | 2015 | $850,000 | KBO All-Star | |
Parker Markel | Pitcher | 2017 | $500,000 | ||
Andy Burns | Infielder | 2017 | $600,000 | ||
LG Twins | Henry Sosa | Pitcher | 2012 | $500,000 | |
Luis Jimenez | Infielder | 2015 | $700,000 | Released | |
David Huff | Pitcher | 2016 | $1,000,000 | ||
James Loney | Infielder | 2016 | $250,000 | signed to replace Luis Jimenez | |
KT Wiz | Ryan Feierabend | Pitcher | 2015 | $350,000 | KBO All-Star |
Donn Roach | Pitcher | 2017 | $650,000 | ||
Johnny Monell | Infielder | 2017 | $450,000 | Released | |
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Foreign hitters
More information Team, Player ...
Team | Player | Batting average | Home runs | RBI | Notes |
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Doosan Bears | Nick Evans | .297 | 26 | 90 | KBO All-Star |
Hanwha Eagles | Wilin Rosario | .339 | 37 | 111 | KBO All-Star |
Kia Tigers | Roger Bernadina | .320 | 27 | 111 | 32 stolen bases; KBO All-Star, KBO runs scored leader, Golden Glove Award |
KT Wiz | Mel Rojas Jr. | .301 | 18 | 56 | |
LG Twins | Luis Jiménez | .276 | 7 | 30 | |
Lotte Giants | Andy Burns | .303 | 15 | 57 | |
NC Dinos | Xavier Scruggs | .300 | 35 | 111 | |
Nexen Heroes | Danny Dorn | .140 | 1 | 2 | Released by the team |
Michael Choice | .307 | 17 | 42 | Signed to replace Danny Dorn | |
Samsung Lions | Darin Ruf | .315 | 31 | 124 | KBO RBI leader |
SK Wyverns | Danny Worth | .111 | 0 | 0 | Released by the team |
Jamie Romak | .242 | 31 | 64 | Signed to replace Danny Worth | |
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Wild Card | Semi-playoff | Playoff | Korean Series | |||||||||||||||
1 | KIA Tigers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Doosan Bears | 3 | 2 | Doosan Bears | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 | Lotte Giants | 2 | 4 | NC Dinos | 1 | |||||||||||||
4 | NC Dinos | 2 | 4 | NC Dinos | 3 | |||||||||||||
5 | SK Wyverns | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Wild Card
The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.
NC Dinos won the series, 2–0.
More information Game, Date ...
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 5 | SK Wyverns 5 – NC Dinos 10 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 3:44 | 9,926[4] |
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Semi-playoff
NC Dinos won the series, 3–2.
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Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 8 | NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 2 (11) | Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium | 4:45 | 26,000[5] |
2 | October 9 | NC Dinos 0 – Lotte Giants 1 | Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium | 3:17 | 25,169[6] |
3 | October 11 | Lotte Giants 6 – NC Dinos 13 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 4:04 | 11,000[7] |
4 | October 13 | Lotte Giants 7 – NC Dinos 1 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 2:47 | 11,000[8] |
5 | October 15 | NC Dinos 9 – Lotte Giants 0 | Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium | 3:59 | 25,938[9] |
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Playoff
Doosan Bears won the series, 3–1.
More information Game, Date ...
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 17 | NC Dinos 13 – Doosan Bears 5 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:56 | 24,354[10] |
2 | October 18 | NC Dinos 7 - Doosan Bears 17 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 4:02 | 23,037[11] |
3 | October 20 | Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 3 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 3:55 | 11,000[12] |
4 | October 21 | Doosan Bears 14 – NC Dinos 5 | Masan Baseball Stadium | 3:53 | 11,000[13] |
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Korean Series
Main article: 2017 Korean Series
Kia Tigers won the series, 4–1.
More information Game, Date ...
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | October 25 | Doosan Bears 5 – Kia Tigers 3 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | 3:35 | 19,600[14] |
2 | October 26 | Doosan Bears 0 – Kia Tigers 1 | Gwangju-Kia Champions Field | 3:16 | 19,600[15] |
3 | October 28 | Kia Tigers 6 – Doosan Bears 3 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:16 | 25,000[16] |
4 | October 29 | Kia Tigers 5 – Doosan Bears 1 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:33 | 25,000[17] |
5 | October 30 | KIA Tigers 7 – Doosan Bears 6 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 4:09 | 25,000[18] |
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More information Team, Total attendance ...
Team | Total attendance | Home average | Change vs. 2016 |
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Doosan Bears | 1,094,829 | 15,206 | –6 % |
LG Twins | 1,134,836 | 15,762 | –2 % |
SK Wyverns | 892,541 | 12,396 | +3.2% |
Lotte Giants | 1,038,492 | 14,424 | +21.8% |
Samsung Lions | 704,857 | 9,790 | –17.2 % |
Nexen Heroes | 699,380 | 9,714 | –10.6 % |
KIA Tigers | 1,024,830 | 14,234 | +32.5% |
KT Wiz | 686,541 | 9,535 | +0.6% |
Hanwha Eagles | 593,251 | 8,240 | –10.2 % |
NC Dinos | 531,121 | 7,377 | –3.3 % |
Total | 8,400,688 | 11,668 | +0.7 % |
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