Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions
삼성 라이온즈
Team logo Cap insignia
League	KBO League (1982–present)
Location	Daegu
Ballpark	Daegu Samsung Lions Park (2016–present)
Year established	1982
Nickname(s)	Lions
League championships	(11): 1985, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Post-season championships	(7): 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Former ballparks	Daegu Baseball Stadium (1982–2015)
Colors	Blue, white and grey
Retired numbers	10, 22
Ownership	Cheil Worldwide (Samsung's subsidiary)
Manager	Ryu Joong-Il
General Manager	An Hyun-ho
Uniforms

Samsung Sports
Football	Baseball	Volleyball
Basketball (Men's)	Basketball (Women's)	eSports
Table Tennis	Badminton	Equestrian
Athletics	Wrestling	Taekwondo

Word mark of Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions (Hangul: 삼성 라이온즈)^[1] is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the Korea Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Series seven times.

History

After 2010, Ryu Jung-il become the new manager of Samsung Lions, and he led the team to its fifth KBO title in 2011. After the KBO league, Samsung Lions won the trophy of Asian Series. Samsung Lions became the first team to win Pennant Race, Korean Series, and Asian Series. In 2012, one of the most notable players of the team, Lee Seung-yeop, returned to Korea from Japan. With his effort, Samsung Lions won their sixth championship in the 2012 season. They won another two championships in 2013 and 2014, for a total of eight Korean titles.^[2][3] In 2016, Samsung Lions moved to brand new home ground Daegu Samsung Lions Park.^[4]

Season-by-season records

Year	Rank	Games	W	L	D	Win%	H	HR	ERA	Postseason
1982	2	80	54	26	0	0.675	705	57	2.70	Runner-up
1983	4	100	46	50	4	0.480	889	90	3.42	Did not qualify
1984	2	100	55	45	0	0.550	889	78	3.35	Runner-up
1985	1	110	77	32	1	0.705	1005	97	2.98	No playoff
1986	1	108	70	37	1	0.653	997	74	2.95	Runner-up
1987	1	108	64	44	0	0.593	1120	105	3.58	Runner-up
1988	4	108	56	50	2	0.528	1028	85	4.18	Playoff
1989	4	120	57	58	5	0.496	1094	96	4.42	Did not qualify
1990	4	120	66	52	2	0.558	1040	131	4.13	Runner-up
1991	3	126	70	55	1	0.560	1138	108	4.23	Playoff
1992	4	126	67	57	2	0.540	1128	124	4.55	Semi-playoff
1993	2	126	73	48	5	0.599	1154	133	2.95	Runner-up
1994	5	126	60	64	2	0.484	1081	106	3.47	Did not qualify
1995	5	126	60	60	6	0.500	1047	94	3.90	Did not qualify
1996	6	126	54	67	5	0.448	1029	88	4.23	Did not qualify
1997	4	126	66	53	7	0.552	1194	165	4.23	Playoff
1998	2	126	66	58	2	0.532	1143	143	4.32	Playoff
1999	3	133	73	57	3	0.560	1244	207	5.16	Playoff
2000	3	133	69	59	5	0.538	1223	177	4.64	Playoff
2001	1	133	81	52	0	0.609	1262	162	4.39	Runner-up
2002	1	133	82	47	4	0.632	1321	191	3.92	Winner
2003	3	133	76	53	4	0.586	1295	213	4.37	Semi-playoff
2004	2	133	73	52	8	0.579	1215	132	3.76	Runner-up
2005	1	126	74	48	4	0.603	1134	111	3.83	Winner
2006	1	126	73	50	3	0.591	1043	73	3.33	Winner
2007	4	126	62	60	4	0.508	1062	86	3.71	Semi-playoff
2008	4	126	65	61	0	0.516	1078	92	4.40	Playoff
2009	5	133	64	69	0	0.481	1224	146	4.98	Did not qualify
2010	2	133	79	52	2	0.602	1210	120	3.70	Runner-up
2011	1	133	79	50	4	0.609	1150	95	3.35	Winner
2012	1	133	80	51	2	0.609	1050	89	3.39	Winner
2013	1	128	75	51	2	0.594	1290	118	3.98	Winner
2014	1	128	78	47	3	0.621	1345	161	4.52	Winner
2015	1	144	88	56	0	0.611	1515	176	4.69	Runner-up
2016		144

Current roster

Samsung Lions roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation  1 Yoon Sung-hwan  2 Allen Webster 13 Jang Won-sam 23 Cha Woo-chan 40 Collin Balester Bullpen 11 Cho Hyun-keun 15 Sin Yong-un 17 Kim Dae-woo 18 Sim Chang-min 20 Jeong In-wuk 28 An Ji-man 30 Kim Ki-tae 45 Kwon Oh-joon 61 Park Geun-hong Closer		Catchers 27 Lee Jeong-sik 48 Lee Heung-ryeon 56 Lee Ji-young Infielders  0 Kim Jae-hyun  3 Baek Sang-won  7 Kim Sang-su 16 Kim Jeong-hyuk 36 Lee Seung-yuop 52 Aarom Baldiris 65 Koo Ja-wook Outfielders  8 Woo Dong-kyun 25 Bae Yeong-seob 33 Park Han-yi 34 Choi Hyoung-woo 58 Park Hae-min		Pitchers  6 Kim Yeong-han 19 Seo Dong-hwan 29 Baek Jeong-hyun 40 Park Min-kyu 49 Kim Keon-han 50 Woo Byeong-gul 57 Lim Hyun-jun — Bak Sang-won # Catchers 20 Jin Kab-yong — Kim Min-soo # Infielders  2 Cha Hwa-joon  5 Cho Dong-chan 14 Kim Kyung-mo 66 Choi Won-je Outfielders  9 Lee Young-wook 32 Lee Yong-wook — Kim Hun-gon # — Son Hyeong-jun #		Manager 75 Ryu Joong-il Coaches 73 Kim Jae-gul (third base) 76 Kim Hyeon-wook (training) 78 Kim Yong-kook (defense) 80 Kim Seong-rae (head coach) 82 Kim Tae-han (pitching) 83 Kang Seong-woo (bullpen) 86 Kim Han-soo (hitting) 90 Kwon Oh-won (training) Futures League 70 Kim Tae-gyun (first base) 72 Yang Il-hwan (pitching) 74 Lee Chul-seong (defense) 77 Kim Jong-hun (hitting) 81 Kim Ho (defense) 85 Jang Tae-soo (manager) 87 Kang Ki-woong (hitting) 98 Chae Sang-byung (bullpen) † Disabled list * Suspended list # Military list Roster updated 15 April 2016 → All KBO League rosters

Korean Baseball League MVP

• 1983: Lee Man-soo (catcher)
• 1987: Jang Hyo-jo (outfielder)
• 1993: Kim Seong-rae (infielder)
• 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003: Lee Seung-yeop (infielder)
• 2004: Bae Young-soo (pitcher)

Player Records (batter)

• Average

1983 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.369

1984 Lee Man-soo AVG 0.340

1985 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.373

1986 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.329

1987 Jang Hyo-jo AVG 0.387

1993 Yang Jun-hyuk AVG 0.341

1996 Yang Jun-hyuk AVG 0.346

1998 Yang Jun-hyuk AVG 0.342

• Homerun

1983 Lee Man-soo 27HR

1984 Lee Man-soo 23HR

1985 Lee Man-soo 22HR

1987 Kim Seong-rae 22HR

1993 Kim Seung-rae 28HR

1997 Lee Seung-yeop 32HR

1999 Lee Seung-yeop 54HR

2001 Lee Seung-yeop 39HR

2002 Lee Seung-yeop 47HR

2003 Lee Seung-yeop 56HR

2007 Sim Jung-soo 31HR

2011 Choi Hyoung-woo 30HR

Retired numbers

The first retired number in the Samsung Lions organization was number 22, in honour of the catcher and slugger Lee Man-soo, who was a manager with the SK Wyverns. The second retired number in the Samsung Lions organization is number 10, in honour of the left-handed batter Yang Joon-hyuk. Yang led the league in batting four times, and holds six batting career records including the home run record with 351. The expected retired number is number 36, in honour of the batter Lee Seung-yeop, who has returned to the club after a period in the Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yang Joon-hyuk RF, DH

Lee Man-soo C

References

1. "삼성라이온즈". Samsunglions.com. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
2. "Samsung wins 3rd straight title in Game 7". The Korea Observer. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
3. Nam Hyun-woo (21 November 2014). "Lion King! Samsung wins 4th straight KBO title". The Korea Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
4. jung, yunsik (2016-03-22). "samsung lions park is opened.".

External links

• Official website (Korean) (English)