2008 Korea Professional Baseball season
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Samsung PAVV Pro Baseball 2008 | |
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League | Korea Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | March 29–October |
Number of games | 126 per team |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | SK Wyverns |
Runners-up | Doosan Bears |
Season MVP | Kim Kwang-hyun (SK) |
League Postseason | |
Semiplayoff champions | Samsung Lions |
Semiplayoff runners-up | Lotte Giants |
Playoff champions | Doosan Bears |
Playoff runners-up | Samsung Lions |
Korean Series | |
Champions | SK Wyverns |
Runners-up | Doosan Bears |
Finals MVP | Choi Jeong (SK) |
The 2008 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 27th season in the history of the KBO League. The season commenced on March 29.
Season structure[]
Season Format[]
- Regular Season: 126 games for each team
- Semiplayoff: Regular Season 3rd place vs. Regular Season 4th place - Best of 5
- Playoff: Regular Season 2nd place vs. Semiplayoff winner - Best of 7
- Korean Series: Regular Season 1st 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
Unicorns became Heroes[]
Hyundai stopped their sponsorship after the 2007 season, and the Unicorns were renamed the Woori Heroes after Centennial Investments sold the naming rights to the . They also announced possible player salary reductions.[1]
Standings[]
Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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1 | SK Wyverns | 83 | 43 | .659 | – |
2 | Doosan Bears | 70 | 56 | .556 | 13.0 |
3 | Lotte Giants | 69 | 57 | .548 | 14.0 |
4 | Samsung Lions | 65 | 61 | .516 | 18.0 |
5 | Hanwha Eagles | 64 | 62 | .508 | 19.0 |
6 | Kia Tigers | 57 | 69 | .452 | 26.0 |
7 | Heroes | 50 | 76 | .397 | 33.0 |
8 | LG Twins | 46 | 80 | .365 | 37.0 |
Postseason[]
Semiplayoff[]
Samsung Lions win the series, 3–0
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Samsung Lions – 12, Lotte Giants - 3 | October 8 | Sajik Baseball Stadium | 30,000 |
2 | Samsung Lions – 4, Lotte Giants - 3 | October 9 | Sajik Baseball Stadium | 27,559 |
3 | Lotte Giants – 4, Samsung Lions - 6 | October 11 | Daegu Baseball Stadium | 12,000 |
Playoff[]
Doosan Bears win the series, 4–2
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Samsung Lions – 4, Doosan Bears – 8 | October 16 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 |
2 | Samsung Lions – 7, Doosan Bears – 4 (14 innings) | October 17 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 |
3 | Doosan Bears – 2, Samsung Lions – 6 | October 19 | Daegu Baseball Stadium | 12,000 |
4 | Doosan Bears – 12, Samsung Lions – 6 | October 20 | Daegu Baseball Stadium | 12,000 |
5 | Doosan Bears – 6, Samsung Lions – 4 | October 21 | Daegu Baseball Stadium | 12,000 |
6 | Samsung Lions – 2, Doosan Bears – 5 | October 23 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 |
Korean Series[]
SK Wyverns win the series, 4–1
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Doosan Bears – 5, SK Wyverns – 2 | October 26 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 30,400 |
2 | Doosan Bears – 2, SK Wyverns – 5 | October 27 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 30,400 |
3 | SK Wyverns – 3, Doosan Bears – 2 | October 29 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 |
4 | SK Wyverns – 4, Doosan Bears – 1 | October 30 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 |
5 | SK Wyverns – 2, Doosan Bears – 0 | October 31 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 |
Foreign hitters[]
Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Batting Average | Home runs | RBI | Notes |
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Doosan Bears | NONE | N/A | |||||
Hanwha Eagles | Doug Clark | OF | 2008 | .246 | 22 | 79 | |
Kia Tigers | Wilson Valdez | SS | 2008 | .281 | 1 | 16 | |
LG Twins | Roberto Petagine | 1B | 2008 | .347 | 7 | 35 | Replaced starting pitcher Jamie Brown on the roster |
Lotte Giants | Karim García | OF | 2008 | .283 | 30 | 111 | Golden Glove Award |
Samsung Lions | Jacob Cruz | OF | 2007 | .282 | 2 | 21 | |
SK Wyverns | NONE | N/A | Team had 3 foreign pitchers | ||||
Woori Heroes | Cliff Brumbaugh | OF | 2003 | .293 | 13 | 61 |
Statistics[]
Team statistics[]
Team | Team BA | Team ERA | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | HR |
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SK Wyverns | .282 | 3.22 | 632 | 461 | 89 |
Lotte Giants | .282 | 3.64 | 624 | 518 | 93 |
Doosan Bears | .276 | 3.89 | 647 | 542 | 68 |
Heroes | .266 | 4.43 | 499 | 609 | 70 |
Kia Tigers | .260 | 4.08 | 503 | 555 | 48 |
Samsung Lions | .258 | 4.40 | 557 | 596 | 92 |
LG Twins | .256 | 4.85 | 468 | 646 | 66 |
Hanwha Eagles | .254 | 4.43 | 592 | 595 | 120 |
Totals | 4,522 | 4,522 | 646 |
References[]
External links[]
- Official website (Korean)
- Standings (Korean)
Categories:
- KBO League seasons
- 2008 in South Korean sport
- 2008 in baseball
- Asian baseball stubs
- South Korean sport stubs
- Baseball season stubs