Doosan Bears

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Doosan Bears
두산 베어스
Doosan Bears.svg Doosan Bears insignia.svg
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueKBO League (1982–present)
LocationSeoul, South Korea
BallparkJamsil Baseball Stadium (1986–present)
Year established1982; 39 years ago (1982)
League championships1982,[a] 1986,[b] 1995, 1999,[c] 2016, 2018, 2019
Korean Series championships1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2019
Former name(s)OB Bears (1982–1998)
Former ballparks
ColorsNavy blue, red and white
     
Retired numbers21,
OwnershipDoosan
ManagerKim Tae-hyoung
Websitewww.doosanbears.com

The Doosan Bears (Korean: 두산 베어스) are a professional baseball team of the KBO League and are based in Seoul, South Korea. They have won six Korean Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019) and play their home games at Seoul's Jamsil Baseball Stadium; sharing the stadium with LG Twins.[1] Doosan Bears' mascot is 'Bear', and his name is Chul-woong.

History[]

The club was founded in Daejeon in 1982 as the OB Bears, with the Oriental Brewery as their owners. OB Bears was the first team to be founded in Korean professional baseball league. In 1985, the team moved to its current home base in Seoul. The OB Bears were officially renamed the Doosan Bears in 1999, after Oriental Brewery was sold to InBev and the Doosan Group assumed ownership.

The Bears won the inaugural Korean Series in 1982 by defeating the Samsung Lions to become the first champion of Korean professional baseball league. Since 2015, the Bears have appeared in five consecutive Korean Series championships, winning three of the series in 2015, 2016 and 2019.


During the OB Bears, he wore a basic white background, dark navy and red uniform. In the early professional league, he wore a button-type uniform with OB engraved on both sides of his chest, and in the late league, he wore a uniform with the logo OB BEARS on his chest. For the next 16 years from 1983 to 1998, it was changed from a button-type uniform to a V-neck shirt-type uniform. The team name was then changed from OB Bears to Doosan Bears, and the club BI was changed. As a result, it was changed to a basic white background, a dark navy and a yellow uniform. The uniform features a half-moon bear logo, a symbol of the new club BI, on its chest. From 1999 to 2001, he wore a shirt-type uniform with a half-moon bear logo all over his chest, and from 2002 to 2009, he wore a button-type uniform with a half-moon bear logo on the right side of his chest. Then on January 4, 2010, before the 2010 season began, the Doosan Bears announced that they would produce a new team emblem and uniform, a combination of dark navy and yellow with dark navy and red. As of January 2010, Doosan Bears had a button-type home uniform with the BEARS logo on the white, a button-type away uniform with the club emblem on the right side of the chest on a dark navy background, and some shadows on the back number from the middle of the 2015 season. In addition, they are wearing a shirt-type old uniform without OB from the existing OB Bears uniform, and a button-type special uniform with BEARS written in drops, which consists of gold instead of red.


Korea's first professional baseball team was established as a professional baseball team in the KBO League. The hometown is Seoul Metropolitan Government. The home stadium is jointly using the Seoul Sports Complex baseball stadium in Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu with the LG Twins. It is one of the three professional baseball teams based in Seoul and the first-year Korean professional baseball team. Like the Samsung Lions and Lotte Giants, it was one of the professional baseball teams established in the first year of the KBO League and was the name of the Doosan OB BEARS Professional Baseball Team when it was founded in 1982. At the time of its foundation, it was located in North and South Chungcheong Province, including Daejeon City, but moved to Seoul three years later. Right after the relocation, Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium in Seoul was used as a home stadium. The mascot is a bear, as the team name suggests. In 1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019, the winners were six times, and the runner-up was eight times in 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2018, and 2020. It is the club with the second most number of runner-ups after the Samsung Lions.

Team colors[]

The team's main colors are navy and white and use red as a secondary color. From 1999 to 2009, he used yellow instead of red as a secondary color, and changed the team emblem in 2010, returning to the iconic dark navy and red combination during the original OB Bears.

Mascot[]

Doosan Bears' mascot is 'Bear' and its name is Cheolwoong.

Fan events[]

Bear's Day is a promotion which was introduced on July 24, 2007 and has continued ever since. It is held on the last Sunday of every month although it was held on Saturdays between 2004 and 2007.[2]

Queen's Day is an event that started in the 2009 season which was specifically created to show the team's appreciation for their female fans and at the same time to encourage them to participate more when rooting for the team.

Player's Day is an event that started in the 2007 season, where for every Sunday home game, the players wear the franchise's original OB Bears uniforms. This event is intended to help the fans reminiscence about that period of the team's history. "Player's Day" also aims to bring together the fans and the team through a festive event, and is coordinated in various ways every season.

Mr. Doo Day is an event that started in the 2016 season which was specifically created to show the team's appreciation for their male fans and at the same time to encourage them to participate more when rooting for the team. "Mr. Doo Day" has discounted admission tickets and run a special fan service for male fans.[3]

Workers' Day is an event that started in the 2010 season and is a special event for workers who account for nearly half of Doosan Bears fans. "Workers' Day" which is held on a particular Friday of every month, is a customized event for salaried workers. On Friday evening, when doing frequently company get-together, it was planned to create a healthy company get-together culture through various baseball park events.[4][5]

Season-by-season records[]

Season City Stadium League Finish Regular season Postseason Awards
Rank Games Wins Losses Draws Win% BA HR ERA
OB Bears
Daejeon Daejeon Hanbat
Baseball Stadium		 KBO 1 1/6 40 29 11 0 .725 .283 57 3.20 Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–1–1) Park Chul-soon (MVP)
2/6 40 27 13 0 .675
KBO 5 6/6 50 22 28 0 .440 .259 50 3.54 Did not qualify (ROTY)
5/6 50 22 27 1 .449
KBO 3 2/6 50 30 20 0 .600 .256 53 2.53 Did not qualify (ROTY)
2/6 50 28 21 1 .571
Seoul Dongdaemun
Baseball Stadium		 KBO 4 2/6 55 29 25 1 .537 .260 67 3.16 Did not qualify
5/6 55 22 32 1 .409
Jamsil
Baseball Stadium		 KBO 3 5/7 54 23 29 2 .442 .249 38 2.61 Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–3)
1/7 54 33 19 2 .635
KBO 3 2/7 54 30 22 2 .574 .261 30 3.26 Lost Playoff vs. Haitai Tigers (2–3)
5/7 54 24 30 0 .444
KBO 5 3/7 54 31 23 0 .574 .258 44 3.73 Did not qualify
5/7 54 23 29 2 .444
KBO 5 5/7 120 54 63 3 .463 .247 42 3.70 Did not qualify
KBO 7 7/7 120 35 80 5 .313 .231 62 4.72 Did not qualify
KBO 8 8/8 126 51 73 2 .413 .250 59 4.32 Did not qualify
KBO 5 5/8 126 56 66 4 .460 .259 110 4.22 Did not qualify
KBO 4 3/8 126 66 55 5 .544 .258 59 2.89 Lost Semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (1–2)
KBO 7 7/8 126 53 72 1 .425 .246 75 3.46 Did not qualify
KBO 1 1/8 126 74 47 5 .607 .266 106 3.42 Won Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants (4–3) (MVP)
KBO 8 8/8 126 47 73 6 .397 .242 82 3.67 Did not qualify
KBO 5 5/8 126 57 64 5 .472 .254 84 3.84 Did not qualify
KBO 4 4/8 126 61 62 3 .496 .256 102 3.60 Lost Semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (0–2) Tyrone Woods (MVP)
Doosan Bears
Seoul Jamsil
Baseball Stadium		 Dream League 4 1/4 132 76 51 5 .598 .284 141 4.58 Lost Playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (0–4) Hong Sung-heon (ROTY)
Dream League 2 2/4 133 76 57 0 .571 .289 150 4.22 Won Playoff vs. LG Twins (4–2)
Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (3–4)
KBO 1 3/8 133 65 63 5 .508 .276 130 4.96 Won Semi-playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (2–0)
Won Playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns (3–1)
Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–2)
KBO 5 5/8 133 66 65 2 .504 .261 130 3.93 Did not qualify
KBO 7 7/8 133 57 74 2 .435 .276 90 4.25 Did not qualify
KBO 3 3/8 133 70 62 1 .530 .268 89 3.88 Won Semi-playoff vs. Kia Tigers (2–0)
Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (1–3)
KBO 2 2/8 126 72 51 3 .585 .270 63 3.42 Won Playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (3–0)
Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (0–4)
KBO 5 5/8 126 63 60 3 .512 .258 55 3.36 Did not qualify
2007 KBO 2 2/8 126 70 54 2 .565 .263 78 3.45 Won Playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (3–0)
Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns (2–4)		 Danny Rios (MVP)
Im Tae-hoon (ROTY)
2008 KBO 2 2/8 126 70 56 0 .556 .276 68 3.89 Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (4–2)
Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns (1–4)
2009 KBO 3 3/8 133 71 60 2 .534 .280 120 4.60 Won Semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants (3–1)
Lost Playoff vs. SK Wyverns (2–3)		 Lee Yong-chan (ROTY)
2010 KBO 3 3/8 133 73 57 3 .562 .281 149 4.62 Won Semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants (3–2)
Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–3)		 Yang Eui-ji (ROTY)
2011 KBO 5 5/8 133 61 70 2 .466 .271 92 4.26 Did not qualify
2012 KBO 3 3/8 133 68 62 3 .523 .260 59 3.58 Lost Semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants (1–3)
2013 KBO 2 4/9 128 71 54 3 .568 .289 95 4.57 Won Semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (3–2)
Won Playoff vs. LG Twins (3–1)
Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (3–4)
2014 KBO 6 6/9 128 59 68 1 .465 .293 108 5.44 Did not qualify
2015 KBO 1 3/10 144 79 65 0 .549 .290 140 5.03 Won Semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (3–1)
Won Playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–2)
Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–1)
2016 KBO 1 1/10 144 93 50 1 .650 .298 183 4.46 Won Korean Series vs. NC Dinos (4–0) Dustin Nippert (MVP)
2017 KBO 2 2/10 144 84 57 3 .596 .294 178 4.38 Won Playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–1)
Lost Korean Series vs. Kia Tigers (1–4)
2018 KBO 2 1/10 144 93 51 0 .646 .309 191 4.98 Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns (2–4) Kim Jae-hwan (MVP)
2019 KBO 1 1/10 144 88 55 1 .615 .278 84 3.51 Won Korean Series vs. Kiwoom Heroes (4–0) Josh Lindblom (MVP)
2020 KBO 2 3/10 144 79 61 4 .564 Won Semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (2–0)
Won Playoff vs. KT Wiz (3–1)
Lost Korean Series vs. NC Dinos (2–4)
Overall record Games Wins Losses Draws Win% Doosan Bears.svg
Regular Season 4915 2532 2287 96 .525
Postseason 178 96 81 1 .542
Total 5093 2628 2368 97 .526

Team[]

Retired numbers[]

The Bears have retired numbers 21 and 54. Number 21 is in honour of pitcher Park Chul-soon,[1] who won the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award, the Pitching Triple Crown, and the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1982. The number 54 is in memory of catcher , who committed suicide while still a young player.[6]

Managers[]

Jamsil Baseball Stadium, home field of the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins
As of end of the 2020 season
Number Name Tenure Win Loss Draw Pct.
1 Kim Yeong-duk 15 January 1982 – 8 August 1982 100 79 1 .559
2 Kim Sung-keun 24 December 1983 – 8 September 1988 274 250 10 .523
3 Lee Kwang-hwan 9 September 1988 – 19 June 1990 69 93 4 .426
4 Lee Jae-won 19 June 1990 – 11 July 1991 45 103 5 .304
5 Yun Dong-kyun 9 September 1991 – 1994 198 210 11 .485
6 Kim Yin-sik 21 September 1994 – 2003 579 556 33 .510
7 Kim Kyung-moon 10 October 2003 – 13 June 2011 512 432 16 .542
8 Kim Kwang-soo 13 June 2011 – 9 October 2011 38 38 0 .500
9 Kim Jin-wook 9 October 2011 – 27 November 2013 139 116 6 .544
10 Song Il-soo 27 November 2013 – 21 October 2014 59 68 1 .465
11 Kim Tae-hyoung 21 October 2014 – present 516 339 9 .604

Note: Postseason statistics are not included, only results after the regular season.

References[]

Notes
  1. ^ First half pennant winner.
  2. ^ Latter half pennant winner.
  3. ^ Dream League winners.
General
  • "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Sports in Korea Korean Pro Baseball". english.visitkorea.or.kr. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ <구경백의 프로야구 산책>할인·이벤트로 관중 불러라 (in Korean). news.naver.com. 28 July 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  3. ^ "두산베어스 MR.DOO DAY". www.doosanbears.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ^ "두산베어스 Workers' Day". www.doosanbears.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  5. ^ 두산, 9일 첫번째 '직장인의 날' 이벤트 실시 (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  6. ^ "Retired number," The Dong-a Ilbo (July 10, 2017).

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