2011 Korea Professional Baseball season
The 2011 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 30th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The Samsung Lions won the regular season and Korean Series.
| 2011 Lotte Card Pro Baseball | |
|---|---|
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| League | Korea Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 2011 – October 2011 |
| Number of games | 133 per team |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Samsung Lions |
| Season MVP | Yoon Suk-min (Kia) |
| League Postseason | |
| Semiplayoff champions | SK Wyverns |
| Semiplayoff runners-up | Kia Tigers |
| Playoff champions | SK Wyverns |
| Playoff runners-up | Lotte Giants |
| Korean Series | |
| Champions | Samsung Lions |
| Runners-up | SK Wyverns |
| Finals MVP | Seung-hwan Oh (Samsung) |
Format
Season format
- Regular season: 133 games for each team
- Semiplayoff: regular-season 3rd place vs. regular-season 4th place – best of 5
- Playoff: regular-deason 2nd place vs. semiplayoff winner – best of 5
- Korean Series: regular-deason 1st place vs. playoff winner – best of 7
To determine the 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
Regular season
| Rank | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pct. |
| 1 | Samsung Lions | 133 | 79 | 4 | 50 | 0.612 |
| 2 | Lotte Giants | 133 | 72 | 5 | 56 | 0.563 |
| 3 | SK Wyverns | 133 | 71 | 3 | 59 | 0.547 |
| 4 | Kia Tigers | 133 | 70 | 0 | 63 | 0.526 |
| 5 | Doosan Bears | 133 | 61 | 2 | 70 | 0.466 |
| 6 | LG Twins | 133 | 59 | 2 | 72 | 0.450 |
| Hanwha Eagles | ||||||
| 8 | Nexen Heroes | 133 | 51 | 2 | 80 | 0.389 |
| Pennant Race Winner |
|---|
Samsung Lions |
Post-season
Semiplayoff
SK Wyverns won the series, 3–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2011 | SK Wyverns – 1, Kia Tigers – 5 | Incheon | 200 PM | - |
| 2 | 9 October 2011 | SK Wyverns – 3, Kia Tigers – 2 | Incheon | 2:00 PM | - |
| 3 | 11 October 2011 | KIA Tigers – 0, SK Wyverns – 2 | Gwangju | 6:00 PM | - |
| 4 | 12 October 2011 | Kia Tigers – 0, SK Wyverns – 8 | Gwangju | 6:00 PM | - |
Playoff
SK Wyverns won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 October 2011 | Lotte Giants – 6, SK Wyverns – 7 (10th inning) | Busan | 2:00 PM | - |
| 2 | 17 October 2011 | Lotte Giants – 4, SK Wyverns – 1 | Busan | 6:00 PM | - |
| 3 | 19 October 2010 | SK Wyverns – 3, Lotte Giants – 0 | Incheon | 6:00 PM | - |
| 4 | 20 October 2011 | SK Wyverns – 0, Lotte Giants – 2 | Incheon | 6:00 PM | - |
| 5 | 23 October 2011 | Lotte Giants – 4, SK Wyverns – 8 | Busan | 2:00 PM | - |
Korean Series (championship)
Samsung Lions won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (2–0) SK Wyverns | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | 6:00 PM | - |
| 2 | 26 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (2–1) SK Wyverns | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | 2:00 PM | - |
| 3 | 28 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (1–2) SK Wyverns | Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon | 6:00 PM | - |
| 4 | 29 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (8–4) SK Wyverns | Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon | 2:00 PM | - |
| 5 | 31 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (1–0) SK Wyverns | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | 6:00 PM | - |
| 2011 Korean Series Winner |
|---|
Samsung Lions Fifth title |
Foreign hitters
| Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Batting Average | Home runs | RBI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Bears | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Hanwha Eagles | Karim García | OF | 2008 | .246 | 18 | 61 | |
| Kia Tigers | NONE | N/A | |||||
| LG Twins | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Lotte Giants | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Nexen Heroes | Cory Aldridge | OF | 2011 | .237 | 20 | 73 | |
| Samsung Lions | Ryan Garko | IB | 2011 | .243 | 1 | 28 | Released due to injury on 12 July[1] |
| SK Wyverns | NONE | N/A | |||||
References
- 삼성, 라이언 가코 방출 새용병 덕 매티스 영입 (in Korean). kyongbuk newspaper. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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