2021 Korean Series
The 2021 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2021 KBO League season. All games in the best-of-seven series were held at the Gocheok Sky Dome due to the cold weather. The KT Wiz won the series over the Doosan Bears, 4–0. Park Kyung-su won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.
| 2021 Korean Series | ||||||||||
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| Dates | November 14 – 18 | |||||||||
| MVP | Park Kyung-su (KT Wiz) | |||||||||
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Summary
KT Wiz (4) vs. Doosan Bears (0)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | November 14 | Doosan Bears – 2, KT Wiz – 4 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 2:51 | 16,200 |
| 2 | November 15 | Doosan Bears – 1, KT Wiz – 6 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 2:38 | 12,904 |
| 3 | November 17 | KT Wiz – 3, Doosan Bears – 1 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:26 | 13,312 |
| 4 | November 18 | KT Wiz – 8, Doosan Bears – 4 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 3:45 | 13,796 |
Matchups
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| KT Wiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: William Cuevas (1–0) LP: Lee Young-ha (0–1) Sv: Kim Jae-yoon Home runs: DOO: None KT: Bae Jung-dae (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Cuevas pitched 7+2⁄3 innings for the KT Wiz in Game 1. With the score tied 1–1 in the seventh inning, Bae Jung-dae hit the go-ahead home run for the Wiz.[1]
Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| KT Wiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: So Hyeong-jun (1–0) LP: Choi Won-joon (0–1) Home runs: DOO: None KT: Hwang Jae-gyun (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kang Baek-ho reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances in Games 1 and 2, tying a Korean Series record.[2]
Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| KT Wiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Odrisamer Despaigne (1–0) LP: Ariel Miranda (0–1) Sv: Kim Jae-yeon Home runs: KT: Park Kyung-su (1) DOO: None Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KT Wiz' second baseman Park Kyung-su hit a home run in the fifth inning to start the scoring. Later in the game, he tore a muscle in his right calf, forcing him to miss the remainder of the series.[3]
Game 4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| KT Wiz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Doosan Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Bae Je-seong (1–0) LP: Gwak Been (0–1) Home runs: KT: Shin Bon-ki (1), Jared Hoying (1) DOO: Kim Jae-hwan (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The KT Wiz completed a four-game sweep of the Doosan Bears.[4] Park Kyung-su won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.[5]
References
- "Wiz beat Bears to open Korean Series". Koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "With hot bats, airtight defense, Wiz take 2-0 Korean Series lead over Bears | Yonhap News Agency". En.yna.co.kr. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "Wiz's Korean Series hero to miss rest of season with calf injury | Yonhap News Agency". En.yna.co.kr. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- "(LEAD) How sweep it is: KT Wiz defeat Doosan Bears in 4 straight for 1st Korean Series title | Yonhap News Agency". En.yna.co.kr. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- "Wizard with glove, veteran Park Kyung-su wins Korean Series MVP for KT Wiz | Yonhap News Agency". En.yna.co.kr. Retrieved November 18, 2021.