Doosan Bears
The Doosan Bears (Korean: 두산 베어스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. Founded in 1982, they are a member of the KBO League. The Bears have won six Korean Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019) and play their home games at Seoul's Jamsil Baseball Stadium.[1]
| Doosan Bears | |||||
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| 두산 베어스 | |||||
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| League | KBO League (1982–present) | ||||
| Location | Seoul | ||||
| Ballpark | Jamsil Baseball Stadium (1986–present) | ||||
| Year established | 1982 | ||||
| League championships | 1995, 2016, 2018, 2019 | ||||
| Korean Series championships | 1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2019 | ||||
| Former name(s) | OB Bears (1982–1998) | ||||
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| Colors | Navy blue, red and white | ||||
| Retired numbers | 21, 54 | ||||
| Ownership | Doosan | ||||
| Manager | Lee Seung-yuop | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
History
The club was founded in Daejeon in 1982 as the OB Bears,[2] with the Oriental Brewery as their owners. OB Bears were the first team to be founded in the KBO League. In 1985, the team moved to their current home in Seoul.[2] The OB Bears were officially renamed the Doosan Bears in 1999, after Oriental Brewery was sold to InBev and the Doosan Group assumed ownership.[3]
The Bears won the inaugural Korean Series in 1982 by defeating the Samsung Lions to become the first KBO League champion.[4] Between 2015 and 2021, the Bears appeared in seven consecutive Korean Series championships, winning three of the series in 2015, 2016 and 2019.[5]
Team colours
The main colours of the team are navy and white, with red as the secondary colour. From 1999 to 2009, yellow was used instead as the secondary colour, before the team returned in 2010 to the iconic dark navy and red combination of the original OB Bears.
Mascot
The Doosan Bears mascot is a bear named Cheol Woong (철웅).[6]
Season-by-season records
| Season | City | Stadium | League | Finish | Regular season | Postseason | Awards | ||||||||
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| Rank | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win% | BA | HR | ERA | |||||||
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| 1982 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | KBO | 5 | 6/6 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 0 | .440 | .259 | 50 | 3.54 | Did not qualify | Park Jong-hoon (ROTY) | ||
| 5/6 | 50 | 22 | 27 | 1 | .449 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | KBO | 3 | 2/6 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 0 | .600 | .256 | 53 | 2.53 | Did not qualify | Yun Seog-hwan (ROTY) | ||
| 2/6 | 50 | 28 | 21 | 1 | .571 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | KBO | 5 | 3/7 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 0 | .574 | .258 | 44 | 3.73 | Did not qualify | |||
| 5/7 | 54 | 23 | 29 | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | KBO | 5 | 5/7 | 120 | 54 | 63 | 3 | .463 | .247 | 42 | 3.70 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1990 | KBO | 7 | 7/7 | 120 | 35 | 80 | 5 | .313 | .231 | 62 | 4.72 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1991 | KBO | 8 | 8/8 | 126 | 51 | 73 | 2 | .413 | .250 | 59 | 4.32 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1992 | KBO | 5 | 5/8 | 126 | 56 | 66 | 4 | .460 | .259 | 110 | 4.22 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1993 | KBO | 4 | 3/8 | 126 | 66 | 55 | 5 | .544 | .258 | 59 | 2.89 | Lost semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (1–2) | |||
| 1994 | KBO | 7 | 7/8 | 126 | 53 | 72 | 1 | .425 | .246 | 75 | 3.46 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1995 | KBO | 1 | 1/8 | 126 | 74 | 47 | 5 | .607 | .266 | 106 | 3.42 | Won Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants (4–3) | Kim Sang-ho (MVP) | ||
| 1996 | KBO | 8 | 8/8 | 126 | 47 | 73 | 6 | .397 | .242 | 82 | 3.67 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1997 | KBO | 5 | 5/8 | 126 | 57 | 64 | 5 | .472 | .254 | 84 | 3.84 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1998 | KBO | 4 | 4/8 | 126 | 61 | 62 | 3 | .496 | .256 | 102 | 3.60 | Lost semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (0–2) | Tyrone Woods (MVP) | ||
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| 1999 | 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) |
| 2000 | 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) | |||
| 2001 | 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) | |||
| 2002 | KBO | 5 | 5/8 | 133 | 66 | 65 | 2 | .504 | .261 | 130 | 3.93 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2003 | KBO | 7 | 7/8 | 133 | 57 | 74 | 2 | .435 | .276 | 90 | 4.25 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2004 | 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) | |||
| 2005 | 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) | |||
| 2006 | 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 | 5.43 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2015 | KBO | 1 | 3/10 | 144 | 79 | 65 | 0 | .549 | .290 | 140 | 5.02 | 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 | 4.45 | 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 | .293 | 125 | 4.31 | Won semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (2–0) Won playoff vs. KT Wiz (3–1) Lost Korean Series vs. NC Dinos (2–4) | |||
| 2021 | KBO | 2 | 4/10 | 144 | 71 | 65 | 8 | .522 | .268 | 110 | 4.26 | Won wild card vs. Kiwoom Heroes (1–1) Won semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (2–1) Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–0) Lost Korean Series vs. KT Wiz (0–4) | Ariel Miranda (MVP) | ||
| 2022 | KBO | 9 | 9/10 | 144 | 60 | 82 | 2 | .423 | .255 | 101 | 4.45 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2023 | KBO | 5 | 5/10 | 144 | 74 | 68 | 2 | .521 | .255 | 100 | 3.92 | Lost wild card vs. NC Dinos (0–1) | |||
Team
Current roster
Retired numbers
The Bears have retired numbers 21 and 54. The number 21 is retired 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 Kim Young-shin, who committed suicide while still a young player.[7]
Managers
Jamsil Baseball Stadium, home field of the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins
| Number | Name | Tenure | Top achievement |
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| 1 | Kim Yeong-duk | 15 January 1982 – 8 August 1982 | 1982 Korean Series winner |
| 2 | Kim Sung-keun | 24 December 1983 – 8 September 1988 | |
| 3 | Lee Kwang-hwan | 9 September 1988 – 19 June 1990 | |
| 4 | Lee Jae-won | 19 June 1990 – 11 July 1991 | |
| 5 | Yun Dong-kyun | 9 September 1991 – 1994 | |
| 6 | Kim Yin-sik | 21 September 1994 – 2003 | 1995 Korean Series winner 2001 Korean Series winner |
| 7 | Kim Kyung-moon | 10 October 2003 – 13 June 2011 | 2005 Korean Series runner-up 2007 Korean Series runner-up 2008 Korean Series runner-up |
| 8 | Kim Kwang-soo | 13 June 2011 – 9 October 2011 | |
| 9 | Kim Jin-wook | 9 October 2011 – 27 November 2013 | 2013 Korean Series runner-up |
| 10 | Song Il-soo | 27 November 2013 – 21 October 2014 | |
| 11 | Kim Tae-hyoung[8] | 21 October 2014 – 11 October 2022 | 2015 Korean Series winner 2016 Korean Series winner 2019 Korean Series winner |
| 12 | Lee Seung-yuop[9] | 14 October 2022 – present | |
References
- General
- "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- Specific
- "Sports in Korea Korean Pro Baseball". english.visitkorea.or.kr. 4 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- "S. Korea's first baseball dome opens, tenant still needed". Yonhap News Agency. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Inside the KBO: From Superstars to Wiz in 39 years". Korea JoongAng Daily. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Samsung, Doosan eyeing history in Korean Series". The Korea Herald. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "'Miracle Doosan' reach record seventh straight Korean Series". Korea JoongAng Daily. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "[이석우의 스포츠 톡톡]두산 마스코트 철웅이의 외로운 응원". khan.co.kr (in Korean). 14 July 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Retired number". The Dong-a Ilbo. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- "Doosan Bears part ways with manager Kim Tae-hyoung". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- "KBO's all-time home run king Lee Seung-yuop named Doosan Bears manager". The Korea Herald. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Doosan Bears.
- Official website (in Korean and English)
- Doosan Bears on Facebook (in Korean)
- Doosan Bears on Twitter (in Korean)
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