LG Twins

LG Twins
LG Twins
LG 트윈스
Information
League	KBO League (1982–present)
Location	Seoul
Ballpark	Jamsil Baseball Stadium (1982–present)
Year established	1982
League championships	1990, 1994, 2023
Korean Series championships	1990, 1994
Former name(s)	MBC Chungryong (1982–1989)
Colors	Black, maroon and grey;
Retired numbers	9, 33, 41
Ownership	LG Corporation
Manager	Youm Kyoung-youb
General Manager	Cha Myung-suk
Website	www.lgtwins.com
Uniforms

The LG Twins (Korean: LG 트윈스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the KBO League. The Twins play their home games at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which they share with their rivals, the Doosan Bears.[1]

History

Jamsil Baseball Stadium, home of the LG Twins

The club was established in 1982 as MBC Chungyong, owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. In the first part of the 1982 season, the team played at Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium; in the second part of the season, they moved to their current home, Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

The Chungyong were initially led by player-manager Baek In-chun, who had spent 19 seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Aged 38, Baek led the league in hitting in 1982, with a record-setting .412 batting average.[2] As manager, Baek brought the Japanese "small ball" technique to his team, focusing on sacrifice bunts, stolen bases, and sacrifice flies.[2] Although the team finished above .500 in 1982, Baek was dismissed by the team after the season.

In 1989, the franchise was acquired by the LG Corporation, which renamed the team the LG Twins. The following year, the Twins won their first Korean Series title with Baek In-chun as their manager. In 1994, they won their second championship. The Korean Series MVP was Kim Yong-soo in both Series, and his jersey number 41 was later retired. However, after their Korean Series appearance in 2002, the team went through the dark ages, not making the postseason for eleven years until 2013, when they earned the second seed in the regular season and qualified for the playoff series, where they were eliminated by the Doosan Bears. Between 2014 and 2022, the Twins made six postseason appearances, but failed to return to the Korean Series. As of 2022, their 28-year championship drought is the second longest in the league.

Season-by-season records

Season	Stadium	League	Finish	Regular season									Postseason	Awards
Season	Stadium	League	Finish	Rank	Games	Wins	Losses	Draws	Win%	BA	HR	ERA	Postseason	Awards
MBC Chungyong
1982	Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium	KBO	3/6	3/6	40	22	18	0	.550	.282	65	3.51	Did not qualify
1982	Jamsil Baseball Stadium	KBO	3/6	3/6	40	24	16	0	.600	.282	65	3.51	Did not qualify
1983		KBO	2/6	3/6	50	25	24	1	.510	.256	45	2.72	Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (0–1–4)
1983		KBO	2/6	1/6	50	30	19	1	.612	.256	45	2.72	Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (0–1–4)
1984		KBO	4/6	3/6	50	27	22	1	.551	.253	47	3.19	Did not qualify
1984		KBO	4/6	3/6	50	24	26	0	.480	.253	47	3.19	Did not qualify
1985		KBO	5/6	5/6	55	24	31	0	.436	.246	37	3.24	Did not qualify
1985		KBO	5/6	6/6	55	20	34	1	.370	.246	37	3.24	Did not qualify
1986		KBO	3/7	4/7	54	28	22	4	.560	.265	37	2.78	Did not qualify	Kim Keon-woo (ROTY)
1986		KBO	3/7	3/7	54	31	19	4	.620	.265	37	2.78	Did not qualify	Kim Keon-woo (ROTY)
1987		KBO	5/7	5/7	54	24	27	3	.472	.258	36	3.36	Did not qualify
1987		KBO	5/7	4/7	54	26	24	4	.519	.258	36	3.36	Did not qualify
1988		KBO	6/7	7/7	54	17	35	2	.333	.260	42	3.95	Did not qualify	Lee Yong-chul (ROTY)
1988		KBO	6/7	6/7	54	23	29	2	.444	.260	42	3.95	Did not qualify	Lee Yong-chul (ROTY)
1989		KBO	6/7	6/7	120	49	67	4	.425	.252	42	4.28	Did not qualify
LG Twins
1990	Jamsil Baseball Stadium	KBO	1/7	1/7	120	71	49	0	.592	.271	61	3.38	Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–0)	Kim Dong-soo (ROTY)
1991		KBO	6/8	6/8	126	53	72	1	.425	.244	53	4.38	Did not qualify
1992		KBO	7/8	7/8	126	53	70	3	.433	.257	108	4.29	Did not qualify
1993		KBO	4/8	4/8	126	66	57	3	.536	.256	74	3.07	Won semi-playoff vs. OB Bears (2–1) Lost playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–3)
1994		KBO	1/8	1/8	126	81	45	0	.643	.282	88	3.14	Won Korean Series vs. Pacific Dolphins (4–0)	Yu Ji-hyeon (ROTY)
1995		KBO	3/8	2/8	126	74	48	4	.603	.257	79	3.21	Lost playoff vs. Lotte Giants (2–4)
1996		KBO	7/8	7/8	126	50	71	5	.417	.246	98	4.11	Did not qualify
1997		KBO	2/8	2/8	126	73	51	2	.587	.267	83	3.78	Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (3–2) Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (1–4)	Lee Byung-kyu (ROTY)
1998		KBO	2/8	3/8	126	63	62	1	.504	.267	100	4.18	Won semi-playoff vs. OB Bears (2–0) Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (3–1) Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (2–4)
1999		Magic League	3/8	3/4	132	61	70	1	.466	.281	145	5.49	Did not qualify
2000		Magic League	4/8	1/4	133	67	63	3	.515	.273	122	4.45	Lost playoff vs. Doosan Bears (2–4)
2001		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	58	67	8	.464	.276	85	5.13	Did not qualify
2002		KBO	2/8	4/8	133	66	61	6	.520	.261	100	3.94	Won semi-playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns (2–0) Won playoff vs. Kia Tigers (3–2) Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (2–4)
2003		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	60	71	2	.458	.249	106	4.01	Did not qualify
2004		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	59	70	4	.457	.259	102	4.38	Did not qualify
2005		KBO	6/8	6/8	126	54	71	1	.432	.260	105	4.90	Did not qualify
2006		KBO	8/8	8/8	126	47	75	4	.385	.246	81	4.22	Did not qualify
2007		KBO	5/8	5/8	126	58	62	6	.483	.268	78	4.34	Did not qualify
2008		KBO	8/8	8/8	126	46	80	0	.365	.256	66	4.88	Did not qualify
2009		KBO	7/8	7/8	133	54	75	4	.406	.278	129	5.42	Did not qualify
2010		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	57	71	5	.445	.276	121	5.23	Did not qualify
2011		KBO	6/8	6/8	133	59	72	2	.450	.266	94	4.15	Did not qualify
2012		KBO	7/8	7/8	133	57	72	4	.442	.261	59	4.02	Did not qualify
2013		KBO	3/9	2/9	128	74	54	0	.578	.282	59	3.72	Lost playoff vs. Doosan Bears (1–3)
2014		KBO	4/9	4/9	128	62	64	2	.492	.279	90	4.58	Won semi-playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–1) Lost playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (1–3)
2015		KBO	9/10	9/10	144	64	78	2	.451	.271	114	4.62	Did not qualify
2016		KBO	4/10	4/10	144	71	71	2	.500	.290	118	5.10	Won wild card vs. Kia Tigers (1–1)* Won semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (3–1) Lost playoff vs. NC Dinos (1–3)
2017		KBO	6/10	6/10	144	69	72	3	.489	.281	110	4.32	Did not qualify
2018		KBO	8/10	8/10	144	68	75	1	.476	.293	148	5.29	Did not qualify
2019		KBO	4/10	4/10	144	79	64	1	.552	.267	94	3.86	Won wild card vs. NC Dinos (1–0) Lost semi-playoff vs. Kiwoom Heroes (1–3)
2020		KBO	4/10	4/10	144	79	61	4	.564	.277	149	4.37	Won wild card vs. Kiwoom Heroes (1–0) Lost semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears (0–2)
2021		KBO	4/10	3/10	144	72	58	14	.554	.250	110	3.57	Lost semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears (1–2)
2022		KBO	3/10	2/10	144	87	55	2	.613	.269	118	3.33	Lost playoff vs. Kiwoom Heroes (1–3)
2023		KBO		1/10	144	86	56	2	.606	.279	93	3.67

Team

Current lineup

Players

Coaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

1 Lim Chan-kyu
3 Casey Kelly
11 Jung Chan-hun
23 Cha Woo-chan
26 Lee Min-ho
37 Lee Woo-chan
45 Adam Plutko
46 Song Eun-beom

Bullpen

12 Choi Dong-hwan
18 Jeong Woo-yeoung
21 Jin Hae-soo
45 Kim Dae-hyun
48 Kim Ji-yong
56 Choi Sung-hoon
57 Kim Yoon-sik
61 Moon Kwang-eun
69 Kim Dae-yoo

Closer

19 Go Woo-suk

Catchers

4 Lee Seong-woo
27 Yoo Kang-nam

Infielders

2 Baek Seung-hyun
5 Kim Yong-eui
7 Jeong Joo-hyun
8 Jeong Keun-woo
10 Oh Ji-hwan
16 Kim Min-sung
24 Kim Ho-eun
25 Koo Bon-hyeok
50 Son Ho-yeong
53 Yang Suk-hwan

Outfielders

15 Jeon Min-soo
22 Kim Hyun-soo
32 Lee Chun-woong
33 Park Yong-taik
36 Lee Hyung-jong
51 Hong Chang-ki
55 Chae Eun-sung

Manager

75 Ryu Joong-il

Coaches

6 Yoo Ji-hyun (bench coach/defense)
9 Lee Byung-kyu (hitting)
73 Serijawa Yuji (catching)
74 Ga Deuk-yeom (bullpen)
72 Kim Jae-geol (third base)
77 Choi Il-eon (pitching)
88 Kim Yong-yil (training)
95 Lim Hoon (assistant hitting)
-- Kim Ho (first base)

Futures League

80 Kim Dong-soo (manager)
47 Lee Sang-hoon(pitching)
82 Jang Kwang-ho (battery)
86 Sin Kyeong-sik (batting)
87 Yang Yeong-dong (base running)
89 Park Seok-jin (reserve pitching)

Rookie League

90 Choi Dong-soo(hitting)

updated on 6 January 2018
→ All KBO League rosters

Managers

Baek In-chun (1982)
Kim Dong-yeop (1983)
Eo Woo-hong (1984–1985)
Kim Dong-yeob (1986–1987)
Yu Baek-man (1988)
Bae Seong-seo (1989)
Baek In-chun (1989–1991)
Lee Kwang-hwan (1992–1994)
Cheon Bo-seong (1995–1999)
Lee Gwang-eun (2000–2001)
Kim Sung-keun (2002)
Lee Kwang-hwan (2003)
Lee Sun-cheol (2004–2006)
Kim Jae-bak (2007–2009)
Park Jong-hun (2010–2011)
Kim Ki-tae (2012–2014)
Yang Sang-moon (2014–2017)
Ryu Joong-il (2018–2020)
Ryu Ji-hyun (2021–2022)
Youm Kyoung-youb (2022–present)[3]

In popular culture

The team featured prominently in the tvN drama Reply 1994, where the team's 1994 head coach is a main character. In the drama, the team is referenced under a different name, "Seoul Twins" (Korean: 서울 쌍둥이), due to trademark issues with the LG Corporation.[4]

In 2023, TVING released the original documentary Our Game: LG Twins, directed by Lee Hyun-hee, covering behind-the-scenes stories inside and outside the stadium. It received praise for its unique documentary and became the best original documentary in TVING's history in terms of paid subscriptions.[5]

References

General

"Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

Specific

"LG Twins unable to get over Doosan Bears hump in KBO". Yonhap News Agency. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
Hyun-kyung, Kang. "Baseball: Korean baseball shifting to Major League style," The Korea Times (9 March 2017).
"LG Twins hire new manager Youm Kyoung-youb". Yonhap News Agency. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
"응답하라 1994, LG트윈스를 왜 서울쌍둥이라 했을까?". Naver. 19 November 2013.
Kim, Chae-yeon (4 April 2023). "야구팬 다 모였다".. '아워게임' 티빙 오리지널 다큐멘터리 유료가입기여자수 역대 1위 ["All baseball fans gathered".. 'Our Game' TVing Original Documentary No. 1 in the number of paid subscription contributors]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Naver.

External links

Official website (in Korean)

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[1] "LG Twins unable to get over Doosan Bears hump in KBO". Yonhap News Agency. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[KoreaTimes-2] Hyun-kyung, Kang. "Baseball: Korean baseball shifting to Major League style," The Korea Times (9 March 2017).

[3] "LG Twins hire new manager Youm Kyoung-youb". Yonhap News Agency. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[4] "응답하라 1994, LG트윈스를 왜 서울쌍둥이라 했을까?". Naver. 19 November 2013.

[5] Kim, Chae-yeon (4 April 2023). "야구팬 다 모였다".. '아워게임' 티빙 오리지널 다큐멘터리 유료가입기여자수 역대 1위 ["All baseball fans gathered".. 'Our Game' TVing Original Documentary No. 1 in the number of paid subscription contributors]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2023 – via Naver.

LG Twins
Formerly the MBC Chungyong Founded in 1982 Based in Seoul
The Franchise	LG History Records Players Coaches Managers
Ballparks	Jamsil Baseball Stadium Trainings: LG Champion's Park
Retired numbers	9 Lee Byung-kyu 41 Kim Yong-soo
Korean Series Championships (2)	1990 1994

KBO League
Korea Baseball Organization
Teams	Doosan Bears Hanwha Eagles Kia Tigers Kiwoom Heroes KT Wiz LG Twins Lotte Giants NC Dinos Samsung Lions SSG Landers
Defunct Teams	Ssangbangwool Raiders Hyundai Unicorns
Postseason	Korean Series Asia Series
Awards	KBO League Most Valuable Player Award KBO League Rookie of the Year Award Choi Dong-won Award Golden Glove Awards Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award
Seasons	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023