Lee Byung-kyu

Lee Byung-kyu (born October 25, 1974) is a South Korean retired baseball player who played 17 seasons for the LG Twins of the KBO League, as well as three seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He played as an outfielder.

Lee Byung-kyu
March 2009
Samsung Lions – No. 79
Outfielder
Born: (1974-10-25) October 25, 1974
Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
KBO debut
April 12, 1997, for the LG Twins
Last appearance
October 8, 2016, for the LG Twins
KBO statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average.311
Hits2,043
Home runs161
RBI972
NPB statistics
Batting average.254
Home runs28
Runs batted in119
Teams
As player

As manager/coach

Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  South Korea
Men's baseball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Lee Byung-kyu
Hangul
이병규
Hanja
李炳圭
Revised RomanizationI Byeonggyu
McCune–ReischauerRi Pyŏnggyu

Lee was a member of the South Korean team which finished eighth in the 1996 tournament. Four years later he was part of the South Korean baseball team which won the bronze medal.

Lee played for the LG Twins from 1997 to 2006 and then from 2010 to 2016. His number 9 was retired on July 9, 2017, in a ceremony that took place both before and after the game against the Hanwha Eagles.

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