Hanwha Eagles
Hanwha Eagles | |||||
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한화 이글스 | |||||
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League | KBO League (1986–present) | ||||
Location | Daejeon | ||||
Ballpark |
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Established | 1985 | ||||
League championships | 1989, 1992 | ||||
Korean Series championships | 1999 | ||||
Former name(s) |
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Colors | Orange, black and grey | ||||
Retired numbers | Hanwha | ||||
Manager | Choi Won-ho | ||||
Website | www |
The Hanwha Eagles (
History
Founded in 1985 as the Binggrae Eagles (
The Eagles made it to the Korean Series four times in their first seven years of existence (in 1988, 1989, 1991, and 1992), losing each time. In 1993, the club changed its name to Hanwha Eagles after Binggrae's separation from Hanwha conglomerate.
Pitchers
The club was renowned for its slugging percentage from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, nicknamed the "Dynamite Bats" in reference to explosive products under one of Hanwha's main business lines. The 1999 championship team was led by American imports Dan Rohrmeier and Jay Davis, as well as Koreans Song Ji-man and Chang Jong-hoon, and had a slugging percentage of .487, the highest team total in KBO League history.[5]
The Eagles made it back to the Korean Series in 2006, again falling short. The Eagles did not make the KBO playoffs for eleven years, from 2008 through 2017, despite going through five managers during that time, including the KBO's two winningest managers, Kim Eung-ryong (2013–2014) and Kim Sung-keun (2015–2017).
Han Yong-duk was hired as Eagles' manager in 2018 (he had been a caretaker manager for the team in 2012), and in his first full season he succeeded in bringing the team to the postseason for the first time since 2007.[6] On 7 June 2020, however, Han resigned as manager after a 14th straight loss, and was replaced by the team's minor league manager (and former television announcer), Choi Won-ho.[7] The team also revamped its roster, sending ten players to the minor-league KBO Futures League team — including veterans An Young-myung, Jang Si-hwan, Lee Tae-yang, Song Kwang-min, and Lee Sung-yul[8] — and bringing up nine players to the KBO League team.[9] After tying the record for the KBO's longest losing streak at 18,[10] on 14 June 2020, the Eagles escaped a 19th-straight defeat after a long struggle: Hanwha won a suspended game against Doosan Bears thanks to Roh Tae-hyung's walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning.[11]
On 27 November 2020, Carlos Subero was announced as the Eagles' new manager.[12]
Season-by-season records
Season | League | Finish | Regular season | Post season | Awards | ||||||||
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Rank | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win% | BA | HR |
ERA
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Binggrae Eagles | |||||||||||||
1986 | KBO |
7/7 | 7/7 | 54 | 12 | 42 | 0 | .222 | .236 | 46 | 3.67 | Did not qualify | |
6/7 | 54 | 19 | 34 | 1 | .358 | ||||||||
1987 | KBO | 6/7 | 6/7 | 54 | 24 | 28 | 2 | .463 | .274 | 48 | 3.78 | Did not qualify | Lee Jong-hoon (ROTY) |
5/7 | 54 | 23 | 29 | 2 | .444 | ||||||||
1988 | KBO | 2/7 | 2/7 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 0 | .630 | .266 | 73 | 3.72 | Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (3–0) Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (2–4) |
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3/7 | 54 | 28 | 25 | 1 | .528 | ||||||||
1989 | KBO | 2/7 | 1/7 | 120 | 71 | 46 | 3 | .604 | .276 | 97 | 3.50 | Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (1–4) | |
1990 | KBO | 4/7 | 3/7 | 120 | 68 | 50 | 2 | .575 | .270 | 112 | 3.41 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions (0–2) | |
1991 | KBO | 2/8 | 126 | 72 | 49 | 5 | .591 | .274 | 136 | 3.35 | Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (3–1) Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (0–4) |
Chang Jong-hoon (MVP) | |
1992 | KBO | 2/8 | 1/8 | 126 | 81 | 43 | 2 | .651 | .267 | 146 | 3.68 | Lost Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants (1–4) | Chang Jong-hoon (MVP) |
1993 | KBO | 5/8 | 126 | 61 | 61 | 4 | .500 | .238 | 81 | 3.46 | Did not qualify | ||
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1994 | KBO | 3/8 | 126 | 65 | 59 | 2 | .524 | .247 | 68 | 3.52 | Won semi-playoff vs. Haitai Tigers (2–0) Lost playoff vs. Taepyongyang Dolphins (0–3) |
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1995 | KBO | 6/8 | 126 | 55 | 71 | 0 | .437 | .249 | 96 | 4.04 | Did not qualify | ||
1996 | KBO | 4/8 | 3/8 | 126 | 70 | 55 | 1 | .560 | .245 | 90 | 3.79 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns (0–2) | Koo Dae-sung (MVP)
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1997 | KBO | 7/8 | 126 | 51 | 73 | 2 | .413 | .253 | 102 | 4.06 | Did not qualify | ||
1998 | KBO | 7/8 | 126 | 55 | 66 | 5 | .455 | .250 | 123 | 4.26 | Did not qualify | ||
1999 | KBO Magic League | 1/8 | 2/4 | 132 | 72 | 58 | 2 | .554 | .283 | 197 | 4.88 | Won playoff vs. Doosan Bears (4–0) Won Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants (4–1) |
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2000 | KBO Magic League | 7/8 | 3/4 | 133 | 50 | 78 | 5 | .391 | .276 | 180 | 5.24 | Did not qualify | |
2001 | KBO | 4/8 | 133 | 61 | 68 | 4 | .473 | .275 | 148 | 4.85 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears (0–2) | Kim Tae-kyun (ROTY) | |
2002 | KBO | 7/8 | 133 | 59 | 69 | 5 | .461 | .256 | 170 | 4.79 | Did not qualify | ||
2003 | KBO | 5/8 | 133 | 63 | 65 | 5 | .492 | .254 | 121 | 4.38 | Did not qualify | ||
2004 | KBO | 7/8 | 133 | 53 | 74 | 6 | .417 | .268 | 140 | 5.24 | Did not qualify | ||
2005 | KBO | 4/8 | 126 | 64 | 61 | 1 | .512 | .270 | 159 | 4.41 | Won semi-playoff vs. SK Wyverns (3–2) (0–3)Lost playoff vs. Doosan Bears |
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2006 | KBO | 2/8 | 3/8 | 126 | 67 | 57 | 2 | .540 | .253 | 110 | 3.37 | Won semi-playoff vs. Kia Tigers (2–1) Won playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns (3–1) Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (1–1–4) |
Ryu Hyun-jin (MVP)
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2007 |
KBO | 3/8 | 126 | 67 | 57 | 2 | .540 | .254 | 104 | 3.54 | Won semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–1) Lost playoff vs. Doosan Bears (0–3) |
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2008 |
KBO | 5/8 | 126 | 64 | 62 | 0 | .508 | .254 | 120 | 4.43 | Did not qualify | ||
2009 |
KBO | 8/8 | 133 | 46 | 84 | 3 | .354 | .269 | 164 | 5.71 | Did not qualify | ||
2010 |
KBO | 8/8 | 133 | 49 | 82 | 2 | .374 | .244 | 104 | 5.43 | Did not qualify | ||
2011 |
KBO | 6/8 | 133 | 59 | 72 | 2 | .450 | .255 | 93 | 5.11 | Did not qualify | ||
2012 |
KBO | 8/8 | 133 | 53 | 77 | 3 | .408 | .249 | 71 | 4.55 | Did not qualify | ||
2013 |
KBO | 9/9 | 128 | 42 | 85 | 1 | .331 | .259 | 47 | 5.31 | Did not qualify | ||
2014 |
KBO | 9/9 | 128 | 49 | 77 | 2 | .389 | .283 | 104 | 6.35 | Did not qualify | ||
2015 | KBO | 6/10 | 144 | 68 | 76 | 0 | .472 | .271 | 130 | 5.11 | Did not qualify | ||
2016 | KBO | 7/10 | 144 | 66 | 75 | 3 | .468 | .289 | 142 | 5.76 | Did not qualify | ||
2017 | KBO | 8/10 | 144 | 61 | 81 | 2 | .430 | .287 | 150 | 5.28 | Did not qualify | ||
2018 | KBO | 3/10 | 144 | 77 | 67 | 0 | .535 | .275 | 151 | 4.93 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (1–3) |
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2019 | KBO | 9/10 | 144 | 58 | 86 | 0 | .403 | .256 | 88 | 4.80 | Did not qualify | ||
2020 | KBO | 10/10 | 144 | 46 | 95 | 3 | .326 | .245 | 79 | 5.28 | Did not qualify | ||
2021 | KBO | 10/10 | 144 | 49 | 83 | 12 | .371 | .237 | 80 | 4.65 | Did not qualify | ||
2022 | KBO | 10/10 | 144 | 46 | 96 | 2 | .324 | .245 | 88 | 4.83 | Did not qualify | ||
2023 | KBO | 9/10 | 144 | 58 | 80 | 6 | .420 | .241 | 100 | 4.38 | Did not qualify |
Personnel
Current lineup
Managers
- Bae Seong-seo (1986–1987)
- Kim Yeong-duk (1988–1992)
- Kang Byeong-cheol (1993–1998)
- Lee Hui-su (1998–2000)
- Lee Kwang-hwan (2001–2002)
- Yu Seung-an (2003–2004)
- Kim In-sik (2005–2009)
- Han Dae-hwa (2010–2012)
- Han Yong-duk (2012) (caretaker)
- Kim Eung-ryong (2013–2014)
- Kim Sung-keun (2015–2017)
- Lee Sang-gun (2017) (caretaker)
- Han Yong-duk (2018–2020)
- Choi Won-ho (2020) (caretaker)
- Carlos Subero (2020–2023)
- Choi Won-ho (2023–present)[13]
Retired numbers
The Eagles have four
References
- General
- "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Archived from the originalon 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- Specific
- ^ Bulley, Jim. "A brief history of KBO franchise names," Korea JoongAng Daily (14 November 2018).
- ^ "Korean baseball’s old-timers rack up the records," JoongAng Daily. Accessed on 4 January 2009.
- ^ koreabaseball.com Song Jin-Woo player page Accessed on 4 January 2009.
- ^ KANG YOO-RIM. "Doosan’s Yoo Hee-kwan joins list of lefty legends," Korea JoongAng Daily (22 September 2019).
- ^ Viquez, Marc. "Getting to Know Korean Baseball Teams, Uniforms, and Logos," Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.net (19 June 2020).
- ^ Kim, Seyoung-hoon. "Hanwha advances to Postseason, Solved 11 Years Old," OhMyStar (29 September 2018).
- ^ Yonhap. "KBO's Hanwha Eagles name interim manager during 14-game slide," The Korea Herald (8 June 2020).
- ^ Last-place KBO club demotes 10 players to minors," Yonhap News Agency (9 June 2020).
- ^ "KBO's Hanwha Eagles suffer 15th straight loss," Yonhap News Agency (9 June 2020).
- ^ Yonhap. "Hanwha Eagles lose 18th straight to tie all-time KBO record," The Korea Herald (12 June 2020).
- ^ Moo, Lee-seok. "Hanwha Eagles 18 consecutive losses after two days of competition," eDaily (14 June 2020).
- ^ "Ex-MLB coach Carlos Subero named new manager for KBO's Eagles". Yonhap News Agency. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Hanwha Eagles fire manager Carlos Subero, promote minor league skipper Choi Won-ho". Yonhap News Agency. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)