Lotte Giants
Lotte Giants | |
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롯데 자이언츠 | |
Information | |
League | KBO League (1982–present) |
Location | Busan |
Ballpark | Sajik Baseball Stadium (1986–present) |
Established | 1975 |
Korean Series championships | 1984, 1992 |
Former ballparks |
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Colors | Blue and red |
Retired numbers | 10, 11[1] |
Ownership | Lotte Corporation |
Manager | Kim Tae-hyoung |
Website | www |
The Lotte Giants (Korean: 롯데 자이언츠) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Busan. They are a member of the KBO League. The Lotte Giants are owned by Lotte Corporation.
From 1982 through 1985, they played at Gudeok Baseball Stadium and since then have played at Sajik Baseball Stadium. They have won the Korean Series twice, in 1984 and 1992. The team drew about 1.38 million spectators during the 2009 season, a record which remains as the highest attendance[2] in a single season in any South Korean sports league. They are often called the Busan Seagulls (Korean: 부산 갈매기) because the official bird of the city of Busan is the seagull, and their main fight song is Moon Seung-jae's "Busan Seagulls".[3]
History
Origins
The Lotte Giants were founded as an amateur baseball team of the
1980s
The Lotte Giants made their
In 1984, the Giants won their first
The Giants made one of the biggest trades in KBO League history after the 1988 season when they sent their star pitcher Choi Dong-won and Kim Yong-chul to the Samsung Lions, and received hitter Jang Hyo-jo and pitcher Kim Si-kin.[5]
1990s
The Giants made it back to the Korean Series in 1995 and 1999, losing both times. They have not appeared in the Korean Series since 1999.
2000s
From 2001 to 2007 the Giants did not qualify for the postseason, finishing in last place for four consecutive years (2001–2004). In mid-2001, the Giants' manager Kim Myung-seong, who had been in charge of the team since 1998, died of a heart attack.[6] He was replaced by Woo Yong-deuk.
Late in 2007, the Giants signed American Jerry Royster to become the manager of the Giants, making him the first-ever non-Korean to take the helm of one of South Korea's professional baseball clubs.[7][8] Royster served as the Giants' manager through the 2010 season, guiding the team to the playoffs in all three seasons.
Popularity and attendance
The Giants are the most popular team in the
Season-by-season records
Season | Stadium | League | Finish | Regular season | Postseason | Awards | ||||||||
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Rank | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win% | BA | HR | ERA | ||||||
1982 | Gudeok Baseball Stadium | KBO |
5/6 | 5/6 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 0 | .325 | .256 | 59 | 3.95 | Did not qualify | |
4/6 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 0 | .450 | |||||||||
1983 | KBO | 6/6 | 4/6 | 50 | 22 | 27 | 1 | .449 | .244 | 78 | 3.79 | Did not qualify | ||
6/6 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 0 | .420 | |||||||||
1984 | KBO | 1/6 | 4/6 | 50 | 21 | 28 | 1 | .429 | .257 | 71 | 3.31 | Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–3) | Choi Dong-won (MVP) | |
1/6 | 50 | 29 | 20 | 1 | .592 | |||||||||
1985 | KBO | 2/6 | 4/6 | 55 | 27 | 28 | 0 | .491 | .256 | 77 | 3.05 | Did not qualify | ||
2/6 | 55 | 32 | 23 | 0 | .582 | |||||||||
1986 | Sajik Baseball Stadium | KBO | 5/7 | 3/7 | 54 | 30 | 20 | 4 | .600 | .248 | 37 | 2.74 | Did not qualify | |
5/7 | 54 | 20 | 32 | 2 | .385 | |||||||||
1987 | KBO | 3/7 | 3/7 | 54 | 27 | 25 | 2 | .519 | .268 | 40 | 3.36 | Did not qualify | ||
3/7 | 54 | 27 | 24 | 3 | .528 | |||||||||
1988 | KBO | 3/7 | 4/7 | 54 | 29 | 24 | 1 | .546 | .270 | 68 | 3.59 | Did not qualify | ||
3/7 | 54 | 28 | 25 | 1 | .528 | |||||||||
1989 | KBO | 7/7 | 7/7 | 120 | 48 | 67 | 5 | .421 | .247 | 38 | 3.91 | Did not qualify | ||
1990 | KBO | 6/7 | 6/7 | 120 | 44 | 71 | 4 | .388 | .245 | 41 | 4.43 | Did not qualify | ||
1991 | KBO | 4/8 | 4/8 | 126 | 61 | 62 | 3 | .496 | .260 | 73 | 3.91 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions (1–1–2) | ||
1992 | KBO | 1/8 | 3/8 | 126 | 71 | 55 | 1 | .563 | .288 | 68 | 4.28 | Won semi-playoff vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–1) |
Yeom Jong-seok (ROTY) | |
1993 | KBO | 6/8 | 6/8 | 126 | 62 | 63 | 1 | .496 | .248 | 29 | 3.33 | Did not qualify | ||
1994 | KBO | 6/8 | 6/8 | 126 | 56 | 67 | 3 | .456 | .257 | 58 | 4.44 | Did not qualify | ||
1995 | KBO | 2/8 | 3/8 | 126 | 68 | 53 | 5 | .560 | .255 | 65 | 3.47 | Won playoff vs. OB Bears (3–4) |
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1996 | KBO | 5/8 | 5/8 | 126 | 57 | 63 | 6 | .476 | .274 | 72 | 4.16 | Did not qualify | ||
1997 | KBO | 8/8 | 8/8 | 126 | 48 | 77 | 1 | .385 | .237 | 75 | 4.58 | Did not qualify | ||
1998 | KBO | 8/8 | 8/8 | 126 | 50 | 72 | 4 | .410 | .255 | 86 | 4.61 | Did not qualify | ||
1999 | Dream League | 2/8 | 2/4 | 132 | 75 | 52 | 5 | .591 | .291 | 145 | 4.18 | Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (4–3) Lost Korean Series vs. Hanwha Eagles (1–4) |
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2000 | Magic League | 5/8 | 2/4 | 133 | 65 | 64 | 4 | .504 | .260 | 104 | 4.02 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions (1–2) | ||
2001 | KBO | 8/8 | 8/8 | 133 | 59 | 70 | 4 | .457 | .280 | 121 | 4.68 | Did not qualify | ||
2002 | KBO | 8/8 | 8/8 | 133 | 35 | 97 | 1 | .265 | .245 | 85 | 4.74 | Did not qualify | ||
2003 | KBO | 8/8 | 8/8 | 133 | 39 | 91 | 3 | .300 | .256 | 73 | 5.01 | Did not qualify | ||
2004 | KBO | 8/8 | 8/8 | 133 | 50 | 72 | 11 | .410 | .252 | 88 | 4.22 | Did not qualify | ||
2005 | KBO | 5/8 | 5/8 | 126 | 58 | 67 | 1 | .464 | .253 | 83 | 4.31 | Did not qualify | Son Min-han (MVP) | |
2006 | KBO | 7/8 | 7/8 | 126 | 50 | 73 | 3 | .407 | .250 | 88 | 3.88 | Did not qualify | ||
2007 |
KBO | 7/8 | 7/8 | 126 | 55 | 68 | 3 | .447 | .270 | 76 | 4.14 | Did not qualify | ||
2008 |
KBO | 3/8 | 3/8 | 126 | 69 | 57 | 0 | .548 | .282 | 93 | 3.64 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions (0–3) | ||
2009 |
KBO | 4/8 | 4/8 | 133 | 66 | 67 | 0 | .496 | .277 | 121 | 4.75 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears (1–3) | ||
2010 |
KBO | 4/8 | 4/8 | 133 | 69 | 61 | 3 | .531 | .288 | 185 | 4.82 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears (2–3) | Lee Dae-ho (MVP)
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2011 |
KBO | 3/8 | 2/8 | 133 | 72 | 56 | 5 | .563 | .288 | 111 | 4.20 | Lost playoff vs. SK Wyverns (2–3) |
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2012 |
KBO | 4/8 | 4/8 | 133 | 65 | 62 | 6 | .512 | .263 | 73 | 3.48 | Won semi-playoff vs. SK Wyverns (2–3) |
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2013 |
KBO | 5/9 | 5/9 | 128 | 66 | 58 | 4 | .532 | .261 | 61 | 3.93 | Did not qualify | ||
2014 |
KBO | 7/9 | 7/9 | 128 | 59 | 68 | 1 | .457 | .287 | 121 | 5.19 | Did not qualify | ||
2015 | KBO | 8/10 | 8/10 | 144 | 66 | 77 | 1 | .462 | .280 | 177 | 5.07 | Did not qualify | ||
2016 | KBO | 8/10 | 8/10 | 144 | 66 | 78 | 0 | .458 | .288 | 127 | 5.63 | Did not qualify | ||
2017 | KBO | 3/10 | 3/10 | 144 | 80 | 62 | 2 | .563 | .285 | 151 | 4.56 | Lost semi-playoff vs. NC Dinos (2–3) | ||
2018 | KBO | 7/10 | 7/10 | 144 | 68 | 74 | 2 | .479 | .289 | 203 | 5.37 | Did not qualify | ||
2019 | KBO | 10/10 | 10/10 | 144 | 48 | 93 | 3 | .340 | .250 | 90 | 4.83 | Did not qualify | ||
2020 | KBO | 7/10 | 7/10 | 144 | 71 | 72 | 1 | .497 | .276 | 131 | 4.64 | Did not qualify | ||
2021 | KBO | 8/10 | 8/10 | 144 | 65 | 71 | 8 | .478 | .278 | 107 | 5.37 | Did not qualify | ||
2022 | KBO | 8/10 | 8/10 | 144 | 64 | 76 | 4 | .457 | .267 | 106 | 4.45 | Did not qualify | ||
2023 | KBO | 7/10 | 7/10 | 144 | 68 | 76 | 0 | .472 | .265 | 69 | 4.15 | Did not qualify |
Team
Current roster
Retired numbers
The club's first
Choi Dong-won |
Managers
- Park Young-gil (1982–1983)
- Kang Byeong-chel (1983–1986)
- Seong Gi-young (1987)
- Eu Woo-hong (1987–1989)
- Kim Jin-young (1989–1990)
- Shosuke Doi (1990) (caretaker)
- Kang Byeong-chel (1990–1993)
- Kim Yong-hee (1993–1998)
- Kim Myung-seong (1998–2001)
- Woo Yong-deuk (2001–2002)
- Kim Yong-hee (2002) (caretaker)
- Baek In-cheon (2002–2003)
- Kim Yong-cheol (2003) (caretaker)
- Yang Sang-moon (2003–2005)
- Kang Byeong-chel (2005–2007)
- Jerry Royster (2008–2010)
- Yang Seung-ho (2011–2012)
- Kwon Doo-jo (2012) (caretaker)
- Kim Si-jin (2012–2014)
- Lee Jong-un (2014–2015)
- Cho Won-woo (2015–2018)
- Yang Sang-moon (2019)
- Kong Pil-seong (2019) (caretaker)
- Heo Moon-hoi (2020–2021)
- Larry Sutton (2021–2023)
- Lee Jong-un (2023) (caretaker)
- Kim Tae-hyoung (2023–present)
References
- General
- "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Archived from the originalon 13 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- Specific
- ^ a b Yoon, Hyun (30 September 2011). "Iron arm Choi Dong-Won becomes Busans everlasting number 11" (in Korean). Ohmynews.com. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ a b KBO 역대관중현황 Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "KBO clubs invest in popular cheerleading songs". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ Sports Seoul. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ Yoon, Chul (7 September 2011). "Korean baseball legend Jang dies at 55". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Yonhap. "KBO manager's collapse shows how stressful the job is," Korea JoongAng Daily (28 June 2020).
- ^ Herman, Ken (26 June 2008). "Ex-Brave Royster now managing in Korea". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Korea JoongAng Daily[usurped].[dead link]
- ^ a b 프로야구 롯데, 3회 연속 최고 인기구단 (in Korean). Article.joinsmsn.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b 홈관중몰이 1위 롯데 (in Korean). News.sportsseoul.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ "S. Korean baseball legend Lee Dae-ho retires after 22 seasons". Yonhap News Agency. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Lotte Giants on Facebook