2015 Korean Series

2015 Korean Series
Tire Bank Korean Series 2015
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Doosan Bears (4) Kim Tae-hyeong (3) 79–0–65, .549, 9 GB
Samsung Lions (1) Ryu Joong-il (1) 88–0–56, .611, 2½ GA
DatesOctober 26–31
MVPJung Soo-bin
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The 2015 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2015 KBO League season. The Samsung Lions, four-time consecutive defending champions, played the winner of the playoff series, the Doosan Bears.[1] The Doosan Bears defeated the regular season champions, the Samsung Lions in five games to win their fourth Korean Series championship.

Roster

[2]

Samsung Lions
Roster
Pitchers
  • 11 Jo Hyun-kun
  • 13 Jang Won-sam
  • 15 Shin Yong-woon
  • 23 Cha Woo-chan
  • 25 Tyler Cloyd
  • 29 Baek Jung-hyun
  • 30 Kim Ki-tae
  • 44 Alfredo Fígaro
  • 45 Kwon Oh-jun
  • 52 Jung In-wook
  • 55 Sim Chang-min
  • 61 Park Geun-hong
Catchers
  • 56 Lee Ji-young
  • 48 Lee Heung-ryun

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches


Doosan Bears
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

  • 74 Yoo Ji-hwun
  • 87 Park Cheol-woo
  • 89 Han Yong-deok
  • 75 Kwon Myung-chul
  • 77 Jeon Hyung-do
  • 86 Kang Seok-cheon
  • 82 Kang Yin-kwon
  • 81 Kang Dong-woo

Summary

Doosan Bears won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 26 Doosan Bears 8 – 9 Samsung Lions Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu 3:46 10,000[3] 
2 October 27 Doosan Bears 6 – 1 Samsung Lions Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu 3:06 10,000[4] 
3 October 29 Samsung Lions 1 – 5 Doosan Bears Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul 3:22 25,000[5] 
4 October 30 Samsung Lions 3 – 4 Doosan Bears Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul 3:21 25,000[6] 
5 October 31 Samsung Lions 2 – 13 Doosan Bears Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul 3:32 25,000[7]

Matchups

Game 1

Monday, October 26, 2015 6:30 p.m. (KST) at Daegu Baseball Stadium in Daegu
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Doosan Bears 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 13 1
Samsung Lions 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 X 9 11 0
WP: Baek Jung-hyun (1–0)   LP: Lee Hyun-seung (0–1)   Sv: Cha Woo-chan (1)
Home runs:
DOO: Hur Kyoung-min (1)
SAM: Park Seok-min (1), Yamaico Navarro (1)
Attendance: 10,000
Boxscore

Game 2

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 6:30 p.m. (KST) at Daegu Baseball Stadium in Daegu
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Doosan Bears 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 6 9 2
Samsung Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0
WP: Dustin Nippert (1–0)   LP: Jang Won-sam (0–1)
Attendance: 10,000
Boxscore

Game 3

Thursday, October 29, 2015 6:30 p.m. (KST) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samsung Lions 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Doosan Bears 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 X 5 6 0
WP: Jang Won-jun (1–0)   LP: Tyler Cloyd (0–1)
Attendance: 25,000
Boxscore

Game 4

Friday, October 30, 2015 6:30 p.m. (KST) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samsung Lions 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Doosan Bears 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
WP: Noh Kyung-eun (1–0)   LP: Alfredo Fígaro (0–1)   Sv: Lee Hyun-seung (1)
Attendance: 25,000
Boxscore

Game 5

Saturday, October 31, 2015 2:00 p.m. (KST) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samsung Lions 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Doosan Bears 2 0 5 0 2 0 3 1 X 13 17 0
WP: Yoo Hee-kwan (1–0)   LP: Jang Won-sam (0–2)
Home runs:
SAM: None
DOO: Jung Soo-bin (1)
Attendance: 25,000
Boxscore
2015 Korean Series Champion

Doosan Bears
(Fourth title)

See also

References

  1. ^ "It's Samsung vs. Doosan in Korean Series". The Korea Times. October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Korean Series Roster" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "Boxscore: October 26, 2015" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Boxscore: October 27, 2015" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "Boxscore: October 29, 2015" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "Boxscore: October 30, 2015" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "Boxscore: October 31, 2015" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
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