1982 Korea Baseball Organization

The 1982 Korea Baseball Organization was the first KBO season. The OB Bears took home the first pennant. Two of the big stars were players with other pro experience: Chul-soon Park, a former Brewer farmhand, led in ERA and wins to take home the MVP, while former Pacific League batting champion Jinten Haku won the first batting title, topping .400.

Awards

The KBO MVP was Chul-soon Park.

The following players won Gold Gloves

• P: Tae-hwan Hwang, OB Bears
• C: Yong-un Kim, MBC Blue Dragons
• 1B: Yong-dal Kim, MBC Blue Dragons
• 2B: Yeong-hwa Cha, Haitai Tigers
• 3B: Yong-hyi Kim, Lotte Giants
• SS: Dae-seok O, Samsung Lions
• OF: Jun-hwan Kim, Haitai Tigers
• OF: Seong-gwan Kim, Lotte Giants
• OF: Seung-gwan Yang, Sammi Superstars

Standings

1. OB Bears, 56-24
2. Samsung Lions, 54-26
3. MBC Blue Dragons, 46-34
4. Haitai Tigers, 38-42
5. Lotte Giants, 31-49
6. Sammi Superstars, 15-65

1982 Korean Series: OB def. Samsung, 4 games to 1, 1 tie

Offensive Leaders

• Average - Jinten Haku, MBC .412
• Home Runs - Bong-yun Kim, Haitai 22
• RBI - Sung-han Kim, Haitai 69
• Steals - Il-kwon Kim, Haitai 53

Pitching Leaders

• ERA - Chul-soon Park, OB 1.84
• Wins - Chul-soon Park, 24
• Saves - Gyu-bong Hwang, Samsung 11
• Strikeouts - Sang-soo No, Lotte 141