1985 Korea Baseball Organization
(Redirected from 1985 KBO)
The 1985 Korea Baseball Organization was the 4th KBO season. The Samsung Lions won their first title.
Awards[edit]
The KBO MVP was Sung-han Kim. The KBO Rookie of the Year was Sun-cheol Lee.
The following players won Gold Gloves, which in the KBO go to the best overall player at each position are not a defensive (only) award.
- P: Si-jin Kim, Samsung Lions
- C: Man-soo Lee, Samsung Lions
- 1B: Sung-han Kim, Haitai Tigers
- 2B: Koo-seon Jeong, Chungbo Pintos
- 3B: Soon-chul Lee, Haitai Tigers
- SS: Jae-pak Kim, MBC Blue Dragons
- OF: Hyo-jo Jang, Samsung Lions
- OF: Jong-hoon Park, OB Bears
- OF: Kwang-eun Lee, MBC Blue Dragons
- DH: Yong-hyi Kim, Lotte Giants
Standings[edit]
- Samsung Lions, 77-32-1
- Lotte Giants, 59-51
- Haitai Tigers, 57-52-1
- OB Bears, 51-57-2
- MBC Blue Dragons, 44-65-1
- Chungbo Pintos, 39-70-1
For the only time (through 2012), no postseason was held, Samsung being declared champions with no Korean Series played
Offensive Leaders[edit]
- Average - Hyo-jo Jang, Samsung .373
- Home Runs - Man-soo Lee, Samsung & Sung-han Kim, Haitai
- RBI - Man-soo Lee, 87
- Steals - Jae-bak Kim, MBC 50
Pitching Leaders[edit]
- ERA - Dong-yol Son, Haitai 1.70
- Wins - Si-jin Kim, Samsung & Hisao Niura, Samsung 25
- Saves - Young-ho Kwon, Samsung 26
- Strikeouts - Si-jin Kim, 201
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