1987 Korea Baseball Organization
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The 1987 Korea Baseball Organization was the 6th KBO season. The Haitai Tigers won their second straight title. Dong-yol Son set a new ERA record, which he would break in six years.
Awards[edit]
The KBO MVP was Hyo-jo Jang. The KBO Rookie of the Year was Jeong-hoon 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: Seong-rae Kim, Samsung Lions
- 3B: Dae-hwa Han, Haitai Tigers
- SS: Jung-il Ryu, Samsung Lions
- OF: Hyo-jo Jang, Samsung Lions
- OF: Jong-mo Kim, Haitai Tigers
- OF: Kwang-eun Lee, MBC Blue Dragons
- DH: Seung-an Yoo, Binggrae Eagles
Standings[edit]
- Samsung Lions, 64-44
- Haitai Tigers, 55-48-5
- Lotte Giants, 54-49-5
- OB Bears, 51-54-1
- MBC Blue Dragons, 50-51-7
- Binggrae Eagles, 47-57-4
- Chungbo Pintos, 41-65-2
Playoffs: Haitai def. OB, 3 games to 2.
1987 Korean Series: Haitai def. Samsung, 4 games to 0
Offensive Leaders[edit]
- Average - Hyo-jo Jang, Samsung .387
- Home Runs - Seong-rae Kim, Samsung 22
- RBI - Man-soo Lee, Samsung 76
- Steals - Hae-chang Lee, Chungbo 54
Pitching Leaders[edit]
- ERA - Dong-yol Son, Haitai 0.89
- Wins - Si-jin Kim, Samsung 23
- Saves - Yong-soo Kim, MBC 24
- Strikeouts - Dong-won Choi, Lotte 163
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