1987 Korea Baseball Organization

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

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

1. Samsung Lions, 64-44
2. Haitai Tigers, 55-48-5
3. Lotte Giants, 54-49-5
4. OB Bears, 51-54-1
5. MBC Blue Dragons, 50-51-7
6. Binggrae Eagles, 47-57-4
7. 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

• 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

• 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