1991 Korea Baseball Organization

The 1991 Korea Baseball Organization was the 10th KBO season. The Haitai Tigers won their 6th title and fifth in six years. Jong-hun Jang of the Binggrae Eagles missed a Triple Crown by 3 batting average points and won the MVP. Dong-yol Son of the Haitai Tigers won a pitching Triple Crown with yet another dominant season. The Ssangbangwool Raiders were an expansion team as the league returned to an even number of teams.

Awards

The KBO MVP was Jong-hun Jang. The KBO Rookie of the Year was Kyu-jae Cho.

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: Dong-yol Son, Haitai Tigers
• C: Chae-keun Jang, Haitai Tigers
• 1B: Sung-han Kim, Haitai Tigers
• 2B: Jong-tae Park, Lotte Giants
• 3B: Dae-hwa Han, Haitai Tigers
• SS: Jung-il Ryu, Samsung Lions
• OF: Gang-don Lee, Binggrae Eagles
• OF: Ho-seong Lee, Haitai Tigers
• OF: Soon-chul Lee, Haitai Tigers
• DH: Jong-hun Jang, Binggrae Eagles

Standings

1. Haitai Tigers, 79-42-5
2. Binggrae Eagles, 72-48-5
3. Samsung Lions, 70-55-1
4. Lotte Giants, 61-62-3
5. Taepyungyang Dolphins, 55-69-2
6. LG Twins, 53-72-1
7. Ssangbangwool Raiders, 52-71-3
8. OB Bears, 51-73-2

Playoffs: Samsung def. Lotte, 2 games to 1 with one tie. Binggrae def. Samsung, 3 games to 1

1991 Korean Series: Haitai def. Binggrae, 4 games to 0

Offensive Leaders

• Average - Jeong-hoon Lee, Binggrae .348
• Home Runs - Jong-hun Jang, Binggrae 35
• RBI - Jong-hun Jang, 114
• Steals - Soon-chul Lee, Haitai 56

Pitching Leaders

• ERA - Dong-yol Son, Haitai 1.55
• Wins - Dong-yol Son, 19
• Saves - Kyu-jae Cho, Ssangbangwool 27
• Strikeouts - Dong-yol Son, 210