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[edit]
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[edit]
- Haitai Tigers, 79-42-5
- Binggrae Eagles, 72-48-5
- Samsung Lions, 70-55-1
- Lotte Giants, 61-62-3
- Taepyungyang Dolphins, 55-69-2
- LG Twins, 53-72-1
- Ssangbangwool Raiders, 52-71-3
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ERA - Dong-yol Son, Haitai 1.55
- Wins - Dong-yol Son, 19
- Saves - Kyu-jae Cho, Ssangbangwool 27
- Strikeouts - Dong-yol Son, 210
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