1993 Korea Baseball Organization

The 1993 Korea Baseball Organization was the 12th KBO season. The Haitai Tigers continued their dominance, winning their 7th Korean Series, with star hurler Dong-yeol Sun turning in a miniscule 0.78 ERA, saving 31 games and winning 10.. The MVP was Samsung Lions first baseman Seong-rae Kim, who led the league in homers (28) and RBI (91). Bursting onto the scene as Rookie of the Year was Joon-hyuk Yang, also with Samsung - he won the batting title (.341), led in slugging (.598) and led in OBP (.436). By the time his career ended in 2010, he held most of the KBO's career offensive records.

Standings

1. Haitai Tigers, 81-42-3
2. Samsung Lions, 73-48-5
3. OB Bears, 66-55-5
4. LG Twins, 66-57-3
5. Binggrae Eagles, 61-61-4
6. Lotte Giants, 62-63-1
7. Ssangbangwool Raiders, 43-78-5
8. Taepyungyang Dolphins, 34-82-10

Playoffs: LG def. OB, 2 games to 1. Samsung def. LG, 3 games to 2.

1993 Korean Series: Haitai def. Samsung, 4 games to 3.

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Joon-hyuk Yang	Samsung Lions	.341
Runs	Jong-beom Lee	Haitai Tigers	85
Hits	Hyeong-seok Kim	OB Bears	147
Doubles	Jun-tae Park	LG Twins	29
Triples	Chan-yup Roh Myung-soo Lee	LG Twins OB Bears	6
Home Runs	Seong-rae Kim	Samsung Lions	28
Runs Batted In	Seong-rae Kim	Samsung Lions	91
Stolen Bases	Jun-ho Jeon	Haitai Tigers	75
Walks	Gi-tae Kim	Ssangbangwool Raiders	73

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Dong-Yeol Son	Haitai Tigers	0.78
Wins	Kye-hyeon Cho	Haitai Tigers	17
Losses	Young-jae Sung	Ssangbangwool Raiders	13
Saves	Dong-Yeol Son	Haitai Tigers	31
Innings Pitched	Hak-kil Yoon	Lotte Giants	203
Appearances	Yong-soo Kim	LG Twins	50
Hits Allowed	Hak-kil Yoon	Lotte Giants	212
Home Runs Allowed	Han-lim Choi	Ssangbangwool Raiders	16
Strikeouts	Sang-yeop Kim	Samsung Lions	170
Base-on-Balls	Sung-ki Park	Ssangbangwool Raiders	84

Award Winners

Award	Player	Team	Position	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	HA	HRA	BB	SO	ERA
Most Valuable Player	Seong-Rae Kim	Samsung Lions	Infielder	436	64	131	28	91	2	.300	.395	.544	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	Jun-hyeok Yang	Samsung Lions	Outfielder	381	82	130	23	90	4	.341	.436	.598	Did not pitch

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 1993.

Position	Player	Team
P	Dong-Yeol Son	Haitai Tigers
C	Dong-su Kim	LG Twins
1B	Seong-rae Kim	Samsung Lions
2B	Gi-ung Gang	Samsung Lions
3B	Dae-hwa Han	LG Twins
SS	Jong-beom Lee	Haitai Tigers
OF	Gwang-rim Kim	Ssangbangwool Raiders
OF	Jun-ho Jeon	Lotte Giants
OF	Sun-cheol Lee	Haitai Tigers
DH	Gi-tae Kim	Ssangbangwool Raiders