1996 Korea Baseball Organization

The 1996 Korea Baseball Organization was the 15th Korea Baseball Organization season. The Haitai Tigers won their eight KBO title to maintain their dominance.

Standings

1. Haitai Tigers, 73-51-2
2. Ssangbangwool Raiders, 70-54-2
3. Hanwha Eagles, 70-55-1
4. Hyundai Unicorns, 67-54-5
5. Lotte Giants, 57-63-6
6. Samsung Lions, 54-67-5
7. LG Twins, 50-71-5
8. OB Bears, 47-73-6

Playoffs: Hyundai def. Hanwha, 2 games to 0; Hyundai def. Ssangbangwool, 3 games to 2

1996 Korean Series: Haitai def. Hyundai, 4 games to 2

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Joon-hyuk Yang	Samsung Lions	.346
Runs	Jong-beom Lee	Haitai Tigers	94
Hits	Joon-hyuk Yang	Samsung Lions	151
Doubles	Joon-hyuk Yang	Samsung Lions	33
Triples	Jun-ho Jeon	Lotte Giants	9
Home Runs	Jae-hong Park	Hyundai Unicorns	30
Runs Batted In	Jae-hong Park	Hyundai Unicorns	108
Stolen Bases	Jong-beom Lee	Haitai Tigers	57
Walks	Hyun-woo Hong	Haitai Tigers	97

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Dae-sung Koo	Hanwha Eagles	1.88
Wins	Dae-sung Koo Hyung-kwang Joo	Hanwha Eagles Lotte Giants	18
Losses	Sang-mok Lee	Hanwha Eagles	13
Saves	Myung-won Jeong	Hyundai Unicorns	26
Innings Pitched	Min-chul Chung	Hanwha Eagles	219 2/3
Appearances	Woong-cheon Cho	Hyundai Unicorns	68
Hits Allowed	Hyung-kwang Joo	Lotte Giants	196
Home Runs Allowed	Hyung-kwang Joo	Lotte Giants	20
Strikeouts	Hyung-kwang Joo	Lotte Giants	221
Base-on-Balls	Jin-woo Song	Hanwha Eagles	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	Dae-Sung Koo	Hanwha Eagles	Pitcher	Did not bat									18 - 3	24	139.0	79	7	27	183	1.88
Rookie of the Year	Jae-hong Pak	Hyundai Unicorns	Outfielder	481	75	142	30	108	36	.295	.369	.559	Did not pitch

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 1996.

Position	Player	Team
P	Dae-sung Koo	Hanwha Eagles
C	Gyeong-wan Pak	Ssangbangwool Raiders
1B	Gyeong-gi Kim	Hyundai Unicorns
2B	Jeong-tae Pak	Lotte Giants
3B	Hyun-woo Hong	Haitai Tigers
SS	Jong-beom Lee	Haitai Tigers
OF	Eung-guk Kim	Lotte Giants
OF	Jun-hyeok Yang	Samsung Lions
OF	Jae-hong Pak	Hyundai Unicorns
DH	Jae-young Park	Haitai Tigers