2003 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2003 Korea Baseball Organization was the 22nd KBO season. The Hyundai Unicorns won their third Korean Series, beating the SK Wyverns. The season was notable for Seung-yeop Lee setting not only the KBO home run record by going deep 56 times, but the Asian record (Alex Cabrera, Sadaharu Oh and Tuffy Rhodes had all hit 56 in Nippon Pro Baseball). Lee barely won the home run crown, as Jong-soo Shim cracked 53 homers.

Standings[edit]

Playoffs: SK def. Samsung, 2 games to 0. SK def. KIA, 3 games to 0.

2003 Korean Series: Hyundai def. SK, 4 games to 3.

Italics indicate all-time record

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Dong-joo Kim	Doosan Bears	.342
Runs	Seung-yeop Lee	Samsung Lions	115
Hits	Han-lee Park	Samsung Lions	170
Doubles	Jong-beom Lee	KIA Tigers	43
Triples	Yong-taik Park Jun-ho Jeon Jin-young Lee	LG Twins Hyundai Unicorns SK Wyverns	6
Home Runs	Seung-yeop Lee	Samsung Lions	56
Runs Batted In	Seung-yeop Lee	Samsung Lions	144
Stolen Bases	Jong-beom Lee	KIA Tigers	50
Walks	Jong-soo Shim	Hyundai Unicorns	124

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Shane Bowers	Hyundai Unicorns	3.01
Wins	Min-tae Chung	Hyundai Unicorns	17
Losses	Jong-seok Yeom Gyoung-wan Lim	Lotte Giants	14
Holds	Sang-yeul Lee Myong-ju Cha	Hyundai Unicorns Doosan Bears	16
Saves	Woong-cheon Cho Sang-Hoon Lee	SK Wyverns LG Twins	30
Innings Pitched	Seung-ho Lee	LG Twins	191 2/3
Appearances	Hei-chun Lee	Doosan Bears	83
Hits Allowed	Sang-mok Lee	Hanwha Eagles	203
Home Runs Allowed	Jong-seok Yeom	Lotte Giants	21
Strikeouts	Seung-ho Lee	LG Twins	157
Base-on-Balls	Seung-ho Lee	LG Twins	103

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	Seung-Yeop Lee	Samsung Lions	Infielder	479	115	144	56	144	7	.301	.428	.699	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	Dong-hak Lee	Hyundai Unicorns	Pitcher	Did not bat									8 - 3	0	77.1	91	8	33	41	5.35

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2003.

KBO Seasons