2005 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2005 Korea Baseball Organization was the 24th KBO season. The Samsung Lions won their third Korean Series, this time under rookie skipper Dong-yol Son.

Awards

The KBO MVP was Min-han Son, a pitcher for the Lotte Giants, going 18-7 on a sub-.500 team. The KBO Rookie of the Year was Seung-hwan Oh, a Samsung Lions reliever who posted a 1.18 ERA.

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: Min-Han Son, Lotte Giants
• C: Kab-yong Jin, Samsung Lions
• 1B: Tae-kyun Kim, Hanwha Eagles
• 2B: Kyung-hyun An, Doosan Bears
• 3B: Bum-ho Lee, Hanwha Eagles
• SS: Si-hyun Son, Doosan Bears
• OF: Cliff Brumbaugh, Hyundai Unicorns
• OF: Byung-kyu Lee, LG Twins
• OF: Jay Davis, Hanwha Eagles
• OF: Larry Sutton, Hyundai Unicorns
• DH: Jae-hyun Kim, SK Wyverns

Standings

1. Samsung Lions, 74-48-4
2. Doosan Bears, 72-51-3
3. SK Wyverns, 70-50-6
4. Hanwha Eagles, 64-61-1
5. Lotte Giants, 58-67-1
6. LG Twins, 54-71-1
7. Hyundai Unicorns, 53-70-3
8. KIA Tigers, 49-76-1

Playoffs: Hanwha def. SK, 3 games to 2. Doosan def. Hanwha, 3 games to 0.

2005 Korean Series: Samsung def. Doosan, 4 games to 0.

Offensive Leaders

• Average - Byung-kyu Lee, LG .337
• Home Runs - Larry Sutton, Hyundai 35
• RBI - Sutton, 102
• Steals - Yong-taik Park, LG 43

Pitching Leaders

• ERA - Min-han Son, Lotte 2.46
• Wins - Son, 18
• Saves - Jae-hun Chung, Doosan 30
• Strikeouts - Young-soo Bae, Samsung; Danny Rios, Doosan 147