2006 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2006 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 25th KBO season. The season was dominated by rookie pitcher Hyun-jin Ryu of the Hanwha Eagles and Dae-ho Lee of the Lotte Giants. Ryu won the pitching Triple Crown (18-6, 2.23, 204 K), the first KBO pitcher to do so since Dong-yol Sun 15 years earlier. Ryu became the first player to win both the MVP and Rookie of the Year award. Lee (.336, 26 HR, 88 RBI) became the first Triple Crown winner since Man-soo Lee back in 1984. He was also a youngster, turning 24 during the season. The third player (behind Ryu and Dae-ho Lee) in MVP voting was second-year reliever Seung-hwan Oh, who set an Asian record with 47 saves while posting a 1.59 ERA and fanning 109 in 79 1/3 IP. The Samsung Lions won their second straight Korean Series, managed by Sun.

Standings

1. Samsung Lions, 73-50-3
2. Hyundai Unicorns, 70-55-1
3. Hanwha Eagles, 67-57-2
4. KIA Tigers, 64-59-3
5. Doosan Bears, 63-60-6
6. SK Wyverns, 60-65-1
7. Lotte Giants, 50-73-3
8. LG Twins, 47-75-4

Playoffs: Hanwha def. Hyundai, 3 games to 1. Hanwha def. KIA, 2 games to 1.

2006 Korean Series: Samsung def. Hanwha, 4 games to 1, 1 tie.

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants	.336
Runs	Han-lee Park	Samsung Lions	89
Hits	Yong-kyu Lee	KIA Tigers	154
Doubles	Jun-hyeok Yang	Samsung Lions	31
Triples	Yong-kyu Lee	KIA Tigers	9
Home Runs	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants	26
Runs Batted In	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants	88
Stolen Bases	Jong-wook Lee	Doosan Bears	51
Walks	Jun-hyeok Yang	Samsung Lions	103

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	2.23
Wins	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	18
Losses	Danny Rios	Doosan Bears	16
Holds	Oh-jun Kwon	Samsung Lions	32
Saves	Seung-hwan Oh	Samsung Lions	47
Innings Pitched	Danny Rios	Doosan Bears	233
Appearances	Woo-ram Jung	SK Wyverns	82
Hits Allowed	Danny Rios	Doosan Bears	204
Home Runs Allowed	Dong-gyu Im	Samsung Lions	20
Strikeouts	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	204
Base-on-Balls	Won-jun Chang	Lotte Giants	75

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	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	Pitcher	Did not bat									18 - 6	1	201.2	159	11	52	204	2.23
Rookie of the Year	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	Pitcher	Did not bat									18 - 6	1	201.2	159	11	52	204	2.23

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2006.

Position	Player	Team
P	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles
C	Kab-yong Jin	Samsung Lions
1B	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants
2B	Keun-woo Jeong	SK Wyverns
3B	Beom-ho Lee	Hanwha Eagles
SS	Jin-man Park	Samsung Lions
OF	Yong-gyu Lee	KIA Tigers
OF	Taek-geun Lee	Hyundai Unicorns
OF	Han-lee Park	Samsung Lions
DH	Jun-hyeok Yang	Samsung Lions