2007 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2007 Korea Baseball Organization was the 26th Korea Baseball Organization season. The MVP was Danny Rios, a pitcher for the Doosan Bears. Born in Spain to Cuban parents and raised in the US, Rios was the second foreigner to be named KBO MVP and the first non-Asian to win 20 games in the league. He went 22-5 with a 2.07 ERA, the most wins in the KBO since Hiroaki Fukushi back in 1983. The SK Wyverns won their first Korean Series title, guided by rookie skipper Man-soo Lee. Also notable was the return to Korea of Hee-seop Choi, the first Korean position player in the majors; Choi hit .337/.386/.528 in 52 games and would have finished second in the batting race had he qualified.

The Hyundai Unicorns played their last season; the Woori Heroes replaced them in 2008.

Standings

1. SK Wyverns, 73-48-5
2. Doosan Bears, 70-54-2
3. Hanwha Eagles, 67-57-2
4. Samsung Lions, 62-60-4
5. LG Twins, 58-62-6
6. Hyundai Unicorns, 56-69-1
7. Lotte Giants, 55-68-3
8. KIA Tigers, 51-74-1

Playoffs: Hanwha def. Samsung, 2 games to 1; Doosan def. Hanwha, 3 games to 0

2007 Korean Series: SK def. Doosan, 4 games to 2.

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Hyun-gon Lee	KIA Tigers	.338
Runs	Young-min Ko	Doosan Bears	89
Hits	Hyun-gon Lee	KIA Tigers	153
Doubles	Jun-hyeok Yang	Samsung Lions	34
Triples	Jong-wook Lee	Doosan Bears	12
Home Runs	Jeong-su Shim	Samsung Lions	31
Runs Batted In	Jeong-su Shim	Samsung Lions	101
Stolen Bases	Dae-hyung Lee	LG Twins	53
Walks	Cliff Brumbaugh	Hyundai Unicorns	100

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Danny Rios	Doosan Bears	2.07
Wins	Danny Rios	Doosan Bears	22
Losses	Suk-min Yoon	KIA Tigers	18
Holds	Taek-hyun Ryu	LG Twins	23
Saves	Seung-hwan Oh	Samsung Lions	40
Innings Pitched	Danny Rios	Doosan Bears	234 2/3
Appearances	Taek-hyun Ryu	LG Twins	81
Hits Allowed	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	195
Home Runs Allowed	Jun-ho Jeon	Hanwha Eagles	23
Strikeouts	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	178
Base-on-Balls	Cedrick Bowers	Hanwha Eagles	104

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	Danny Rios	Doosan Bears	Pitcher	Did not bat									22 - 5	0	234.2	191	8	58	147	2.07
Rookie of the Year	Tae-hoon Im	Doosan Bears	Pitcher	Did not bat									7 - 3	1	101.1	77	2	36	93	2.40

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2007.

Position	Player	Team
P	Danny Rios	Doosan Bears
C	Kyung-wan Park	SK Wyverns
1B	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants
2B	Young-min Ko	Doosan Bears
3B	Dong-joo Kim	Doosan Bears
SS	Jin-man Park	Samsung Lions
OF	Jeong-su Shim	Samsung Lions
OF	Dae-hyung Lee	LG Twins
OF	Jong-wook Lee	Doosan Bears
DH	Jun-hyeok Yang	Samsung Lions