2010 Korea Baseball Organization

The 2010 Korea Baseball Organization season was the 29th for the KBO. The SK Wyverns would win the Korean Series, their third title in four years.

On May 11, Hyun-jin Ryu of the Hanwha Eagles struck out 17 LG Twins in a 3-1 win. This set a new KBO record for a nine-inning game, breaking the mark shared by Dong-won Choi, Dae-jin Lee and Dong-yol Sun; Sun still held the record of 18 for an extra-inning game.

The defending KIA Tigers lost 14 straight games in June and July, the 6th-worst in league annals. They failed to make the playoffs, finishing 5th in the league.

On August 14, Dae-ho Lee homered for the ninth straight game, setting a league record which was also announced as a world record. Lee went on to win his second Triple Crown (having done so in 2006) at .364/44/133. Only one other player (Man-soo Lee) had won a Triple Crown in league history. Dae-ho Lee also was named MVP.

Despite playing for a last-place team, Hyun-jin Ryu fell one shy of leading the league in wins, getting a third of Hanwha's 48 victories. It was the only leg of the pitching Triple Crown he didn't win.

Standings

1. SK Wyverns, 84-47-2
2. Samsung Lions, 79-52-2
3. Doosan Bears, 73-57-3
4. Lotte Giants, 69-61-3
5. KIA Tigers, 59-74
6. LG Twins, 57-71-5
7. Nexen Heroes, 52-78-3
8. Hanwha Eagles, 48-82-2

Playoffs: Doosan def. Lotte, 3 games to 2. Samsung def. Doosan, 3 games to 2.

2010 Korean Series: SK def. Samsung, 4 games to 0.

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants	.364
Runs	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants	99
Hits	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants	174
Doubles	Jung Choi Sung-hwan Cho	SK Wyverns Lotte Giants	31
Triples	Min-seok Jang	Nexen Heroes	10
Home Runs	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants	36
Runs Batted In	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants	133
Stolen Bases	Dae-hyung Lee	LG Twins	66
Walks	Tae-wan Kim	Hanwha Eagles	86

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	1.82
Wins	Kwang-hyun Kim	SK Wyverns	17
Losses	Won-sang Yoo	Hanwha Eagles	14
Holds	Jae-hun Chung	Doosan Bears	23
Saves	Seung-lak Son	Nexen Heroes	26
Innings Pitched	Kwang-hyun Kim	SK Wyverns	193 2/3
Appearances	Sang-yul Lee	LG Twins	76
Hits Allowed	Aquilino López	KIA Tigers	180
Home Runs Allowed	Tae-hoon Im	Doosan Bears	27
Strikeouts	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles	187
Base-on-Balls	Hyeon-jong Yang	KIA Tigers	98

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-ho Lee	Lotte Giants	Infielder	478	99	174	44	133	0	.364	.444	.667	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	Eui-ji Yang	Doosan Bears	Catcher	374	48	100	20	68	4	.267	.348	.471	Did not pitch

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 2010.

Position	Player	Team
P	Hyun-jin Ryu	Hanwha Eagles
C	In-sung Cho	LG Twins
1B	Jun-suk Choi	Doosan Bears
2B	Sung-hwan Cho	Lotte Giants
3B	Dae-ho Lee	Lotte Giants
SS	Jung-ho Kang	Nexen Heroes
OF	Hyun-soo Kim	Doosan Bears
OF	Kang-min Kim	SK Wyverns
OF	Jong-wook Lee	Doosan Bears
DH	Sung-heun Hong	Lotte Giants