Sang-min Oh

Sang-min Oh (오상민)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 189 lb.

• School Sungkyunkwan University
• High School Gunsan Sangil High School

• Born October 20, 1974 in Goheung County South Korea

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Biographical Information

Sang-min Oh played in the Korea Baseball Organization for 15 years.

Oh was drafted by the Ssangbangwool Raiders in the first round of the 1997 KBO draft, and he joined their bullpen as a rookie. He recorded a 4.91 ERA in 67 games in 1997, and he was 3rd in appearances (between Myeong-seok Cha and Chang-yong Lim). Oh then pitched 76 games with a 6.16 ERA in 1998, and he led the league in games pitched this year. He recorded a 5.94 ERA in 67 games in 1999, and he ranked 5th in appearances (between Lim and Hong-jip Kim. The Raiders left the league after the 1999 season, and Oh was assigned to their replacement, the SK Wyverns. He had a 4.74 ERA in 63 games, and he ranked 3rd in games pitched (tied with Hyun-wook Kim).

The Goheung native had his career year in 2001, and he collected 9 holds and 10 saves with a 3.57 ERA in 69 games. He reached the qualified innings despite being a reliever, and he was 5th in ERA (between Yong-deok Han and Hei-chun Lee). Oh also ranked 3rd in appearances (between Yoon-ho Shin and Woong-cheon Cho) and 4th in holds (tied with Deuk-yeom Ka and Cho). He then represented South Korea in the 2001 Baseball World Cup. While usually a reliever, his only appearance was as a starter, allowing one run in five (on a Jean-Baptiste Meunier homer) in a 5-1 win over France's Patrick Carlson. Oh was then traded with Tilson Brito and 1.1 billion won to the Samsung Lions for Gi-tae Kim, Dong-soo Kim, Kyoung-bae Chung, Sang-jin Kim, Yong-hoon Lee and Tae-han Kim.

Oh struggled in his first season with Samsung as his ERA was 5.48 in 54 games, then he improved to a 4.79 ERA in 47 games with 9 holds in 2003. He extended his solid pitching in 2004, and he recorded a 2.32 ERA in 34 games in 2004. Oh notched 7 holds with a 4.32 ERA in 21 games in 2005, then he collected a career-high 16 holds with a 4.55 ERA in 49 games in 2006. He was 5th in holds, between Chul-in Shin and Jun-heon Kwon. He had a 1.23 ERA in 12 relief outings in 2007, but he missed most of the season due to a elbow injury. The Lions released him after that season.

The LG Twins picked him up, and Oh had a 2.74 ERA in 38 games in 2008. He was still a solid reliever in 2009 as his ERA was 3.00 in 63 games with 6 holds, and he ranked 6th in appearances (tied with Young-min Son and Hyuk Kwon). Oh then collected 15 holds with a 4.40 ERA in 65 relief outings in 2010, ranking 9th in games (tied with Seung-ho Lee and Shin-young Song) and 6th in holds (tied with Dong-hyon Lee). However, he only pitched 11 games with the big club in 2011, then he announced his retirement.

Overall, Oh was 35-33 with a 4.38 ERA, collected 81 holds and 24 saves in 736 appearances, struck out 563 and pitched 783 2/3 innings in 15 seasons in the KBO. As of 2024, he was 33th in holds and 11th in appearances (between Young-sik Kang and Seung-hwan Oh) in KBO history.

Sources

• Namu Wiki
• Defunct IBAF site