2010 Korea Professional Baseball season

The 2010 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 29th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The SK Wyverns won the regular season and the Korean Series.

CJ Magumagu Pro Baseball 2010
Logo of CJ Magu Magu 2010 Pro Baseball Season
LeagueKorea Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Duration27 March 2010 – 26 September 2010
Number of games133 per team
Number of teams8
2010 Korea Professional Baseball Draft
Regular Season
Season championsSK Wyverns
Season MVPLee Dae-Ho (Lotte)
League Postseason
Semiplayoff championsDoosan Bears
  Semiplayoff runners-upLotte Giants
Playoff championsSamsung Lions
  Playoff runners-upDoosan Bears
Korean Series
ChampionsSK Wyverns
  Runners-upSamsung Lions
Finals MVPPark Jung-kwon (SK)
KBO seasons

Format

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Season format

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  • Regular season: 133 games for each team
  • Semiplayoff: regular-season 3rd place vs. regular-season 4th place – best of 5
  • Playoff: regular-season 2nd place vs. semiplayoff winner – Best of 5
  • Korean Series: regular-season 1st place vs. playoff winner – Best of 7

To determine the final standings

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  • Champion (1st place): Korean Series winner
  • Runner-up (2nd place): Korean Series loser
  • 3rd–8th place: Sort by Regular-season record except teams to play in the Korean Series

Regular season

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Rank Team GP W D L Pct.
1 SK Wyverns 133 84 2 47 0.632
2 Samsung Lions 133 79 2 52 0.594
3 Doosan Bears 133 73 3 57 0.549
4 Lotte Giants 133 69 3 61 0.519
5 Kia Tigers 133 59 0 74 0.444
6 LG Twins 133 57 5 71 0.429
7 Nexen Heroes 133 52 3 78 0.391
8 Hanwha Eagles 133 49 2 82 0.368
Pennant Race winner

SK Wyverns

Post-Season

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Semiplayoff

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Doosan Bears won the series, 3–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 29 September 2010 Doosan Bears – 5, Lotte Giants – 10 Seoul -
2 30 September 2010 Doosan Bears – 1, Lotte Giants – 4 Seoul -
3 2 October 2010 Lotte Giants – 5, Doosan Bears – 6 Busan -
4 3 October 2010 Lotte Giants – 4, Doosan Bears – 11 Busan -
5 5 October 2010 Doosan Bears – 11, Lotte Giants – 4 Seoul - -

Playoff

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Samsung Lions won the series, 3–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 7 October 2010 Samsung Lions – 6, Doosan Bears – 5 Daegu -
2 8 October 2010 Samsung Lions – 3, Doosan Bears – 4 Daegu -
3 10 October 2010 Doosan Bears – 9, Samsung Lions – 8 (11th inning) Seoul -
4 11 October 2010 Doosan Bears – 7, Samsung Lions – 8 Seoul -
5 13 October 2010 Samsung Lions – 6, Doosan Bears – 5 (11th inning) Daegu - -

Korean Series (Championship)

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SK Wyverns won the series, 4–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 15 October 2010 SK Wyverns (9–5) Samsung Lions Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon 6:00 PM
2 16 October 2010 SK Wyverns (4–1) Samsung Lions Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon 2:00 PM
3 18 October 2010 Samsung Lions (2–4) SK Wyverns Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu 6:00 PM
4 19 October 2010 Samsung Lions (2–4) SK Wyverns Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu 6:00 PM -
2010 Korean Series Winner

SK Wyverns
Third title

Foreign hitters

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Team Player Position In KBO since Batting Average Home runs RBI Notes
Doosan Bears NONE N/A
Hanwha Eagles NONE N/A
Kia Tigers NONE N/A
LG Twins NONE N/A
Lotte Giants Karim García OF 2008 .253 26 83
Nexen Heroes Doug Clark OF 2008 .265 12 50
Samsung Lions NONE N/A
SK Wyverns NONE N/A

References

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