The 2011 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 30th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The Samsung Lions won the regular season and Korean Series.
| 2011 Lotte Card Pro Baseball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | Korea Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 2011 – October 2011 |
| Number of games | 133 per team |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Samsung Lions |
| Season MVP | Yoon Suk-min (Kia) |
| League Postseason | |
| Semiplayoff champions | SK Wyverns |
| Semiplayoff runners-up | Kia Tigers |
| Playoff champions | SK Wyverns |
| Playoff runners-up | Lotte Giants |
| Korean Series | |
| Champions | Samsung Lions |
| Runners-up | SK Wyverns |
| Finals MVP | Seung-hwan Oh (Samsung) |
Format
editSeason format
edit- Regular season: 133 games for each team
- Semiplayoff: regular-season 3rd place vs. regular-season 4th place – best of 5
- Playoff: regular-deason 2nd place vs. semiplayoff winner – best of 5
- Korean Series: regular-deason 1st place vs. playoff winner – best of 7
To determine the final standings
edit- 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
edit| Rank | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pct. |
| 1 | Samsung Lions | 133 | 79 | 4 | 50 | 0.612 |
| 2 | Lotte Giants | 133 | 72 | 5 | 56 | 0.563 |
| 3 | SK Wyverns | 133 | 71 | 3 | 59 | 0.547 |
| 4 | Kia Tigers | 133 | 70 | 0 | 63 | 0.526 |
| 5 | Doosan Bears | 133 | 61 | 2 | 70 | 0.466 |
| 6 | LG Twins | 133 | 59 | 2 | 72 | 0.450 |
| Hanwha Eagles | ||||||
| 8 | Nexen Heroes | 133 | 51 | 2 | 80 | 0.389 |
| Pennant Race Winner |
|---|
Samsung Lions |
Post-season
editSemiplayoff
editSK Wyverns won the series, 3–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2011 | SK Wyverns – 1, Kia Tigers – 5 | Incheon | 200 PM | - |
| 2 | 9 October 2011 | SK Wyverns – 3, Kia Tigers – 2 | Incheon | 2:00 PM | - |
| 3 | 11 October 2011 | KIA Tigers – 0, SK Wyverns – 2 | Gwangju | 6:00 PM | - |
| 4 | 12 October 2011 | Kia Tigers – 0, SK Wyverns – 8 | Gwangju | 6:00 PM | - |
Playoff
editSK Wyverns won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 October 2011 | Lotte Giants – 6, SK Wyverns – 7 (10th inning) | Busan | 2:00 PM | - |
| 2 | 17 October 2011 | Lotte Giants – 4, SK Wyverns – 1 | Busan | 6:00 PM | - |
| 3 | 19 October 2010 | SK Wyverns – 3, Lotte Giants – 0 | Incheon | 6:00 PM | - |
| 4 | 20 October 2011 | SK Wyverns – 0, Lotte Giants – 2 | Incheon | 6:00 PM | - |
| 5 | 23 October 2011 | Lotte Giants – 4, SK Wyverns – 8 | Busan | 2:00 PM | - |
Korean Series (championship)
editSamsung Lions won the series, 4–1.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (2–0) SK Wyverns | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | 6:00 PM | - |
| 2 | 26 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (2–1) SK Wyverns | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | 2:00 PM | - |
| 3 | 28 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (1–2) SK Wyverns | Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon | 6:00 PM | - |
| 4 | 29 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (8–4) SK Wyverns | Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon | 2:00 PM | - |
| 5 | 31 October 2011 | Samsung Lions (1–0) SK Wyverns | Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul | 6:00 PM | - |
| 2011 Korean Series Winner |
|---|
Samsung Lions Fifth title |
Foreign hitters
edit| Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Batting Average | Home runs | RBI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Bears | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Hanwha Eagles | Karim García | OF | 2008 | .246 | 18 | 61 | |
| Kia Tigers | NONE | N/A | |||||
| LG Twins | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Lotte Giants | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Nexen Heroes | Cory Aldridge | OF | 2011 | .237 | 20 | 73 | |
| Samsung Lions | Ryan Garko | IB | 2011 | .243 | 1 | 28 | Released due to injury on 12 July[1] |
| SK Wyverns | NONE | N/A | |||||
References
edit- ^ 삼성, 라이언 가코 방출 새용병 덕 매티스 영입 (in Korean). kyongbuk newspaper. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.