2012 Korea Professional Baseball season

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The 2012 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 31st season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The Samsung Lions won the regular season and Korean series.

2012 Paldo Pro Baseball
LeagueKorea Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 2012 – November 2012
Number of games133 per team
Number of teams8
Regular Season
Season championsSamsung Lions
Season MVPPark Byung-ho (Nexen)
Post Season
Semi-Playoff championsLotte Giants
  Semi-Playoff runners-upDoosan Bears
Playoff championsSK Wyverns
  Playoff runners-upLotte Giants
Korean Series
ChampionsSamsung Lions
  Runners-upSK Wyverns
Finals MVPLee Seung-yuop (Samsung)
KBO seasons

Season structure

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Regular season

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  • Each team played 133 games during the regular season.

All-Star Game

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On 21 July, the best players participate in the Korean All-Star Game. The franchises participating are divided into two regions: Eastern League (Samsung Lions, Doosan Bears, Lotte Giants, SK Wyverns) and Western League (Kia Tigers, Hanwha Eagles, LG Twins, Nexen Heroes). The titles 'Eastern' and 'Western' do not directly correspond to the geographical regions of the franchises involved, as both SK and Doosan, being from Incheon and Seoul respectively, are clearly based in the Western region of Korea, despite representing the East. Unlike in the MLB, the Korean All-Star Game does not determine home-field advantage in the Korean Series. The most recent Korean All-Star Game was played in Seoul. 2012 Korean All-Star Game won 5-2 by the Eastern League.

Postseason

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Korea Professional Baseball season culminates in its championship series, known as the Korean Series. Currently, the top four teams qualify for the postseason based on win–loss records. The team with the best record gains a direct entry into the Korean Series, while the other three teams compete for the remaining place in a step-ladder playoff system:

  • Semi-Playoff (best-of-five, added from 3 games starting from 2008)
    • Regular Season 3rd place vs. Regular Season 4th place
  • Playoff (best-of-five, reduced from 7 games starting from 2009)
    • Regular Season 2nd place vs. Semi-Playoff Winner
  • Korean Series (best-of-seven)
    • Regular Season 1st place vs. Playoff Winner

Any playoff games are no draw playing until the end, so originally scheduled 5 or 7 games.

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.

Standings

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Rank Team GP W D L Pct. Postseason
1 Samsung Lions 133 80 2 51 0.611 2012 Korean Series Champion
2 SK Wyverns 133 71 3 59 0.546 Playoff Winner, 2012 Korean Series Runner-up
3 Doosan Bears 133 68 3 62 0.523 Semi-Playoff Loser
4 Lotte Giants 133 65 6 62 0.512 Semi-Playoff Winner, Playoff Loser
5 Kia Tigers 133 62 6 65 0.488 Did not qualify
6 Nexen Heroes 133 61 3 69 0.469
7 LG Twins 133 57 4 72 0.442
8 Hanwha Eagles 133 53 3 77 0.408
Regular Season Champion

Samsung Lions

Postseason

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Semi-Playoff

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Lotte Giants won the series, 3–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 8 October 2012 Lotte Giants 8–5 Doosan Bears (10th inning) Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul -
2 9 October 2012 Lotte Giants 2–1 Doosan Bears Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul -
3 11 October 2012 Doosan Bears 7–2 Lotte Giants Sajik Baseball Stadium, Busan -
4 12 October 2012 Doosan Bears 3–4 Lotte Giants (10th inning) Sajik Baseball Stadium, Busan - -

Playoff

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SK Wyverns won the series, 3–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 16 October 2012 Lotte Giants 1–2 SK Wyverns Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon -
2 17 October 2012 Lotte Giants 5-4 SK Wyverns (10th inning) Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon -
3 19 October 2012 SK Wyverns 1–4 Lotte Giants Sajik Baseball Stadium, Busan -
4 20 October 2012 SK Wyverns 2-1 Lotte Giants Sajik Baseball Stadium, Busan -
5 22 October 2012 Lotte Giants 3–6 SK Wyverns Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon - -

Korean Series

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Samsung Lions won the series, 4–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 24 October 2012 SK Wyverns 1-3 Samsung Lions Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu -
2 25 October 2012 SK Wyverns 3-8 Samsung Lions Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu -
3 28 October 2012 Samsung Lions 8–12 SK Wyverns Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon -
4 29 October 2012 Samsung Lions 1-4 SK Wyverns Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon -
5 31 October 2012 SK Wyverns 1-2 Samsung Lions Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul -
6 1 November 2012 Samsung Lions 7–0 SK Wyverns Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul - -
2012 Korean Series Champion

Samsung Lions
(Sixth title)

Foreign players

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For the first time since 1997, there are no foreign hitters in the KBO, as all eight teams use their foreign player allotments on pitchers.

References

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