Doosan Bears

Doosan Bears
Established	1982
Based in Seoul since 1985
Team logo Cap Insignia
League affiliations
Korea Professional Baseball (1982–present)
Current uniform
Home Away
Retired Numbers	21, 54
Colors
Navy, White, Red
Name
Doosan Bears (1999–present)
OB Bears (1982–1998)
Other nicknames
Bear
Mascot
Chulwoong
Ballpark
Jamsil Baseball Stadium (1982–present)
League titles
Korean Series titles (3)	1982, 1995, 2001
League Pennants (1)	1995
Owner(s): Doosan Group
Manager: Kim Jin-Yuk
General Manager: Park Jung-Won

Doosan Bears old word mark

Jamsil Baseball Stadium, home field of Doosan Bears and LG Twins

The Doosan Bears (두산 베어스) are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization.

The club was founded in Daejeon, South Korea in 1982 as the "OB Bears", and moved to Seoul, South Korea in 1985 before being officially renamed the "Doosan Bears" in 1999. The Doosan Bears (formerly the OB Bears) won the Korean Series in 1982, the inaugural KBO season. They have won three Korea Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001) and play their home games at Seoul's Jamsil Baseball Stadium.

The team's principal sponsor, Doosan, is primarily involved in construction and heavy industry, although like many Korean chaebol it has an extremely wide-ranging portfolio of interests. It claims to be Korea's oldest company. The previous sponsor, OB (Oriental Brewery) produces one of South Korea's top selling lager brands.

Korean-American Pittsburgh Steeler Hines Ward threw out the first pitch at a Doosan Bears game on a visit to Korea in 2006.

Season by Season Records

Year	Team	Rank	Games	W	L	Win%	BA	HR
1982	OB Bears	1	80	56	24	.700	.283	57
1983	OB Bears	5	100	44	55	.444	.259	50
1984	OB Bears	3	100	58	41	.586	.256	53
1985	OB Bears	4	110	51	57	.472	.260	67
1986	OB Bears	4	108	56	48	.538	.249	38
1987	OB Bears	4	108	55	52	.514	.261	30
1988	OB Bears	5	108	54	52	.509	.258	44
1989	OB Bears	5	120	54	63	.463	.247	42
1990	OB Bears	7	120	35	80	.313	.231	62
1991	OB Bears	8	126	51	73	.413	.250	59
1992	OB Bears	5	126	56	66	.460	.259	110
1993	OB Bears	3	126	66	55	.544	.258	59
1994	OB Bears	7	126	53	72	.425	.246	75
1995	OB Bears	1	126	74	47	.607	.266	106
1996	OB Bears	8	126	47	73	.397	.242	82
1997	OB Bears	5	126	57	64	.472	.254	84
1998	OB Bears	4	126	61	62	.496	.256	102
1999	Doosan Bears	3	132	76	51	.598	.284	141
2000	Doosan Bears	2	133	76	57	.571	.289	150
2001	Doosan Bears	1	133	65	63	.508	.276	130
2002	Doosan Bears	5	133	66	65	.504	.261	130
2003	Doosan Bears	7	133	57	74	.435	.276	90
2004	Doosan Bears	3	133	70	62	.530	.268	89
2005	Doosan Bears	2	126	72	51	.585	.270	63
2006	Doosan Bears	5	126	63	60	.512	.258	55
2007	Doosan Bears	2	126	70	54	.565	.263	78
2008	Doosan Bears	2	126	70	56	.555	.276	80
2009	Doosan Bears	3	133	71	60	.534	.280	120
2010	Doosan Bears	3	133	73	57	.549	.281	149
2011	Doosan Bears	5	133	61	70	.466	.271	92

Roster

Doosan Bears rosterview · talk · edit
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 30 Fernando Nieve 32 Kim Sun-Woo 40 Dustin Nippert 58 Lee Hyun-Seung Bullpen 35 Cho Seung-Soo 37 Ko Chang-Sung 41 Chung Jae-Hun 51 Im Tae-Hoon 55 Jang Min-Ik Closer 45 Lee Yong-Chan		Catchers 24 Yong Deok-Han 25 Yang Eui-Ji 36 Lee Sung-Yeol Infielders 52 Kim Jae-Ho 53 Oh Jae-Won 10 Choi Joon-Seok 13 Son Si-Hyun 18 Kim Dong-Joo 48 Lee Won-Seok Outfielders 17 Lim Jae-Chul 20 Yoo Jae-Woong 39 Lee Jong-Wook 50 Kim Hyun-Soo		Pitchers  1 Lee Jae-Woo † 38 Roh Kyung-Eun 29 Kim Sung-Bae 22 Sung Yung-Hoon 26 Kim Sang-Hyun 29 Yoo Hee-Kwan 47 Hong Sang-Sam 57 Jin Ya-Gob 62 Won Yong-Mook Catchers 12 Kim Jin-Soo Infielders 3 Ko Young-Min 44 Lee Doo-Hwan Outfielders 31 Jung Soo-Bin		Manager 82 Kim Jin-Yuk Coaches Kwon Myeong-Cheol (pitching) Lee Myeong-Su (hitting) Kim Kyeong-Won ((pitching) Jeong Myeong Won ((pitching) Park Jong-Seob ((power analysists) Chung Jae-Hun ((power analysists) Kim Jin-Soo ((battery) † Disabled list * Suspended list # Military list Roster updated 2011-11-01 → More rosters

Doosan bears are currently competing against the LG Twins for 5th place

Retired Numbers

The Bears have retired numbers 21 and 54. The number 54 is in memory of the catcher Kim Young-Shin who died, and the number 21 is the legendary pitcher, Park Chul-Soon, whose nickname is "Phoenix." Park won the Most Valuable Player award in the 1982 Korean Series. Next year he was injured but won the award again. He continued to play when injured throughout his career and had much success. He is still held in high esteem from not only most Bears fans but many Korean baseball fans.

External links

• Doosan Bears baseball team