Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions
Established	1982
Based in Daegu since 1982
Team logo Cap Insignia
League affiliations
Korea Professional Baseball (1982–present)
Current uniform
Home Away
Retired Numbers	10, 22, 36
Colors
Blue, White
Name
Samsung Lions (1982–present)
Other nicknames
Lion
Mascot
Bleo
Ballpark
Daegu Baseball Stadium (1982–present)
League titles
Korean Series titles (4)	2002, 2005, 2006, 2011
League Pennants (5)	1985, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011
Owner(s): Samsung Group
Manager: Ryu Joong-Il
General Manager: Song Sambong

Samsung Sports
Football	Baseball	Volleyball
Basketball (Men's)	Basketball (Women's)	Rugby Union
Table Tennis	Tennis	Badminton
Athletics	Taekwondo	Wrestling
Equestrian	E-Sports	Samsung

Word mark of Samsung Lions

Mascot emblem of Samsung Lions

Samsung Lions Baseball Club (Hangul: 삼성 라이온즈 야구단)^[1] is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium. They have won the Korean Series five times.^[2]

The first retired number in the Samsung Lions organization was number 22, in honour of the legendary catcher and slugger, Lee Man-Soo, who is currently a manager with the SK Wyverns. The second retired number in the Samsung Lions organization is number 10, in honour of the legendary left-handed batter Yang Joon-Hyuk. Yang led the league in batting four times, and holds six batting career records including the home run record with 351. The expected retired number is number 36, in honour of the batter Lee Seung-Yeop, who is playing for Orix Buffaloes in the Nippon Professional Baseball.

Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves once was a member of this team.

Season by Season Records

Year	Rank	Games	W	L	D	Win%	H	HR	ERA
1982	2	80	54	26	0	0.675	705	57	2.70
1983	4	100	46	50	4	0.479	889	90	3.42
1984	2	100	55	45	0	0.550	889	78	3.35
1985	1	110	77	32	1	0.706	1005	97	2.98
1986	2	108	70	37	1	0.654	997	74	2.95
1987	2	108	64	44	0	0.593	1120	105	3.58
1988	4	108	56	50	2	0.528	1028	85	4.18
1989	4	120	57	58	5	0.496	1094	96	4.42
1990	2	120	66	52	2	0.558	1040	131	4.13
1991	3	126	70	55	1	0.560	1138	108	4.23
1992	4	126	67	57	2	0.540	1128	124	4.55
1993	2	126	73	48	5	0.599	1154	133	2.95
1994	5	126	60	64	2	0.484	1081	106	3.47
1995	5	126	60	60	6	0.500	1047	94	3.90
1996	6	126	54	67	5	0.448	1029	88	4.23
1997	4	126	66	53	7	0.552	1194	165	4.23
1998	3	126	66	58	2	0.532	1143	143	4.32
1999	2	132	73	57	2	0.562	1244	207	5.16
2000	3	133	69	59	5	0.539	1223	177	4.64
2001	2	133	81	52	0	0.609	1262	162	4.39
2002	1	133	82	47	4	0.636	1321	191	3.92
2003	4	133	76	53	4	0.589	1295	213	4.37
2004	2	133	73	52	8	0.584	1215	132	3.76
2005	1	126	74	48	4	0.607	1134	111	3.83
2006	1	126	73	50	3	0.593	1043	73	3.33
2007	4	126	62	60	4	0.508	1062	86	3.71
2008	4	126	65	61	0	0.516	1078	92	4.40
2009	5	133	64	69	0	0.481	1224	146	4.98
2010	2	133	79	52	2	0.594	1210	120	3.70
2011	1	133	79	50	4	0.612	1150	95	3.35

Current Rosters

Samsung Lions rosterview · talk · edit
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 23 Cha Woo-Chan 35 Justin Germano 44 Doug Mathis  1 Yoon Sung-Hwan 13 Jang Won-Sam Bullpen 25 Bae Young-Soo 40 Jeong In-Wuk 19 Jong Hyun-Wook 29 Baek Jeong-Hyun 42 Lee Woo-Seon 28 Ahn Ji-Man 45 Kwon Oh-Joon 47 Kwon Hyuk Sin Yong-Yun Park Jeong-Tae Woo Byeong-Gul Closer 21 Oh Seung-Hwan		Catchers 20 Jin Kab-Yong 27 Hyun Jae-Yoon 45 Chae Sang-Byung Infielders  5 Cho Dong-Chan  7 Kim Sang Soo  8 Park Seok-Min  9 Kang Myung-Goo 14 Shin Myung-Chul 17 Chae Tae-In 26 Cho Young-Hun Outfielders 65 Bae Young-Seob 24 Kang Bong-Gyu 33 Park Han-Yi 34 Choi Hyung-Woo 67 Lee Young-Wook		Pitchers 55 Lee Dong-Keol 61 Mun Hyeon-Jeong 39 Lee Kyu-Dae 37 Kwak Dong-Hoon 46 Kim Hyo-Nam 48 Park Min-Kyu 41 Lim Jin-Woo 57 Lim Hyeon-Jun 50 Kwon Oh-Won 51 Kim Jin-Woong 52 Koo Ja-Woon 0- Choi Won-Je # 0- Cho Hyun-Keun # Catchers 32 Lee Jeong-Sik 55 Sim Kwang-Ho 0- Lee Ji-Young # Infielders 49 Mo Sang-Ki  3 Son Joo-In 0- Bak Sang-Won # Outfielders  4 Kim Hun-Gon 59 Jung Hyeong-Sik 0- Hur Seung-Min # 0- Woo Dong-Kyun #		Manager 75 Ryu Joong-Il Coaches 85 Jang Tae-S00 (head coach) 82 Kim Tae-Han (pitching) 35 Eiji Ochiai (pitching) 80 Kim Seong-Rae (hitting) 86 Kim Han-Soo (hitting) Kim Tae-Gyun (defence) 78 Kim Yong-Kook (bench) 73 Kim Jae-Keol (third base) Jang Jae-Jung (baterry) Yuji Serizawa (baterry) 76 Kim Hyeon-Wook (traning) 00 Koyama Jin (traning) Lee Chul-Seong Hwang Byeong-Il (general 2nd manager) † Disabled list * Suspended list # Military list Roster updated 2011-11-01 → More rosters

References

1. ^ http://www.samsunglions.com/M_Lions/emblem.asp
2. ^ http://kbodata.news.naver.com/m_anal_team/team_today.asp?team=SS&mtab=1

External links

• Official website (Korean)(English)
• Official twitter (Korean)