Hanwha Eagles

Hanwha Eagles
Established	1985
Based in Daejeon since 1985
Team logo Cap Insignia
League affiliations
Korea Professional Baseball (1986–present)
Current uniform
Home Away
Retired Numbers	21 • 23 • 35
Colors
Orange, Black, White
Name
Hanwha Eagles (1994–present)
Binggrae Eagles (1986-1993)
Other nicknames
Dynamite Bats, Chickens (Chicks)
Mascot
Wini the Eagle
Ballpark
Daejeon Baseball Stadium (1986–present) Cheongju Baseball Stadium (1986–present)
League titles
Korean Series titles (1)	1999
League Pennants (2)	1989 • 1992
Owner(s): Hanwha Group
Manager: Han Dae-Hwa
General Manager: Kim Kwan-Soo

Word mark of Hanwha Eagles

The Hanwha Eagles (한화 이글스), incorporated as the Hanwha Eagles Professional Baseball Club (한화 이글스 프로 야구단), are a South Korean professional baseball club based in Daejeon. As a member club of Korean Baseball Organization, the Eagles compete in the Korea Professional Baseball League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Baseball Stadium. Founded in 1985 as the "Binggrae Eagles" (Binggrae was the then-trademark of Hanwha's confectionary branch.), they debuted in 1986 as the seventh franchise of the league. The club changed their name into the "Hanwha Eagles" after Binggrae's separation from Hanwha conglomerate in 1993. Hanwha, the owner of the club is one of the largest business conglomerate, or chaebol, in South Korea.

Although the Eagles are not the dominant club in the league, winning only once in the Korean Series in 1999 and twice the league pennants; they proved themselves as worthy competitors. As of 2011, they played in the postseason for 11 times, being the runner-up for five times. The club was renowned for their slugger bats from late 1990s to early 2000s, nicknamed as the Dynamite Bats after one of Hanwha's main business fields, explosives production. The team slugger percentage topped 0.484 in 1999, the highest team SLG in the Korean Professional Baseball League history. The severe slump in the 2009 and 2010 seasons made the club to gain a pejorative nickname of Hanwha Chickens (or Chicks), but recent recovery attempts and team-rebuilding under the new manager, Han Dae-hwa, is slowly showing its progress.

The Eagles have three retired numbers in the roster, more than any other team in the league. Those are for the slugger Jang Jong-hoon (35), the pitchers Jung Min-cheul (23) and Song Jin-woo (21). The Eagles are famous for their respect for franchise stars and veteran players.

Season by Season Records

Year	Team	Rank	Games	W	L	D	Win%	BA
1986	Binggre Eagles	7	108	31	76	1	.290	.236
1987	Binggre Eagles	6	108	47	57	4	.454	.274
1988	Binggre Eagles	2	108	62	45	1	.579	.266
1989	Binggre Eagles	2	120	71	46	3	.604	.276
1990	Binggre Eagles	4	120	68	50	2	.575	.270
1991	Binggre Eagles	2	126	72	49	5	.591	.274
1992	Binggre Eagles	2	126	81	43	2	.651	.267
1993	Binggre Eagles	5	126	61	61	4	.500	.238
1994	Hanhwa Eagles	3	126	65	59	2	.524	.247
1995	Hanhwa Eagles	6	126	55	71	0	.437	.249
1996	Hanhwa Eagles	4	126	70	55	1	.560	.245
1997	Hanhwa Eagles	6	126	51	73	2	.413	.253
1998	Hanhwa Eagles	7	126	55	66	5	.455	.250
1999	Hanhwa Eagles	1	132	72	58	2	.554	.283
2000	Hanhwa Eagles	7	133	50	78	5	.391	.276
2001	Hanhwa Eagles	4	133	61	68	4	.473	.275
2002	Hanhwa Eagles	7	133	59	69	5	.461	.256
2003	Hanhwa Eagles	5	133	63	65	5	.492	.254
2004	Hanhwa Eagles	7	133	53	74	6	.417	.268
2005	Hanhwa Eagles	4	126	64	61	1	.512	.270
2006	Hanhwa Eagles	2	126	67	57	2	.540	.253
2007	Hanhwa Eagles	3	126	67	57	2	.540	.254
2008	Hanhwa Eagles	5	126	64	62	0	.508	.254
2009	Hanwha Eagles	8	133	46	84	3	.346	.269
2010	Hanwha Eagles	8	133	49	82	2	.368	.242

Current Lineup

Hanwha Eagles rosterview · talk · edit
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 50 Yang Hoon 99 Ryu Hyun-Jin 15 Yoo Chang-Sik 11 Ahn Young-Myung 36 Jang Min-Je Bullpen 17 Park Jung-Jin 57 Yoon Keun-Young 29 Ma Il-Young 00 Shin Joo-Young 31 Song Chang-Sik 95 Song Sin-Yeong Closer 26 Denny Bautista		Catchers 32 Shin Kyung-Hyun 12 Park Noh-Min Choi Seung-Hwan Infielders  6 Oh Sun-Jin  8 Jeong Won-Seok 14 Lee Dae-Soo Lim Ik-Jun Lee Hak-Jun 16 Han Sang-Hun 22 Lee Yeo-Sang 28 Jeon Hyun-Tae Outfielders  1 Jang Sung-Ho  3 Kang Dong-Woo  5 Lee Yang-Ki  9 Choo Seung-Woo 25 Choi Jin-Haeng 56 Ko Dong-Jin		Pitchers 19 Jung Min-Hyuk # 46 Heo Yu-Kang 38 Koo Bon-Beom Catchers 17 Choi Yeon-Oh # 27 Lee Hee-Keun Infielders 22 Lee Yeo-sang Outfielders 43 Yeon Kyung-Heom # 24 Lee Sang-Hoon		Manager 80 Han Dae-Hwa Coaches 81 Lee Jong-Doo 71 Chung Min-Chul (pitching) 84 Song Jin-Woo (pitching) 85 Jang Jong-Hun (hitting) 76 Kim Min-Jae (third base) 82 Kang Sung-Woo (bullpen) † Disabled list * Suspended list # Military list Roster updated 2011-11-01 → More rosters

External links

• Hanhwa Eagles baseball team