2024 Korean Series

2024 Korean Series
2024 Shinhan SOL Bank Korean Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Kia Tigers (4) Lee Bum-ho 87–55–2 (.613)
Samsung Lions (1) Park Jin-man 78–64–2 (.549)
DatesOctober 21 – October 28
Venue(s)Gwangju-Kia Champions Field &
Daegu Samsung Lions Park
MVPKim Sun-bin (Kia)
UmpiresPark Joong-chul, Choi Su-won, Chun Il-soo, Park Ki-taek, Lee Young-jae, Kim Sung-chul, Park Geun-young
Broadcast
TelevisionKBS (South Korea – Korean)
MBC (South Korea – Korean)
SBS (South Korea – Korean)
TV announcersKim Na-jin, Lee Young-eun, Jung Min-cheul and Park Jae-hong (MBC)
Kim Jin-woong and Park Yong-taik (KBS)
Yoon Seong-ho and Lee Sun-cheol (SBS)
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The 2024 Korean Series (known as the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank Korean Series for sponsorship reasons) was a championship series of the 2024 KBO League season between the Kia Tigers and the Samsung Lions.[1][2][unreliable source?] The Tigers and Lions had the two best win-loss records in the 2024 KBO League season.[3] The Kia Tigers are the 2024 regular season and Korean Series champions.

The Tigers won their record-extending 12th Korean Series title, beating the Lions 4–1. The Tigers also extended their perfect record for Korean Series appearances, going 12–0 in the team's history.

Summary

Kia Tigers won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 21–23, 2024 Samsung Lions – 1, Kia Tigers – 5 Gwangju-Kia Champions Field 3:16 (1:48, 1:28) 19,300[4] 
2 October 23, 2024 Samsung Lions – 3, Kia Tigers – 8 Gwangju-Kia Champions Field 3:08 19,300[5] 
3 October 25, 2024 Kia Tigers – 2, Samsung Lions – 4 Daegu Samsung Lions Park 3:09 23,550[6] 
4 October 26, 2024 Kia Tigers – 9, Samsung Lions – 2 Daegu Samsung Lions Park 3:17 23,550[7] 
5 October 28, 2024 Samsung Lions – 5, Kia Tigers – 7 Gwangju-Kia Champions Field 3:51 19,300[8]

Linescores

Game 1

October 21, 23, 2024 18:30, 16:00 KST at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samsung Lions 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Kia Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 X 5 7 3
Starting pitchers:
Samsung: Won Tae-in
Kia: James Naile
WP: Kwak Do-Kyu (1–0)   LP: Lim Chang-min (0–1)
Home runs:
Samsung: Kim Hun-gon (1, Solo, 6th TOP, James Naile)
Kia: None
Attendance: 19,300
Umpires: Park Joong-chul, Choi Su-won, Chun Il-soo, Park Ki-taek, Lee Young-jae, Kim Sung-chul
Boxscore

Game 2

October 23, 2024 18:30 KST at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samsung Lions 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 12 3
Kia Tigers 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 8 10 2
Starting pitchers:
Samsung: Hwang Dong-Jae
Kia: Yang Hyeon-jong
WP: Yang Hyeon-jong (1–0)   LP: Hwang Dong-Jae (0–1)
Home runs:
Samsung: None
Kia: Kim Do-yeong (1, Solo, 2nd BOT, Lee Seung-Min)
Attendance: 19,300
Umpires: Kim Seong-chul, Park Ki-taek, Choi Su-won, Lee Young-jae, Chun Il-soo
Boxscore

Game 3

October 25, 2024 18:30 KST at Daegu Samsung Lions Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kia Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 0
Samsung Lions 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 X 4 8 1
Starting pitchers:
Kia: Eric Lauer
Samsung: Denyi Reyes
WP: Denyi Reyes (1–0)   LP: Eric Lauer (0–1)   Sv: Kim Jae-yoon (1)
Home runs:
Kia: None
Samsung: Lee Sung-gyu (1, Solo, 3th BOT, Eric Lauer), Kim Young-Woong (1, Solo, 5th BOT, Eric Lauer), Kim Hun-gon (1, Solo, 7th BOT, Jeon Sang-Hyun), Park Byung-ho (1, Solo, 7th BOT, Jeon Sang-Hyun)
Attendance: 23,550
Umpires: Chun Il-soo, Lee Young-jae, Park Ki-taek, Park Joong-chul, Choi Su-won
Boxscore

Game 4

October 26, 2024 14:00 KST at Daegu Samsung Lions Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kia Tigers 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 13 0
Samsung Lions 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1
Starting pitchers:
Kia: James Naile
Samsung: Won Tae-in
WP: James Naile (1–0)   LP: Won Tae-in (0–1)
Home runs:
Kia: Kim Tae-gun (1, Grand Slam, 3rd TOP, Song Eun-beom), Socrates (1, 2-run, 6th TOP, Choi Chae-Heung)
Samsung: Lee Jae-hyeon (1, Solo, 5th BOT, James Naile)
Attendance: 23,550
Umpires: Choi Su-won, Park Geun-young, Lee Young-jae, Park Joong-chul, Kim Sung-chul, Park Ki-taek
Boxscore

Game 5

October 28, 2024 18:30 KST at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Samsung Lions 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
Kia Tigers 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 X 7 13 0
Starting pitchers:
Samsung: Lee Seung-hyun
Kia: Yang Hyeon-jong
WP: Kwak Do-Kyu (2–0)   LP: Lee Sang-Min (0–1)   Sv: Jung Hai-Young (1 SV)
Home runs:
Samsung: Lewin Díaz #1 (1, 2-run, 1st TOP, Yang Hyeon-jong), Kim Young-Woong (2, Solo, 1st TOP, Yang Hyeon-jong), Lewin Díaz #2 (2, 2-run, 3rd TOP, Yang Hyeon-jong)
Kia: Choi Hyoung-woo (1, Solo, 6th, Kim Tae-hoon)
Attendance: 19,300
Umpires: Park Ki-taek, Park Joong-chul, Park Geun-young, Kim Sung-chul, Lee Young-jae
Boxscore

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kia Tigers and Samsung Lions to compete in Korean Series 2024". World Baseball Softball Confederation.
  2. ^ "KIA Tigers head coach Lee Bum-ho expressed confidence against the Samsung Lions, who will face off i." Maeil Business Newspaper. October 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "2 best regular-season teams to duel for Korean baseball supremacy". The Korea Times. October 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "Monday 21, 2024". MyKBO Stats. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Wednesday 23, 2024". MyKBO Stats. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Friday, 25 2024". MyKBO Stats. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "Satursday 26, 2024". MyKBO Stats. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  8. ^ "Monday 28, 2024". MyKBO Stats. Retrieved October 28, 2024.