2012 Korea Professional Baseball season

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)

Season structure

Regular Season
  • Each team played 133 games during the regular season.

All-Star Game

On July 21, 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

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
  • 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
RankTeamGPWDLPct.Postseason
1Samsung Lions133802510.6112012 Korean Series Champion
2SK Wyverns133713590.546Playoff Winner, 2012 Korean Series Runner-up
3Doosan Bears133683620.523Semi-Playoff Loser
4Lotte Giants133656620.512Semi-Playoff Winner, Playoff Loser
5Kia Tigers133626650.488Did not qualify
6Nexen Heroes133613690.469
7LG Twins133574720.442
8Hanwha Eagles133533770.408
Regular Season Champion

Samsung Lions

Postseason

Semi-Playoff

Lotte Giants won the series, 3–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
18 October 2012Lotte Giants 8–5 Doosan Bears (10th inning)Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul-- 
29 October 2012Lotte Giants 2–1 Doosan BearsJamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul-- 
311 October 2012Doosan Bears 7–2 Lotte GiantsSajik Baseball Stadium, Busan-- 
412 October 2012Doosan Bears 3–4 Lotte Giants (10th inning)Sajik Baseball Stadium, Busan--

Playoff

SK Wyverns won the series, 3–2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
116 October 2012Lotte Giants 1–2 SK WyvernsMunhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon-- 
217 October 2012Lotte Giants 5-4 SK Wyverns (10th inning)Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon-- 
319 October 2012SK Wyverns 1–4 Lotte GiantsSajik Baseball Stadium, Busan-- 
420 October 2012SK Wyverns 2-1 Lotte GiantsSajik Baseball Stadium, Busan-- 
522 October 2012Lotte Giants 3–6 SK WyvernsMunhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon--

Korean Series

Samsung Lions won the series, 4–2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
124 October 2012SK Wyverns 1-3 Samsung LionsDaegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu-- 
225 October 2012SK Wyverns 3-8 Samsung LionsDaegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu-- 
328 October 2012Samsung Lions 8–12 SK WyvernsMunhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon-- 
429 October 2012Samsung Lions 1-4 SK WyvernsMunhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon-- 
531 October 2012SK Wyverns 1-2 Samsung LionsJamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul-- 
61 November 2012Samsung Lions 7–0 SK WyvernsJamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul--
2012 Korean Series Champion

Samsung Lions
(Sixth title)

Foreign players

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.

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