LG Twins

LG Twins (Korean: LG 트윈스) is a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea. They are a member of the KBO League. The Twins play their home games at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, which they share with their rival, the Doosan Bears;[1] the stadium is known as "Two families under one roof."

LG Twins
LG 트윈스
Team logo Cap insignia
Information
LeagueKBO League (1982–present)
LocationSeoul, South Korea
BallparkJamsil Baseball Stadium (1982–present)
Year established1982 (1982)
League championships1983,[lower-alpha 1] 1990, 1994
Korean Series championships1990, 1994
Former name(s)MBC Chungryong (1982–1989)
ColorsBlack, maroon and grey
              
Retired numbers9, 41
OwnershipLG Corporation
ManagerRyu Joong-il
Websitewww.lgtwins.com
Uniforms

The LG Twins are one of the most popular baseball teams in Korea. They gained many fans in the 1980s–2000s, most of whom live in Seoul.

History

The club was first established in 1982 as MBC Chungyong (translation MBC "Blue Dragons"), owned by the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. For the very first half-season in 1982 the team played at Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium; in the fall season of 1982 the team moved to their current home, Jamsil Baseball Stadium. (In 1985, the OB Bears [now the Doosan Bears] began using the same stadium as their home park.)

The Chungyong were initially led by player-manager Baek In-chun, a Korean who had spent 19 seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Incredibly, at age 38, Baek led the league in hitting in 1982, with a record-setting .412 batting average[2] (albeit in only 298 plate appearances). As manager, Baek brought the Japanese "small ball" technique to his team, focusing on sacrifice bunts, stolen bases, and sacrifice flies.[2] Although the team finished above .500 in 1982, Baek was let go by the team after the season.

In 1989, the franchise was acquired by LG Corporation, which renamed the team the LG Twins. The Twins won the Korean Series in 1990—the first year with their new name—under the returned Baek In-chun (now a full-time manager). They again won the KBO championship in 1994. The Korean Series MVP was Kim Yong-soo in both Series. Kim's number, 41, was for many years the only retired number of the team, before Lee Byung-kyu's number 9 was retired on July 9, 2017, in a ceremony that took place both before and after the game against the Hanwha Eagles.

Season-by-season records
SeasonStadiumLeagueFinishRegular seasonPostseasonAwards
RankGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin%BAHRERA
MBC Chungyong
1982Dongdaemun Baseball StadiumKBO3/63/64022180.550.282653.51Did not qualify
Jamsil Baseball Stadium3/64024160.600
1983KBO2/63/65025241.510.256452.72Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (0–1–4)
1/65030191.612
1984KBO4/63/65027221.551.253473.19Did not qualify
3/65024260.480
1985KBO5/65/65524310.436.246373.24Did not qualify
6/65520341.370
1986KBO3/74/75428224.560.265372.78Did not qualifyKim Keon-woo (ROTY)
3/75431194.620
1987KBO5/75/75424273.472.258363.36Did not qualify
4/75426244.519
1988KBO6/77/75417352.333.260423.95Did not qualifyLee Yong-chul (ROTY)
6/75423292.444
1989KBO6/76/712049674.425.252424.28Did not qualify
LG Twins
1990Jamsil Baseball StadiumKBO1/71/712071490.592.271613.38Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–0)Kim Dong-soo (ROTY)
1991KBO6/86/812653721.425.244534.38Did not qualify
1992KBO7/87/812653703.433.2571084.29Did not qualify
1993KBO4/84/812666573.536.256743.07Won Semi-playoff vs. OB Bears (2–1)
Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–3)
1994KBO1/81/812681450.643.282883.14Won Korean Series vs. Taepyoungyang Dolphins (4–0)Yu Ji-hyeon (ROTY)
1995KBO3/82/812674484.603.257793.21Lost Playoff vs. Lotte Giants (2–4)
1996KBO7/87/812650715.417.246984.11Did not qualify
1997KBO2/82/812673512.587.267833.78Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (3–2)
Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers (1–4)		Lee Byung-kyu (ROTY)
1998KBO2/83/812663621.504.2671004.18Won Semi-playoff vs. OB Bears (2–0)
Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (3–1)
Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (2–4)		 
1999Magic League3/83/413261701.466.2811455.49Did not qualify
2000Magic League4/81/413367633.515.2731224.45Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears (2–4) 
2001KBO6/86/813358678.464.276855.13Did not qualify
2002KBO2/84/813366616.520.2611003.94Won Semi-playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns (2–0)
Won Playoff vs. Kia Tigers (3–2)
Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (2–4)
2003KBO6/86/813360712.458.2491064.01Did not qualify
2004KBO6/86/813359704.457.2591024.38Did not qualify
2005KBO6/86/812654711.432.2601054.90Did not qualify
2006KBO8/88/812647754.385.246814.22Did not qualify
2007KBO5/85/812658626.483.268784.34Did not qualify 
2008KBO8/88/812646800.365.256664.88Did not qualify
2009KBO8/88/813354754.406.2781295.42Did not qualify
2010KBO6/86/813357715.445.2761215.23Did not qualify
2011KBO6/86/813359722.450.266944.15Did not qualify
2012KBO7/87/813357724.442.261594.02Did not qualify 
2013KBO3/92/912874540.578.282593.72Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears (1–3) 
2014KBO4/94/912862642.492.279904.58Won Semi-playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–1)
Lost Playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (1–3)		 
2015KBO9/109/1014464782.451.2711144.62Did not qualify
2016KBO4/104/1014471712.500.2901185.10Won Wild Card vs. Kia Tigers (1–1)*
Won Semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (3–1)
Lost Playoff vs. NC Dinos (1–3)		 
2017KBO6/106/1014469723.489.2811104.32Did not qualify
2018KBO8/108/1014468751.476.2931485.29Did not qualify
2019KBO4/104/1014479641.476.267943.89Won Wild Card vs. NC Dinos (1–0)
Lost Semi-playoff vs. Kiwoom Heroes (1–3)
Overall recordGamesWinsLossesDrawsWin%
Regular Season477622682394107.486
Postseason9546481.489
Total487123142442108.487

Personnel

Current lineup
LG Twins roster
Players Coaches/Other
Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen

Closer

  • 19 Ko Woo-seok
Catchers
  •  4 Lee Seong-woo
  • 27 Yoo Kang-nam

Infielders

 Outfielders
 Manager

Coaches

  • 6 Yoo Ji-hyun (bench coach/defense)
  • 9 Lee Byung-kyu (hitting)
  • 73 Serijawa Yuji (catching)
  • 74 Ga Deuk-yeom (bullpen)
  • 72 Kim Jae-geol (third base)
  • 77 Choi Il-eon (pitching)
  • 88 Kim Yong-yil (training)
  • 95 Lim Hoon (assistant hitting)
  • -- Kim Ho (first base)
Futures League
Rookie League


updated on 6 January 2018
→ All KBO League rosters

Managers
  • Baek In-chun (1982)
  • Kim Dong-yeop (1983)
  • Eo Woo-hong (1984–85)
  • Kim Dong-yeob (2) (1986–87)
  • Yu Baek-man (1988)
  • Bae Seong-seo (1989)
  • Baek In-chun (2) (1989–91)
  • Lee Kwang-hwan (1992–94)
  • Cheon Bo-seong (1995–99)
  • Lee Gwang-eun (2000–01)
  • Kim Sung-keun (2002)
  • Lee Kwang-hwan (2) (2003)
  • Lee Sun-cheol (2004–06)
  • Kim Jae-bak (2007–09)
  • Park Jong-hun (2010–11)
  • Kim Ki-tae (2012–2014)
  • Yang Sang-moon (2014–2017)
  • Ryu Joong-il (2018–present)

The team features prominently in the tvN drama Reply 1994, where the team's 1994 coach is a main character. The team is referenced under a different name, "Seoul Twins" (Korean: 서울 쌍둥이), due to trademark issues with the LG Corporation.[3]

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gollark: I bet 5 RPi4s would outperform that.
gollark: Are those *original* Raspberry Pies?
gollark: Actually, I own this channel, by divine right.
gollark: Even if you could make a black hole here, it would hardly be much use, you can't look inside it or something.

References
Notes
  1. Latter half pennant winner.
General
  • "Complete league history and statistics" (in Korean). Korean Baseball League. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
Specific
  1. "Sports in Korea Korean Pro Baseball". english.visitkorea.or.kr. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. Hyun-kyung, Kang. "Baseball: Korean baseball shifting to Major League style," The Korea Times (March 9, 2017).
  3. "응답하라 1994, LG트윈스를 왜 서울쌍둥이라 했을까?". Naver. November 19, 2013.
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