2016 Korean Series

The 2016 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2016 KBO League season. The Doosan Bears, as the regular season champions, automatically advanced to the Korean Series.[1] They played against the winner of the playoff series, the NC Dinos, who defeated the LG Twins.[2][3]

2016 Korean Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Doosan Bears (4) Kim Tae-hyoung (1) 93–1–50, .650, 9 GA
NC Dinos (0) Kim Kyung-moon (2) 83–3–58, .538, 9 GB
DatesOctober 29–November 2
MVPYang Eui-ji
Broadcast
Korean Series

Doosan won the first four games of the best-of-seven series, winning their fifth Korean Series title.[4]

Roster

[5]

Doosan Bears
Roster
Pitchers
  • 57 Lee Hyeon-ho
Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

  • 89 Han Yong-deok
  • 82 Kang Yin-kwon
  • 76 Jang Won-jin
  • 87 Park Cheol-woo
  • 75 Kwon Myung-chul
  • 77 Jeon Hyung-do
  • 86 Kang Seok-cheon


NC Dinos
Roster
Pitchers
  • 59 Koo Chang-mo
  • 41 Bae Jae-hwan
Catchers
  • 23 Yong Deuk-han

Infielders

  •  5 Lee Sang-ho
  • 10 Ji Seok-hun
Outfielders
  • 38 Kim Seong-uk
  •  1 Kim Jun-wan
  • 53 Kwon Hui-dong
Manager

Coaches

  • 88 Yang Seung-kwan
  • 78 Choi Yil-yeon
  • 77 Park Seung-ho
  • 70 Lee Dong-wook
  • 86 Koo Chun-suh
  • 80 Lee Kwang-kil
  • 73 Choi Gi-moon

Summary

Doosan won the series, 4–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 29NC Dinos 0 – Doosan Bears 1 (11)Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:5125,000[6] 
2October 30NC Dinos 1 – Doosan Bears 5Jamsil Baseball Stadium3:1025,000[7] 
3November 1Doosan Bears 6 – NC Dinos 0Masan Baseball Stadium3:1711,000[8] 
4November 2Doosan Bears 8 – NC Dinos 1Masan Baseball Stadium3:2411,000[9]

Matchups

Game 1
Saturday, October 29, 2016 2:01 pm (KST) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul
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NC Dinos00000000000030
Doosan Bears000000000011111
WP: Lee Hyun-seung (1–0)   LP: Lim Chang-min (0–1)
Attendance: 25,000
Boxscore

Dustin Nippert started for Doosan and Zach Stewart started for the Dinos. Nippert did not allow a hit in his first six innings pitched. Doosan defeated the NC Dinos 1-0 in 11 innings in Game 1. Oh Jae-il hit the game-winning sacrifice fly for Doosan.[10]

Game 2
Sunday, October 30, 2016 1:59 pm (KST) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul
Team123456789RHE
NC Dinos0000000101100
Doosan Bears00010004X590
WP: Chang Won-jun (1–0)   LP: Eric Hacker (0–1)
Home runs:
NC: None
DOO: Kim Jae-hwan (1)
Attendance: 25,000
Boxscore

Game 3
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 6:30 pm (KST) at Masan Baseball Stadium in Changwon
Team123456789RHE
Doosan Bears000020004670
NC Dinos000000000030
WP: Michael Bowden (1–0)   LP: Choi Keum-kang (0–1)   Sv: Lee Yong-chan (1)
Home runs:
DOO: Kim Jae-hwan (2)
NC: None
Attendance: 11,000
Boxscore

Game 4
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 6:29 pm (KST) at Masan Baseball Stadium in Changwon
Team123456789RHE
Doosan Bears0100030048140
NC Dinos000000001150
WP: Yoo Hee-kwan (1–0)   LP: Zach Stewart (0–1)
Home runs:
DOO: Yang Eui-ji (1), Oh Jae-won (1)
NC: Eric Thames (1)
Attendance: 11,000
Boxscore
2016 Korean Series Champion

Doosan Bears
(Fifth title)

See also

References
  1. "Defending champs cruise to pennant as KBO's regular season concludes". Yonhap News. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. "Upstart LG to clash with NC for 2nd time in 3 baseball postseasons". Yonhap News. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. Baek Byung-yeul (October 26, 2016). "NC Dinos advance to Korean Series to face Doosan". Korea Times. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  4. Kim Tae-gyu (November 2, 2016). "Doosan capture second-straight Korean Series title with clean sweep". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  5. "2016 Korean Series Roster" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  6. "Boxscore: 2016.10.29(SAT)". KBO. October 29, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  7. "Boxscore: 2016.10.30(SUN)". KBO. October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  8. "Boxscore: 2016.11.01(TUE)". KBO. November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  9. "Boxscore: 2016.11.02(WED)". KBO. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  10. Yoo Jee-ho (October 29, 2016). "Doosan Bears beat NC Dinos in 11 innings to open Korean Series". Yonhap News. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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