Samsung Lions Baseball Club is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu

Daegu

Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...

 and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization

Korean Baseball Organization

Korea Professional Baseball is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The Korean romanization is Hanguk Peuro Yagu , a league title which mirrors Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. Korea Professional Baseball was originally founded with six teams in 1982 and currently has eight...

. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium

Daegu Baseball Stadium

Daegu Baseball Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Daegu, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Samsung Lions. The stadium holds 13,941 people and was built in 1948....

. They have won the Korean Series five times.

The first retired number in the Samsung Lions organization was number 22, in honour of the legendary catcher and slugger, Lee Man-Soo, who is currently a manager with the SK Wyverns

SK Wyverns

SK Wyverns Baseball Club is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 2000. Based in Incheon, they play their home games at Munhak Baseball Stadium.Their current manager is Man Soo Lee .-History:...

. The second retired number in the Samsung Lions organization is number 10, in honour of the legendary left-handed batter Yang Joon-Hyuk

Yang Joon-Hyuk

Yang Joon-Hyuk was a Korea Professional Baseball outfielder for the Samsung Lions, and is also known by the nickname "Yangshin" , or "God, Yang". He bats and throws left-handed. He retired from baseball after the 2010 season.As of April 2011, he is a member of Happy Sunday's Qualifying...

. Yang led the league in batting four times, and holds six batting career records including the home run record with 351. The expected retired number is number 36, in honour of the batter Lee Seung-Yeop, who is playing for Orix Buffaloes

Orix Buffaloes

The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka and Kobe, Japan. They play in the Pacific League. The team is owned by the Orix Group, a leading diversified financial services company based in Tokyo....

 in the Nippon Professional Baseball.

Julio Franco

Julio Franco

Julio César Robles Franco is a former Major League Baseball infielder and designated hitter. In , Franco was the oldest active player in the major leagues at the age of 49....

 of the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....

 once was a member of this team.

Season by Season Records

Year	Rank	Games	W	L	D	Win%	H	HR	ERA
1982	2	80	54	26	0	0.675	705	57	2.70
1983	4	100	46	50	4	0.479	889	90	3.42
1984	2	100	55	45	0	0.550	889	78	3.35
1985	1	110	77	32	1	0.706	1005	97	2.98
1986	2	108	70	37	1	0.654	997	74	2.95
1987	2	108	64	44	0	0.593	1120	105	3.58
1988	4	108	56	50	2	0.528	1028	85	4.18
1989	4	120	57	58	5	0.496	1094	96	4.42
1990	2	120	66	52	2	0.558	1040	131	4.13
1991	3	126	70	55	1	0.560	1138	108	4.23
1992	4	126	67	57	2	0.540	1128	124	4.55
1993	2	126	73	48	5	0.599	1154	133	2.95
1994	5	126	60	64	2	0.484	1081	106	3.47
1995	5	126	60	60	6	0.500	1047	94	3.90
1996	6	126	54	67	5	0.448	1029	88	4.23
1997	4	126	66	53	7	0.552	1194	165	4.23
1998	3	126	66	58	2	0.532	1143	143	4.32
1999	2	132	73	57	2	0.562	1244	207	5.16
2000	3	133	69	59	5	0.539	1223	177	4.64
2001	2	133	81	52	0	0.609	1262	162	4.39
2002	1	133	82	47	4	0.636	1321	191	3.92
2003	4	133	76	53	4	0.589	1295	213	4.37
2004	2	133	73	52	8	0.584	1215	132	3.76
2005	1	126	74	48	4	0.607	1134	111	3.83
2006	1	126	73	50	3	0.593	1043	73	3.33
2007 2007 Korea Baseball Organization season The Korea Professional Baseball season was the 26th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The champions of the league were the SK Wyverns.-Standings:- Korean Series :...	4	126	62	60	4	0.508	1062	86	3.71
2008 2008 Korea Baseball Organization season The Korea Professional Baseball season is the 27th season in the history of the KBO. The season commenced on March 29-Season Format:*Regular Season: 126 games for each team*Semiplayoff: Regular Season 3rd place vs. Regular Season 4th place - Best of 5...	4	126	65	61	0	0.516	1078	92	4.40
2009 2009 Korea Baseball Organization season The Korea Professional Baseball season is the 28th season in the history of the KBO. The KIA Tigers won the regular season and Korean series.-Season Format:*Regular Season: 133 games for each team...	5	133	64	69	0	0.481	1224	146	4.98
2010	2	133	79	52	2	0.594	1210	120	3.70
2011 2011 Korea Professional Baseball season The Korea Professional Baseball season was the 30th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The Samsung Lions won the regular season and Korean series.-Season Format:*Regular Season: 133 games for each team...	1	133	79	50	4	0.612	1150	95	3.35

External links

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