2010 Korea Professional Baseball season
Sports season
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The 2010 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 29th season in the history of the Korea Professional Baseball. The SK Wyverns won the regular season and the Korean Series.
| CJ Magumagu Pro Baseball 2010 | |
|---|---|
Logo of CJ Magu Magu 2010 Pro Baseball Season | |
| League | Korea Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | 27 March 2010 – 26 September 2010 |
| Games | 133 per team |
| Teams | 8 |
| 2010 Korea Professional Baseball Draft | |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | SK Wyverns |
| Season MVP | Lee Dae-Ho (Lotte) |
| League Postseason | |
| Semiplayoff champions | Doosan Bears |
| Semiplayoff runners-up | Lotte Giants |
| Playoff champions | Samsung Lions |
| Playoff runners-up | Doosan Bears |
| Korean Series | |
| Champions | SK Wyverns |
| Runners-up | Samsung Lions |
| Finals MVP | Park Jung-kwon (SK) |
Format
Season format
- Regular season: 133 games for each team
- Semiplayoff: regular-season 3rd place vs. regular-season 4th place – best of 5
- Playoff: regular-season 2nd place vs. semiplayoff winner – Best of 5
- Korean Series: regular-season 1st place vs. playoff winner – Best of 7
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
Regular season
| Rank | Team | GP | W | D | L | Pct. |
| 1 | SK Wyverns | 133 | 84 | 2 | 47 | 0.632 |
| 2 | Samsung Lions | 133 | 79 | 2 | 52 | 0.594 |
| 3 | Doosan Bears | 133 | 73 | 3 | 57 | 0.549 |
| 4 | Lotte Giants | 133 | 69 | 3 | 61 | 0.519 |
| 5 | Kia Tigers | 133 | 59 | 0 | 74 | 0.444 |
| 6 | LG Twins | 133 | 57 | 5 | 71 | 0.429 |
| 7 | Nexen Heroes | 133 | 52 | 3 | 78 | 0.391 |
| 8 | Hanwha Eagles | 133 | 49 | 2 | 82 | 0.368 |
| Pennant Race winner |
|---|
SK Wyverns |
Post-Season
Semiplayoff
Doosan Bears won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 September 2010 | Doosan Bears – 5, Lotte Giants – 10 | Seoul | - | - |
| 2 | 30 September 2010 | Doosan Bears – 1, Lotte Giants – 4 | Seoul | - | - |
| 3 | 2 October 2010 | Lotte Giants – 5, Doosan Bears – 6 | Busan | - | - |
| 4 | 3 October 2010 | Lotte Giants – 4, Doosan Bears – 11 | Busan | - | - |
| 5 | 5 October 2010 | Doosan Bears – 11, Lotte Giants – 4 | Seoul | - | - |
Playoff
Samsung Lions won the series, 3–2.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2010 | Samsung Lions – 6, Doosan Bears – 5 | Daegu | - | - |
| 2 | 8 October 2010 | Samsung Lions – 3, Doosan Bears – 4 | Daegu | - | - |
| 3 | 10 October 2010 | Doosan Bears – 9, Samsung Lions – 8 (11th inning) | Seoul | - | - |
| 4 | 11 October 2010 | Doosan Bears – 7, Samsung Lions – 8 | Seoul | - | - |
| 5 | 13 October 2010 | Samsung Lions – 6, Doosan Bears – 5 (11th inning) | Daegu | - | - |
Korean Series (Championship)
SK Wyverns won the series, 4–0.
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 October 2010 | SK Wyverns (9–5) Samsung Lions | Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon | 6:00 PM | - |
| 2 | 16 October 2010 | SK Wyverns (4–1) Samsung Lions | Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon | 2:00 PM | - |
| 3 | 18 October 2010 | Samsung Lions (2–4) SK Wyverns | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | 6:00 PM | - |
| 4 | 19 October 2010 | Samsung Lions (2–4) SK Wyverns | Daegu Baseball Stadium, Daegu | 6:00 PM | - |
| 2010 Korean Series Winner |
|---|
SK Wyverns Third title |
Foreign hitters
| Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Batting Average | Home runs | RBI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Bears | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Hanwha Eagles | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Kia Tigers | NONE | N/A | |||||
| LG Twins | NONE | N/A | |||||
| Lotte Giants | Karim García | OF | 2008 | .253 | 26 | 83 | |
| Nexen Heroes | Doug Clark | OF | 2008 | .265 | 12 | 50 | |
| Samsung Lions | NONE | N/A | |||||
| SK Wyverns | NONE | N/A | |||||