Doosan Bears
South Korean baseball team in Seoul, South Korea
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The Doosan Bears (Korean: 두산 베어스) are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. Founded in 1982, they are a member of the KBO League. The Bears have won six Korean Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019) and play their home games at Seoul's Jamsil Baseball Stadium.[1]
| Doosan Bears | |||||
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| 두산 베어스 | |||||
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| League | KBO League (1982–present) | ||||
| Location | Seoul | ||||
| Ballpark | Jamsil Baseball Stadium (1986–present) | ||||
| Established | 1982 | ||||
| Korean Series championships | 1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, 2019 | ||||
| League championships | 1995, 2016, 2018, 2019 | ||||
| Former name | OB Bears (1982–1998) | ||||
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| Colors | Navy blue, red, white | ||||
| Mascot | Cheolwoong | ||||
| Retired numbers | 21, 54 | ||||
| Ownership | Doosan | ||||
| Manager | Kim Won-hyong | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
History
The club was founded in Daejeon in 1982 as the OB Bears,[2] with the Oriental Brewery as their owners. OB Bears were the first team to be founded in the KBO League. The Doosan Group initially wanted a base in Seoul from 1982, as their company was founded in Seoul and had no connection to Chungcheong Province. But since there was no corporation that could establish a baseball team in Daejeon, Doosan agreed to play in Daejeon for three years before returning to Seoul.[3]
In 1985, the team moved to their current home in Seoul.[2] The OB Bears were officially renamed the Doosan Bears in 1999, after Oriental Brewery was sold to InBev and the Doosan Group assumed ownership.[4]
The Bears won the inaugural Korean Series in 1982 by defeating the Samsung Lions to become the first KBO League champion.[5] Between 2015 and 2021, the Bears appeared in seven consecutive Korean Series championships, winning three of the series in 2015, 2016 and 2019.[6]
Team colors
The main colors of the team are navy blue and white, with red as the secondary color. From 1999 to 2009, yellow was used instead as the secondary color, before the team returned in 2010 to the iconic dark blue and red combination of the original OB Bears.[7]
Mascot
Season-by-season records
| Season | City | Stadium | League | Finish | Regular season | Postseason | Awards | ||||||||
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| Rank | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win% | BA | HR | ERA | |||||||
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| 1982 | Daejeon | Daejeon Hanbat Baseball Stadium | KBO | 1 | 1/6 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | .725 | .283 | 57 | 3.20 | Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–1–1) | Park Chul-soon (MVP) |
| 2/6 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 0 | .675 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | KBO | 5 | 6/6 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 0 | .440 | .259 | 50 | 3.54 | Did not qualify | Park Jong-hoon (ROTY) | ||
| 5/6 | 50 | 22 | 27 | 1 | .449 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | KBO | 3 | 2/6 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 0 | .600 | .256 | 53 | 2.53 | Did not qualify | Yun Seog-hwan (ROTY) | ||
| 2/6 | 50 | 28 | 21 | 1 | .571 | ||||||||||
| 1985 | Seoul | Dongdaemun Baseball Stadium | KBO | 4 | 2/6 | 55 | 29 | 25 | 1 | .537 | .260 | 67 | 3.16 | Did not qualify | |
| 5/6 | 55 | 22 | 32 | 1 | .409 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | KBO | 3 | 5/7 | 54 | 23 | 29 | 2 | .442 | .249 | 38 | 2.61 | Lost playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–3) | ||
| 1/7 | 54 | 33 | 19 | 2 | .635 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | KBO | 3 | 2/7 | 54 | 30 | 22 | 2 | .574 | .261 | 30 | 3.26 | Lost playoff vs. Haitai Tigers (2–3) | |||
| 5/7 | 54 | 24 | 30 | 0 | .444 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | KBO | 5 | 3/7 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 0 | .574 | .258 | 44 | 3.73 | Did not qualify | |||
| 5/7 | 54 | 23 | 29 | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | KBO | 5 | 5/7 | 120 | 54 | 63 | 3 | .463 | .247 | 42 | 3.70 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1990 | KBO | 7 | 7/7 | 120 | 35 | 80 | 5 | .313 | .231 | 62 | 4.72 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1991 | KBO | 8 | 8/8 | 126 | 51 | 73 | 2 | .413 | .250 | 59 | 4.32 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1992 | KBO | 5 | 5/8 | 126 | 56 | 66 | 4 | .460 | .259 | 110 | 4.22 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1993 | KBO | 4 | 3/8 | 126 | 66 | 55 | 5 | .544 | .258 | 59 | 2.89 | Lost semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (1–2) | |||
| 1994 | KBO | 7 | 7/8 | 126 | 53 | 72 | 1 | .425 | .246 | 75 | 3.46 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1995 | KBO | 1 | 1/8 | 126 | 74 | 47 | 5 | .607 | .266 | 106 | 3.42 | Won Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants (4–3) | Kim Sang-ho (MVP) | ||
| 1996 | KBO | 8 | 8/8 | 126 | 47 | 73 | 6 | .397 | .242 | 82 | 3.67 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1997 | KBO | 5 | 5/8 | 126 | 57 | 64 | 5 | .472 | .254 | 84 | 3.84 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1998 | KBO | 4 | 4/8 | 126 | 61 | 62 | 3 | .496 | .256 | 102 | 3.60 | Lost semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (0–2) | Tyrone Woods (MVP) | ||
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| 1999 | Seoul | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | Dream League | 4 | 1/4 | 132 | 76 | 51 | 5 | .598 | .284 | 141 | 4.58 | Lost playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (0–4) | Hong Sung-heon (ROTY) |
| 2000 | Dream League | 2 | 2/4 | 133 | 76 | 57 | 0 | .571 | .289 | 150 | 4.22 | Won playoff vs. LG Twins (4–2) Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (3–4) | |||
| 2001 | KBO | 1 | 3/8 | 133 | 65 | 63 | 5 | .508 | .276 | 130 | 4.96 | Won semi-playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (2–0) Won playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns (3–1) Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–2) | |||
| 2002 | KBO | 5 | 5/8 | 133 | 66 | 65 | 2 | .504 | .261 | 130 | 3.93 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2003 | KBO | 7 | 7/8 | 133 | 57 | 74 | 2 | .435 | .276 | 90 | 4.25 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2004 | KBO | 3 | 3/8 | 133 | 70 | 62 | 1 | .530 | .268 | 89 | 3.88 | Won semi-playoff vs. Kia Tigers (2–0) Lost playoff vs. Samsung Lions (1–3) | |||
| 2005 | KBO | 2 | 2/8 | 126 | 72 | 51 | 3 | .585 | .270 | 63 | 3.42 | Won playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (3–0) Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (0–4) | |||
| 2006 | KBO | 5 | 5/8 | 126 | 63 | 60 | 3 | .512 | .258 | 55 | 3.36 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2007 | KBO | 2 | 2/8 | 126 | 70 | 54 | 2 | .565 | .263 | 78 | 3.45 | Won playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (3–0) Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns (2–4) | Danny Rios (MVP) Im Tae-hoon (ROTY) | ||
| 2008 | KBO | 2 | 2/8 | 126 | 70 | 56 | 0 | .556 | .276 | 68 | 3.89 | Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (4–2) Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns (1–4) | |||
| 2009 | KBO | 3 | 3/8 | 133 | 71 | 60 | 2 | .534 | .280 | 120 | 4.60 | Won semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants (3–1) Lost playoff vs. SK Wyverns (2–3) | Lee Yong-chan (ROTY) | ||
| 2010 | KBO | 3 | 3/8 | 133 | 73 | 57 | 3 | .562 | .281 | 149 | 4.62 | Won semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants (3–2) Lost playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–3) | Yang Eui-ji (ROTY) | ||
| 2011 | KBO | 5 | 5/8 | 133 | 61 | 70 | 2 | .466 | .271 | 92 | 4.26 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2012 | KBO | 3 | 3/8 | 133 | 68 | 62 | 3 | .523 | .260 | 59 | 3.58 | Lost semi-playoff vs. Lotte Giants (1–3) | |||
| 2013 | KBO | 2 | 4/9 | 128 | 71 | 54 | 3 | .568 | .289 | 95 | 4.57 | Won semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (3–2) Won playoff vs. LG Twins (3–1) Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (3–4) | |||
| 2014 | KBO | 6 | 6/9 | 128 | 59 | 68 | 1 | .465 | .293 | 108 | 5.43 | Did not qualify | |||
| 2015 | KBO | 1 | 3/10 | 144 | 79 | 65 | 0 | .549 | .290 | 140 | 5.02 | Won semi-playoff vs. Nexen Heroes (3–1) Won playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–2) Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–1) | |||
| 2016 | KBO | 1 | 1/10 | 144 | 93 | 50 | 1 | .650 | .298 | 183 | 4.45 | Won Korean Series vs. NC Dinos (4–0) | Dustin Nippert (MVP) | ||
| 2017 | KBO | 2 | 2/10 | 144 | 84 | 57 | 3 | .596 | .294 | 178 | 4.38 | Won playoff vs. NC Dinos (3–1) Lost Korean Series vs. Kia Tigers (1–4) | |||
| 2018 | KBO | 2 | 1/10 | 144 | 93 | 51 | 0 | .646 | .309 | 191 | 4.98 | Lost Korean Series vs. SK Wyverns (2–4) | Kim Jae-hwan (MVP) | ||
| 2019 | KBO | 1 | 1/10 | 144 | 88 | 55 | 1 | .615 | .278 | 84 | 3.51 | Won Korean Series vs. Kiwoom Heroes (4–0) | Josh Lindblom (MVP) | ||
| 2020 | KBO | 2 | 3/10 | 144 | 79 | 61 | 4 | .564 | .293 | 125 | 4.31 | Won semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (2–0) Won playoff vs. KT Wiz (3–1) Lost Korean Series vs. NC Dinos (2–4) | |||
| 2021 | KBO | 2 | 4/10 | 144 | 71 | 65 | 8 | .522 | .268 | 110 | 4.26 | Won wild card vs. Kiwoom Heroes (1–1) Won semi-playoff vs. LG Twins (2–1) Won playoff vs. Samsung Lions (2–0) Lost Korean Series vs. KT Wiz (0–4) | Ariel Miranda (MVP) | ||
| 2022 | KBO | 9 | 9/10 | 144 | 60 | 82 | 2 | .423 | .255 | 101 | 4.45 | Did not qualify | Jeong Cheol-won (ROTY) | ||
| 2023 | KBO | 5 | 5/10 | 144 | 74 | 68 | 2 | .521 | .255 | 100 | 3.92 | Lost wild card vs. NC Dinos (0–1) | |||
| 2024 | KBO | 4 | 4/10 | 144 | 74 | 68 | 2 | .521 | .276 | 150 | 4.82 | Lost wild card vs. KT Wiz (0–2) | Kim Taek-yeon (ROTY) | ||
| 2025 | KBO | 9 | 9/10 | 144 | 61 | 77 | 6 | .442 | .262 | 102 | 4.30 | Did not qualify | |||
Team
Current roster
Retired numbers
The Bears have retired numbers 21 and 54. The number 21 is retired in honour of pitcher Park Chul-soon,[1] who won the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award, the Pitching Triple Crown, and the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award in 1982. The number 54 is in memory of catcher Kim Young-shin, who committed suicide while still a young player.[10]
Managers
| Number | Name | Tenure | Honours |
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| 1 | Kim Yeong-duk | 15 January 1982 – 8 August 1982 | 1982 Korean Series |
| 2 | Kim Sung-keun | 24 December 1983 – 8 September 1988 | |
| 3 | Lee Kwang-hwan | 9 September 1988 – 19 June 1990 | |
| 4 | Lee Jae-won | 19 June 1990 – 11 July 1991 | |
| 5 | Yun Dong-kyun | 9 September 1991 – 1994 | |
| 6 | Kim Yin-sik | 21 September 1994 – 2003 | 1995 Korean Series 2001 Korean Series |
| 7 | Kim Kyung-moon | 10 October 2003 – 13 June 2011 | |
| Acting | Kim Kwang-soo | 13 June 2011 – 9 October 2011 | |
| 8 | Kim Jin-wook | 9 October 2011 – 27 November 2013 | |
| 9 | Song Il-soo | 27 November 2013 – 21 October 2014 | |
| 10 | Kim Tae-hyoung[11] | 21 October 2014 – 11 October 2022 | 2015 Korean Series 2016 Korean Series 2019 Korean Series |
| 11 | Lee Seung-yuop[12] | 14 October 2022 – 2 June 2025 | |
| Acting | Cho Sung-hwan | 3 June 2025 – 19 October 2025 | |
| 12 | Kim Won-hyong[13] | 20 October 2025 – present | |
