The Best-of-7 2011 Korean Series began on Tuesday, October 25th, at the Daegu Baseball Stadium in Incheon. It featured the Samsung Lions, who had claimed homefield advantage by finishing in first place at the end of the regular season, and the SK Wyverns, who finished second during the regular season and defeated the Lotte Giants in a best-of-5 playoff series (3 games to 2) to advance to the Finals. The Samsung Lions won the series in five games to collect their fifth Korean Series championship.
Matchups
Game 1
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Daegu Baseball Stadium in Daegu
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Wyverns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Samsung Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Cha Woo-Chan (1-0) LP: Ko Hyo-Jun (0-1) Sv: Oh Seung-Hwan (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 2
Tuesday, October 28, 2011 at Daegu Baseball Stadium in Daegu
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Wyverns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Samsung Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Kwon Oh-Joon (1-0) LP: Park Hui-Soo (0-1) Sv: Oh Seung-Hwan (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 3
Saturday, October 28, 2011 at Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SK Wyverns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Song Eun-Beom (1-0) LP: Justin Germano (0-1) Sv: Yeom Jeong-Yuk (1) Home runs: SK: None Samsung: Choi Dong-soo (1, 4th inning off Justin Germano), Park Jae-sang (1, 5th inning off Justin Germano) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Choi Dong-soo (SK, 40 years, 1 month and 16 days) set a record for the oldest player to hit a home run in the Korean Series. (previous record: Park Kyung-Oan (SK): 38 years, 3 months and 7 days in 2010)
Game 4
Monday, October 29, 2011 at Munhak Baseball Stadium in Incheon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SK Wyverns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jeong In-Wuk (1-0) LP: Kim Kwang-Hyun (0-1) Home runs: Samsung: Shin Myung-Chul (2, 4th inning off Lee Jae Yeong), Choi Hyoung-woo(1, 7th inning off Lee Yeong-Wook) SK: Park Jae-sang(3, 7th inning off Jeong In-Wuk) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game 5
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Wyverns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Samsung Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Cha Woo-Chan (2-0) LP: Brian Gordon (0-1) Sv: Oh Seung-Hwan (3) Home runs: SK: None Samsung: Kang Bong-Gyu (1, 4th inning off Brian Gordon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samsung Lions closer Oh Seung-Hwan was named the series MVP.[1]
References
- ↑ (in Korean) Lions on verge of Korean Series title. Accessed 2011-10-30.