2016 Korean Series

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
← 2015 Korean Series 2017 →

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]

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 Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches


NC Dinos
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Summary

Doosan won the series, 4–0.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 29 NC Dinos 0 – Doosan Bears 1 (11) Jamsil Baseball Stadium 3:51 25,000[6] 
2 October 30 NC Dinos 1 – Doosan Bears 5 Jamsil Baseball Stadium 3:10 25,000[7] 
3 November 1 Doosan Bears 6 – NC Dinos 0 Masan Baseball Stadium 3:17 11,000[8] 
4 November 2 Doosan Bears 8 – NC Dinos 1 Masan Baseball Stadium 3:24 11,000[9]

Matchups

Game 1

Saturday, October 29, 2016 2:01 pm (KST) at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
NC Dinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Doosan Bears 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NC Dinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0
Doosan Bears 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 X 5 9 0
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Doosan Bears 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 7 0
NC Dinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
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
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Doosan Bears 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 14 0
NC Dinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
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 Agency. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Upstart LG to clash with NC for 2nd time in 3 baseball postseasons". Yonhap News Agency. October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ Baek Byung-yeul (October 26, 2016). "NC Dinos advance to Korean Series to face Doosan". The Korea Times. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Kim Tae-gyu (November 2, 2016). "Doosan capture second-straight Korean Series title with clean sweep". The Korea Times. 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 Agency. Retrieved October 29, 2016.