Samsung Lions Baseball Club (삼성 라이온즈) is a Korea Professional Baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Series seven times.
The first retired number in the Samsung Lions organization was number 22, in memory of the legendary catcher and slugger, Kim Young Hui, who is currently a coach with the SK Wyverns. The second retired number in the Samsung Lions organization is number 10, in memory of the legendary left-handed batter Yang Joon-Hyuk. 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 has returned to the club after a period in the Nippon Professional Baseball.
Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves once was a member of this team.
Season by Season Records
| Year | Rank | Games | W | L | D | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2 | 80 | 54 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 4 | 100 | 46 | 50 | 4 | 0.479 |
| 1984 | 2 | 100 | 55 | 45 | 0 | 0.550 |
| 1985 | 1 | 110 | 77 | 32 | 1 | 0.706 |
| 1986 | 2 | 108 | 70 | 37 | 1 | 0.654 |
| 1987 | 2 | 108 | 64 | 44 | 0 | 0.593 |
| 1988 | 4 | 108 | 56 | 50 | 2 | 0.528 |
| 1989 | 4 | 120 | 57 | 58 | 5 | 0.496 |
| 1990 | 2 | 120 | 66 | 52 | 2 | 0.558 |
| 1991 | 3 | 126 | 70 | 55 | 1 | 0.560 |
| 1992 | 4 | 126 | 67 | 57 | 2 | 0.540 |
| 1993 | 2 | 126 | 73 | 48 | 5 | 0.599 |
| 1994 | 5 | 126 | 60 | 64 | 2 | 0.484 |
| 1995 | 5 | 126 | 60 | 60 | 6 | 0.500 |
| 1996 | 6 | 126 | 54 | 67 | 5 | 0.448 |
| 1997 | 4 | 126 | 66 | 53 | 7 | 0.552 |
| 1998 | 3 | 126 | 66 | 58 | 2 | 0.532 |
| 1999 | 2 | 132 | 73 | 57 | 2 | 0.562 |
| 2000 | 3 | 133 | 69 | 59 | 5 | 0.539 |
| 2001 | 2 | 133 | 81 | 52 | 0 | 0.609 |
| 2002 | 1 | 133 | 82 | 47 | 4 | 0.636 |
| 2003 | 4 | 133 | 76 | 53 | 4 | 0.589 |
| 2004 | 2 | 133 | 73 | 52 | 8 | 0.584 |
| 2005 | 1 | 126 | 74 | 48 | 4 | 0.607 |
| 2006 | 1 | 126 | 73 | 50 | 3 | 0.593 |
| 2007 | 4 | 126 | 62 | 60 | 4 | 0.508 |
| 2008 | 4 | 126 | 65 | 61 | 0 | 0.516 |
| 2009 | 5 | 133 | 64 | 69 | 0 | 0.481 |
| 2010 | 2 | 133 | 79 | 52 | 2 | 0.594 |
| 2011 | 1 | 133 | 79 | 50 | 4 | 0.612 |
| 2012 | 1 | 133 | 80 | 51 | 2 | 0.611 |
| 2013 | 1 | 128 | 75 | 51 | 2 | 0.595 |
| 2014 | 1 | 128 | 78 | 47 | 3 | 0.624 |
| 2015 | 2 | 144 | 88 | 56 | 0 | 0.611 |
| 2016 | 9 | 144 | 65 | 78 | 1 | 0.455 |
Futures League Season by Season Records (Since 2013 ~ )
| Year | Rank | Games | W | L | D | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 100 | 48 | 44 | 8 | 0.522 |
| 2014 | 4 | 89 | 37 | 42 | 10 | 0.468 |
| 2015 | 3 | 102 | 44 | 52 | 6 | 0.458 |
| 2016 | 6 | 96 | 30 | 60 | 6 | 0.333 |
2016 Samsung Lions Roster
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Roster updated 2016-10-08
See also