2022 Korean Series

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2022 Korean Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
SSG Landers (4) Kim Won-hyong 88–52–4 (.629)
Kiwoom Heroes (2) Hong Won-ki80–62–2 (.563)
DatesNovember 1 – 8
MVP Kim Kang-min
  2021 Korean Series 2023  

This article is about the 2022 Korean Series only. For the previous Korean Series, see 2021 Korean Series.

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The 2022 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2022 KBO League season. It was a best-of-seven playoff and began on November 1. The SSG Landers clinched the best record of the 2022 season, and directly advanced to the Korean Series. [1] [2] They faced the Kiwoom Heroes, who defeated the LG Twins in the KBO League playoffs. [3]

Summary

SSG Landers (4) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (2)

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1November 1Kiwoom Heroes – 7, SSG Landers – 6 Incheon SSG Landers Field 4:1922,500 
2November 2Kiwoom Heroes – 1, SSG Landers – 6 Incheon SSG Landers Field 3:0922,500 
3November 4SSG Landers – 8, Kiwoom Heroes – 2 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:5016,300 
4November 5SSG Landers – 3, Kiwoom Heroes – 6 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:3916,300 
5November 7Kiwoom Heroes – 4, SSG Landers – 5 Incheon SSG Landers Field 3:1422,500 
6November 8Kiwoom Heroes – 3, SSG Landers – 4 Incheon SSG Landers Field 2:3722,500

Matchups

Game 1

November 1, 2022 18:30 KST at Incheon SSG Landers Field
Team12345678910 R H E
Kiwoom Heroes 0000220021781
SSG Landers 01101101106122
WP: Kim Jae-woong (1-0)   LP: Shawn Morimando (0-1)
Home runs:
KIW: Jeon Byeong-woo (1)
SSG: Choi Jeong (1), Kim Kang-min (1)
Boxscore

Game 2

November 2, 2022 18:30 KST at Incheon SSG Landers Field
Team123456789 R H E
Kiwoom Heroes 001000000170
SSG Landers 300020106100
WP: Wilmer Font (1-0)   LP: Tyler Eppler (0-1)
Home runs:
KIW: None
SSG: Choi Ji-hoon (1), Han Dong-min (1)
Boxscore

Game 3

November 4, 2022 18:30 KST at Gocheok Sky Dome
Team123456789 R H E
SSG Landers 0000000268140
Kiwoom Heroes 000100001282
WP: Kim Taek-hyeong (1-0)   LP: Kim Dong-hyeok (0-1)
Home runs:
SSG: Juan Lagares (1)
KIW: None
Boxscore

Game 4

November 5, 2022 14:00 KST at Gocheok Sky Dome
Team123456789 R H E
SSG Landers 100000200372
Kiwoom Heroes 015000006112
WP: Yang Hyun (1-0)   LP: Shawn Morimando (0-2)   Sv: Choi Won-tae (1 Save)
Home runs:
SSG: None
KIW: None
Boxscore

Game 5

November 7, 2022 18:30 KST at Incheon SSG Landers Field
Team123456789 R H E
Kiwoom Heroes 210001000481
SSG Landers 000000023561
WP: Noh Kyung-eun (1-0)   LP: Choi Won-tae (0-1)
Home runs:
KIW: None
SSG: Choi Jeong (1), Kim Kang-min (1)
Boxscore

Game 6

November 8, 2022 18:30 KST at Incheon SSG Landers Field
Team123456789 R H E
Kiwoom Heroes 002001000353
SSG Landers 00200200460
WP: Wilmer Font (2-0)   LP: Eric Jokisch (0-1)   Sv: Kwang-hyun Kim (1 Save)
Home runs:
KIW: Lim Dong-hui (1), Lee Jung-hoo (1)
SSG: None
Boxscore

See also

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References

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  2. "SSG Landers clinch KBO regular season title". The Korea Herald . 4 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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