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- ↑ "Boxscore: November 4, 2014" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Boxscore: November 5, 2014" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Boxscore: November 7, 2014" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Boxscore: November 8, 2014" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Boxscore: November 10, 2014" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Boxscore: November 11, 2014" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. Retrieved October 30, 2015.