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
Dates	October 29–November 2
MVP	Yang Eui-ji
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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

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Doosan Bears
Roster
Pitchers 40 Dustin Nippert 29 Yoo Hee-kwan 28 Chang Won-jun 57 Lee Hyeon-ho 61 Ham Deok-ju 48 Lee Hyun-seung 11 Yoon Myung-june 18 Kim Kang-ryul 26 Michael Bowden 27 Hong Sang-sam 45 Lee Yong-chan 51 Kim Sung-bae		Catchers 25 Yang Eui-ji 12 Choi Jae-hoon 47 Park Sei-hyok Infielders 13 Hur Kyoung-min 52 Kim Jae-ho 24 Oh Jae-won 36 Oh Jae-il 44 Nick Evans  7 Choi Ju-hwan  8 Ryu Ji-hyuk 16 Lee Won-suk		Outfielders 49 Min Byung-hun 37 Park Keon-u 32 Kim Jae-hwan 31 Jung Soo-bin 15 Kook Hae-seong		Manager 88 Kim Tae-hyoung Coaches 89 Han Yong-deok 82 Kang Yin-kwon 76 Jang Won-jin 87 Park Cheol-woo 75 Kwon Myung-chul 81 Kang Dong-woo 77 Jeon Hyung-do 86 Kang Seok-cheon

NC Dinos
Roster
Pitchers 34 Eric Hacker 31 Zach Stewart 66 Choi Keum-kang 29 Lee Min-ho 55 Kim Jin-sung 59 Koo Chang-mo 46 Won Jong-hyun 45 Lim Chang-min 26 Lim Jung-ho 50 Jang Hyun-sik 41 Bae Jae-hwan		Catchers 42 Kim Tae-goon 23 Yong Deuk-han Infielders  2 Park Min-woo 13 Son Si-hyun 14 Eric Thames 18 Park Sok-min 27 Lee Ho-joon  3 Mo Chang-min  5 Lee Sang-ho 10 Ji Seok-hun 24 Cho Young-hun		Outfielders 38 Kim Seong-uk 39 Lee Jong-wook 47 Na Sung-bum  1 Kim Jun-wan  9 Kim Jong-ho 53 Kwon Hui-dong		Manager 74 Kim Kyung-moon Coaches 88 Yang Seung-kwan 78 Choi Yil-yeon 77 Park Seung-ho 70 Lee Dong-wook 86 Koo Chun-suh 80 Lee Kwang-kil 72 Jeon Jun-ho 73 Choi Gi-moon

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

• 2016 KBO League season
• 2016 World Series
• 2016 Japan Series

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.