| 2017 Lotte Giants | |
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 Lotte Giants in Sajik Baseball Stadium on August 26, 2017. | |
| League | KBO League |
| Ballpark | Sajik Stadium |
| City | Busan |
| Record | 80–62 (.563) |
| League place | 3rd |
| Owners | Lotte Giants Company Limited |
| General manager | Gim Chang-rak [1] |
| Manager | Cho Won-woo [2] |
The 2017 Lotte Giants season features the Lotte Giants quest to win their first KBO League title since 1992.
| Rank | Team | W | L | D | Pct. | GB | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIA Tigers | 87 | 56 | 1 | .608 | -- | Korean Series |
| 2 | Doosan Bears | 84 | 57 | 3 | .596 | 2.0 | Playoff |
| 3 | Lotte Giants | 80 | 62 | 2 | .563 | 6.5 | Semi-playoff |
| 4 | NC Dinos | 79 | 62 | 3 | .560 | 7.0 | Wild Card |
| 5 | SK Wyverns | 75 | 68 | 1 | .524 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | LG Twins | 69 | 72 | 3 | .489 | 17.0 | Did not qualify |
| 7 | Nexen Heroes | 69 | 73 | 2 | .486 | 17.5 | |
| 8 | Hanwha Eagles | 61 | 81 | 2 | .430 | 25.5 | |
| 9 | Samsung Lions | 55 | 84 | 5 | .396 | 30.0 | |
| 10 | KT Wiz | 50 | 94 | 0 | .347 | 37.5 |
Source [3]
| Team | Win | Loss | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doosan Bears | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Hanwha Eagles | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| KIA Tigers | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| kt Wiz | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| LG Twins | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| NC Dinos | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Nexen Heroes | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Samsung Lions | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| SK Wyverns | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 80 | 62 | 2 |
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March/April (13–13) Home: 8–6 Away: 5–7
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| 2017 Postseason: 2−3 (Home 1−2; Away 1−1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semi Play-off Game: 2−3 (Home 1−2; Away 1−1)
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