2016 Korean Series

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]

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
Streaming
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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.