2024 Korean Series

The 2024 Korean Series (known as the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank Korean Series for sponsorship reasons) was a championship series of the 2024 KBO League season between the Kia Tigers and the Samsung Lions.^[1][2] The Tigers and Lions had the two best win-loss records in the 2024 KBO League season.^[3] The Kia Tigers are the 2024 regular season and Korean Series champions.

2024 Korean Series
2024 Shinhan SOL Bank Korean Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season Kia Tigers (4) Lee Bum-ho 87–55–2 (.613) Samsung Lions (1) Park Jin-man 78–64–2 (.549)
Dates	October 21 – October 28
Venue(s)	Gwangju-Kia Champions Field & Daegu Samsung Lions Park
MVP	Kim Sun-bin (Kia)
Umpires	Park Joong-chul, Choi Su-won, Chun Il-soo, Park Ki-taek, Lee Young-jae, Kim Sung-chul, Park Geun-young
Broadcast
Television	KBS (South Korea – Korean) MBC (South Korea – Korean) SBS (South Korea – Korean)
TV announcers	Kim Na-jin, Lee Young-eun, Jung Min-cheul and Park Jae-hong (MBC) Kim Jin-woong and Park Yong-taik (KBS) Yoon Seong-ho and Lee Sun-cheol (SBS)
Streaming
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The Tigers won their record-extending 12th Korean Series title, beating the Lions 4–1. The Tigers also extended their perfect record for Korean Series appearances, going 12–0 in the team's history.

Summary

Kia Tigers won the series, 4–1.

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	October 21–23, 2024	Samsung Lions – 1, Kia Tigers – 5	Gwangju-Kia Champions Field	3:16 (1:48, 1:28)	19,300[4]
2	October 23, 2024	Samsung Lions – 3, Kia Tigers – 8	Gwangju-Kia Champions Field	3:08	19,300[5]
3	October 25, 2024	Kia Tigers – 2, Samsung Lions – 4	Daegu Samsung Lions Park	3:09	23,550[6]
4	October 26, 2024	Kia Tigers – 9, Samsung Lions – 2	Daegu Samsung Lions Park	3:17	23,550[7]
5	October 28, 2024	Samsung Lions – 5, Kia Tigers – 7	Gwangju-Kia Champions Field	3:51	19,300[8]

Linescores

Game 1

October 21, 23, 2024 18:30, 16:00 KST at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Samsung Lions	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0
Kia Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	X	5	7	3
Starting pitchers: Samsung: Won Tae-in Kia: James Naile WP: Kwak Do-Kyu (1–0)   LP: Lim Chang-min (0–1) Home runs: Samsung: Kim Hun-gon (1, Solo, 6th TOP, James Naile) Kia: None Attendance: 19,300 Umpires: Park Joong-chul, Choi Su-won, Chun Il-soo, Park Ki-taek, Lee Young-jae, Kim Sung-chul Boxscore

Game 2

October 23, 2024 18:30 KST at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Samsung Lions	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	12	3
Kia Tigers	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	8	10	2
Starting pitchers: Samsung: Hwang Dong-Jae Kia: Yang Hyeon-jong WP: Yang Hyeon-jong (1–0)   LP: Hwang Dong-Jae (0–1) Home runs: Samsung: None Kia: Kim Do-yeong (1, Solo, 2nd BOT, Lee Seung-Min) Attendance: 19,300 Umpires: Kim Seong-chul, Park Ki-taek, Choi Su-won, Lee Young-jae, Chun Il-soo Boxscore

Game 3

October 25, 2024 18:30 KST at Daegu Samsung Lions Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kia Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	8	0
Samsung Lions	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	X	4	8	1
Starting pitchers: Kia: Eric Lauer Samsung: Denyi Reyes WP: Denyi Reyes (1–0)   LP: Eric Lauer (0–1)   Sv: Kim Jae-yoon (1) Home runs: Kia: None Samsung: Lee Sung-gyu (1, Solo, 3th BOT, Eric Lauer), Kim Young-Woong (1, Solo, 5th BOT, Eric Lauer), Kim Hun-gon (1, Solo, 7th BOT, Jeon Sang-Hyun), Park Byung-ho (1, Solo, 7th BOT, Jeon Sang-Hyun) Attendance: 23,550 Umpires: Chun Il-soo, Lee Young-jae, Park Ki-taek, Park Joong-chul, Choi Su-won Boxscore

Game 4

October 26, 2024 14:00 KST at Daegu Samsung Lions Park

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kia Tigers	1	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	13	0
Samsung Lions	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
Starting pitchers: Kia: James Naile Samsung: Won Tae-in WP: James Naile (1–0)   LP: Won Tae-in (0–1) Home runs: Kia: Kim Tae-gun (1, Grand Slam, 3rd TOP, Song Eun-beom), Socrates (1, 2-run, 6th TOP, Choi Chae-Heung) Samsung: Lee Jae-hyeon (1, Solo, 5th BOT, James Naile) Attendance: 23,550 Umpires: Choi Su-won, Park Geun-young, Lee Young-jae, Park Joong-chul, Kim Sung-chul, Park Ki-taek Boxscore

Game 5

October 28, 2024 18:30 KST at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Samsung Lions	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0
Kia Tigers	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	X	7	13	0
Starting pitchers: Samsung: Lee Seung-hyun Kia: Yang Hyeon-jong WP: Kwak Do-Kyu (2–0)   LP: Lee Sang-Min (0–1)   Sv: Jung Hai-Young (1 SV) Home runs: Samsung: Lewin Díaz #1 (1, 2-run, 1st TOP, Yang Hyeon-jong), Kim Young-Woong (2, Solo, 1st TOP, Yang Hyeon-jong), Lewin Díaz #2 (2, 2-run, 3rd TOP, Yang Hyeon-jong) Kia: Choi Hyoung-woo (1, Solo, 6th, Kim Tae-hoon) Attendance: 19,300 Umpires: Park Ki-taek, Park Joong-chul, Park Geun-young, Kim Sung-chul, Lee Young-jae Boxscore

See also

• 2024 Japan Series
• 2024 World Series

References

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