The regular league, which was more intense than ever, has ended.
The 2023 KBO League ended on Tuesday the 17th. 720 games, including LG, which took first place in the regular season in 29 years, KT, which finished from 10th to second place, NC Peddy, who recorded 20 wins, 200 strikeouts, and an ERA of 2.00, KIA Choi Hyeong-woo's double, RBI, and SSG Choi Jeong's new scoring record. We have collected the true records that emerged from the 200-day war that unfolded.
LG wins the regular season for the first time in 29 years since 1994.
LG recorded a winning percentage of 0.606 with 86 wins, 56 losses, and 2 draws, early confirming first place in the 2023 KBO League regular season. LG, which has never lost its place since rising to the top of the leaderboard on June 27, is aiming for its third overall victory in the club's history by advancing directly to the Korean Series to determine this year's strongest team.
From 10th to 2nd… KT’s magical ‘quantum jump’
It was a magical season for KT. KT has been struggling since the beginning of the season, hovering in the lower ranks. From May 7th to 25th, it ranked last for 19 consecutive days. However, it quickly rebounded from June 16 when Cuevas joined. The monthly winning percentage in May, which was only 9th (0.375), increased to 1st place (0.652) in June. Since then, the winning rate has steadily increased, and the final score has remained unchanged since taking second place on August 19th.
Lotte, the 3rd team in KBO League history to no-hit and no-run
Lotte, with the slogan ‘THE POWER OF ONE’, completed the team no-hit and no-run in the game against Sajik SSG on August 6th. It was the first since the team was founded and the third in KBO league history. Beginning with starting pitcher Wilkerson and continuing through the winning team's Koo Seung-min and Kim Won-joong, he showed near-perfect pitching by not giving up a single hit and allowing only two walks.
Hanwha, new record for most points after two outs
On July 25th, Hanwha set a new record (11 points) for most points after two outs in the 8th inning against Kiwoom in Gocheok. The previous record was 10 points, a total of 5 times, from OB in 1985 to Samsung in 2019. On this day, Hanwha's hitters defeated Kiwoom 16-6, tying for second place with the most number of at-bats per inning (18 at-bats) and second place with the most scores per inning (13 points) in the league.
‘After 37 years’, NC Peddie sets a personal record of 20 wins and 200 strikeouts. For the first time
in 37 years, a player has been born who has achieved 20 wins and 200 strikeouts. In the game against Hanwha in Changwon on October 10, NC Peddie became the 5th player in history and the first foreign player to set a record of 20 wins and 200 strikeouts in an individual season in 37 years, following Seon Dong-yeol in 1986. Peddie, who entered the KBO league for the first time this year, pitched well in every game he pitched and provided solid support for NC's leap to the top rankings. Peddie ended the season with 20 wins, 209 strikeouts, and an ERA of 2.00, securing three awards as a pitcher at the 2023 KBO Awards.
Hanwha Jung Woo-ram, the epitome of consistency , becomes the first pitcher to appear in 1,000 games Hanwha Jung Woo-ram appeared in the Daejeon NC game on October 2 and became the first pitcher to appear in 1,000 KBO league games.
Jung Woo-ram, who joined SK in 2004 and took the mound for the first time on April 21 of the same year, became the youngest player to play in 500 games in 2012, and has also become the youngest player to play in 600 games, 700 games, 800 games, and 900 games. .