| Samsung Lions Baseball Club |
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| League | KBO |
| Location | Daegu |
| Ballpark | Daegu Baseball Stadium |
| Year Founded | February 3, 1982 [1] |
| Nickname(s) | Samjum Lions
(3 Points Lions),
Richest Club |
| League championships | 1985, 2002, 2005, 2006 [2] |
| Korean Series championships | 2002, 2005, 2006 [3] |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Bleo
(Nickname: Sadoli, Sasoni) |
| Ownership | Samsung Group |
| Management | Kim Euong-Yong [4] |
| Manager | Sun Dong-Yeol |
| Uniforms |
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Samsung Lions Baseball Club (Hangul: 삼성 라이온즈 야구 클럽)[5] is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in Daegu and are members of the Korean Baseball Organization. Their home stadium is Daegu Baseball Stadium. Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves once was a member of this team. They have won the Korean Series four times.[6]
The first retired number in the Samsung Lions organization was number 22, in memory of the legendary catcher and slugger, Lee Man Soo, who is currently a coach with the SK Wyverns. The second retired number in the Samsung Lions organization is number 36, in memory of the legendary batter Lee Seung-Yeop, who is playing for Yomiuri Giants.
[edit] Season by Season Records
| Year | Rank | Games | W | L | D | Win% | H | HR | ERA |
| 1982 | 2 | 80 | 54 | 26 | 0 | 0.675 | 705 | 57 | 2.70 | |
| 1983 | 4 | 100 | 46 | 50 | 4 | 0.479 | 889 | 90 | 3.42 | |
| 1984 | 2 | 100 | 55 | 45 | 0 | 0.550 | 889 | 78 | 3.35 | |
| 1985 | 1 | 110 | 77 | 32 | 1 | 0.706 | 1005 | 97 | 2.98 | |
| 1986 | 2 | 108 | 70 | 37 | 1 | 0.654 | 997 | 74 | 2.95 | |
| 1987 | 2 | 108 | 64 | 44 | 0 | 0.593 | 1120 | 105 | 3.58 | |
| 1988 | 4 | 108 | 56 | 50 | 2 | 0.528 | 1028 | 85 | 4.18 | |
| 1989 | 4 | 120 | 57 | 58 | 5 | 0.496 | 1094 | 96 | 4.42 | |
| 1990 | 2 | 120 | 66 | 52 | 2 | 0.558 | 1040 | 131 | 4.13 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 126 | 70 | 55 | 1 | 0.560 | 1138 | 108 | 4.23 | |
| 1992 | 4 | 126 | 67 | 57 | 2 | 0.540 | 1128 | 124 | 4.55 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 126 | 73 | 48 | 5 | 0.599 | 1154 | 133 | 2.95 | |
| 1994 | 5 | 126 | 60 | 64 | 2 | 0.484 | 1081 | 106 | 3.47 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 126 | 60 | 60 | 6 | 0.500 | 1047 | 94 | 3.90 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 126 | 54 | 67 | 5 | 0.448 | 1029 | 88 | 4.23 | The worst team performance |
| 1997 | 4 | 126 | 66 | 53 | 7 | 0.552 | 1194 | 165 | 4.23 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 126 | 66 | 58 | 2 | 0.532 | 1143 | 143 | 4.32 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 132 | 73 | 57 | 2 | 0.562 | 1244 | 207 | 5.16 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 133 | 69 | 59 | 5 | 0.539 | 1223 | 177 | 4.64 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 133 | 81 | 52 | 0 | 0.609 | 1262 | 162 | 4.39 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 133 | 82 | 47 | 4 | 0.636 | 1321 | 191 | 3.92 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 133 | 76 | 53 | 4 | 0.589 | 1295 | 213 | 4.37 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 133 | 73 | 52 | 8 | 0.584 | 1215 | 132 | 3.76 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 126 | 74 | 48 | 4 | 0.607 | 1134 | 111 | 3.83 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 126 | 73 | 50 | 3 | 0.593 | 1043 | 73 | 3.33 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 126 | 62 | 60 | 4 | 0.508 | 1062 | 86 | 3.71 |
| 2008 | 4 | 126 | 65 | 61 | 0 | 0.516 | 1078 | 92 | 4.40 |
| 2009 | 5 | 133 | 64 | 69 | 0 | 0.481 | 1224 | 146 | 4.98 |
[edit] Current Rosters
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| Active roster | Inactive roster | Coaches/Other |
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# Military list
Roster updated 2009-06-15
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