2021 Korean Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
KT Wiz (4) Lee Kang-chul 76–59–9 (.563)
Doosan Bears (0) Kim Tae-hyoung 71–65–8 (.522)
DatesNovember 14 – 18
MVPPark Kyung-su (KT Wiz)
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The 2021 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2021 KBO League season. All games in the best-of-seven series were held, at the Gocheok Sky Dome due to the cold weather. The KT Wiz won the series over the Doosan Bears, 4–0. Park Kyung-su won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.

Summary

KT Wiz (4) vs. Doosan Bears (0)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 November 14 Doosan Bears – 2, KT Wiz – 4 Gocheok Sky Dome 2:51 16,200 
2 November 15 Doosan Bears – 1, KT Wiz – 6 Gocheok Sky Dome 2:38 12,904 
3 November 17 KT Wiz – 3, Doosan Bears – 1 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:26 13,312 
4 November 18 KT Wiz – 8, Doosan Bears – 4 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:45 13,796

Matchups

Game 1

November 14, 2021 at Gocheok Sky Dome
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Doosan Bears 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 9 2
KT Wiz 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 4 7 1
WP: William Cuevas (1–0)   LP: Lee Young-ha (0–1)   Sv: Kim Jae-yoon
Home runs:
DOO: None
KT: Bae Jung-dae (1)
Boxscore

William Cuevas pitched 7+2⁄3 innings for the KT Wiz in Game 1. With the score tied 1–1 in the seventh inning, Bae Jung-dae hit the go-ahead home run for the Wiz.[1]

Game 2

November 15, 2021 at Gocheok Sky Dome
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Doosan Bears 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0
KT Wiz 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
WP: So Hyeong-jun (1–0)   LP: Choi Won-joon (0–1)
Home runs:
DOO: None
KT: Hwang Jae-gyun (1)
Boxscore

Kang Baek-ho reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances in Games 1 and 2, tying a Korean Series record.[2]

Game 3

November 17, 2021 at Gocheok Sky Dome
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KT Wiz 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 8 0
Doosan Bears 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
WP: Odrisamer Despaigne (1–0)   LP: Ariel Miranda (0–1)   Sv: Kim Jae-yeon
Home runs:
KT: Park Kyung-su (1)
DOO: None
Boxscore

KT Wiz' second baseman Park Kyung-su hit a home run in the fifth inning to start the scoring. Later in the game, he tore a muscle in his right calf, forcing him to miss the remainder of the series.[3]

Game 4

November 18, 2021 at Gocheok Sky Dome
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KT Wiz 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 13 1
Doosan Bears 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 7 0
WP: Bae Je-seong (1–0)   LP: Gwak Been (0–1)
Home runs:
KT: Shin Bon-ki (1), Jared Hoying (1)
DOO: Kim Jae-hwan (1)
Boxscore

The KT Wiz completed a four-game sweep of the Doosan Bears.[4] Park Kyung-su won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wiz beat Bears to open Korean Series". Koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "With hot bats, airtight defense, Wiz take 2-0 Korean Series lead over Bears | Yonhap News Agency". En.yna.co.kr. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wiz's Korean Series hero to miss rest of season with calf injury | Yonhap News Agency". En.yna.co.kr. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "(LEAD) How sweep it is: KT Wiz defeat Doosan Bears in 4 straight for 1st Korean Series title | Yonhap News Agency". En.yna.co.kr. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Wizard with glove, veteran Park Kyung-su wins Korean Series MVP for KT Wiz | Yonhap News Agency". En.yna.co.kr. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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