Hanwha Eagles

Hanwha Eagles
한화 이글스
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League	KBO League (1986–present)
Location	Daejeon, South Korea
Ballpark	Daejeon Baseball Stadium (1986–present) Cheongju Baseball Stadium (1986–present)
Year established	1985 (1985)
Nickname(s)	Dynamite Bats, Chickens (Chicks), The team of happiness
League championships	(2): 1989, 1992
Korean Series championships	(1): 1999
Former name(s)	Binggrae Eagles (1986–1993)
Colors	Orange, Black and Grey
Retired numbers	21 23 35
Ownership	Hanwha
Manager	Kim Sung-keun
General Manager	Roh Jae-deok
President	Kim Chung-beom
Uniforms
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The Hanwha Eagles (Korean: 한화 이글스), incorporated as the Hanwha Eagles Professional Baseball Club (Korean: 한화 이글스 프로야구단), are a South Korean professional baseball club based in the central city of Daejeon. As a member club of Korean Baseball Organization, the Eagles compete in the Korea Professional Baseball League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Baseball Stadium. Founded in 1985 as the "Binggrae Eagles" (Binggrae was the then-trademark of Hanwha's confectionary branch.), they debuted in 1986 as the seventh franchise of the league. The club changed their name into the "Hanwha Eagles" after Binggrae's separation from Hanwha conglomerate in 1993. Hanwha, the owner of the club is one of the largest business conglomerate, or chaebol, in South Korea.

Although the Eagles are not the dominant club in the league, winning only once in the Korean Series in 1999 and twice the league pennants; they proved themselves as worthy competitors. As of 2011, they played in the postseason for 11 times, being the runner-up for five times. The club was renowned for their slugger bats from late 1990s to early 2000s, nicknamed as the Dynamite Bats after one of Hanwha's main business fields, explosives production. The team slugger percentage topped 0.484 in 1999, the highest team SLG in the Korean Professional Baseball League history. The severe slump in the 2009 and 2010 seasons made the club to gain a pejorative nickname of Hanwha Chickens (or Chicks), but recent recovery attempts and team-rebuilding under the new manager, Han Dae-hwa, is slowly showing its progress. But Han Dae-hwa retired from the manager of Hanwha Eagles.

The Eagles have three retired numbers in the roster, more than any other team in the league. Those are for the slugger Jang Jong-hoon (35), the pitchers Jung Min-cheul (23) and Song Jin-woo (21). The Eagles are famous for their respect for franchise stars and veteran players.

Robot fans

The stadium has been equipped with robot fans that can be controlled by real fans who cannot attend. The BBC stated that "The bots can cheer, chant and perform a Mexican wave" - and facial images can be uploaded to the robot's faces.

Retired numbers

File:KBO Retired Hanwha 21.svg Song Jin-Woo P Retired September 23, 2009

File:KBO Retired Hanwha 23.svg Jung Min-Cheul P Retired September 11, 2009

File:KBO Retired Hanwha 35.svg Jang Jong-Hoon SS, 1B, DH Retired September 16, 2005

Team mascots

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Eagles mascot, Winny Eagle.

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Vinny Eagle poses with US military personnel baseball players.

The Hanwha Eagles has anthropomorphic white eagles for their mascots, named Winny and Vinny Eagle.

Season-by-season records

Season	League	Finish	Regular season								Post season	Awards	Note
			Rank	Games	Wins	Losses	Draws	Win%	GB	TBA
Binggrae Eagles
1986	KBC	7/7	7/7	54	12	42	0	.222	27	.236
			6/7	54	19	34	1	.361	141⁄2	.236
1987	KBC	6/7	6/7	54	24	28	2	.463	8	.274		Lee Jung-Hoon (ROTY)
			6/7	54	23	29	0	.444	7	.274
1988	KBC	2/7	2/7	54	34	20	0	.630	1⁄2	.266	Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 3-0 Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers, 2-4		KS runner-up
			3/7	54	28	25	1	.528	6	.266
1989	KBC	2/7	1/7	120	71	46	3	.604	—	.276	Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers, 1-4		League Pennant KS runner-up
1990	KBC	4/7	3/7	120	68	50	2	.575	2	.270	Lost Semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 0-2
1991	KBC	2/8		126	72	49	5	.591	7	.274	Won Playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 3-1 Lost Korean Series vs. Haitai Tigers, 0-4	Jang Jong-Hoon (MVP)	KS runner-up
1992	KBC	2/8	1/8	126	81	43	2	.651	—	.267	Lost Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants, 1-4	Jang Jong-Hoon (MVP)	League Pennant KS runner-up
1993	KBC	5/8		126	61	61	4	.500	191⁄2	.238		Lee Kang-Don (All-star MVP)
Hanwha Eagles
1994	KBC	3/8		126	65	59	2	.524	15	.247	Won Semi-playoff vs. Haitai Tigers, 2-0 Lost Playoff vs. Taepyongyang Dolphins, 0-3
1995	KBC	6/8		126	55	71	0	.437	211⁄2	.249		Jung Kyung-Hoon (All-star MVP)
1996	KBC	4/8		126	70	55	1	.560	31⁄2	.245	Lost Semi-playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns, 0-2	Koo Dae-Sung (MVP)
1997	KBC	6/8		126	51	73	2	.413	231⁄2	.253
1998	KBC	7/8		126	55	66	5	.455	231⁄2	.250
1999	Magic League	1/8	2/4	132	72	58	2	.554	1	.283	Won Playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 4-0 Won Korean Series vs. Lotte Giants, 4-1	Koo Dae-Sung (KS MVP)	KS title
2000	Magic League	7/8	3/4	133	50	78	5	.391	16	.276		Song Ji-Man (All-star MVP)
2001	KBC	4/8		133	61	68	4	.473	18	.275	Lost Semi-playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 0-2	Kim Tae-Kyun (ROTY)
2002	KBC	7/8		133	59	69	5	.461	221⁄2	.256
2003	KBC	5/8		133	63	65	5	.492	151⁄2	.254
2004	KBC	7/8		133	53	74	6	.417	211⁄2	.268
2005	KBC	3/8	4/8	126	64	61	1	.512	111⁄2	.270	Won Semi-playoff vs. SK Wyverns, 3-2 Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 0-3
2006	KBC	2/8	3/8	126	67	57	2	.540	61⁄2	.253	Won Semi-playoff vs. Kia Tigers, 2-1 Won Playoff vs. Hyundai Unicorns, 3-1 Lost Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions, 1-4	Ryu Hyun-Jin (ROTY) Ryu Hyun-Jin (MVP)	KS runner-up
2007	KBC	3/8		126	67	57	2	.540	71⁄2	.254	Won Semi-playoff vs. Samsung Lions, 2-1 Lost Playoff vs. Doosan Bears, 0-3
2008	KBC	5/8		126	64	62	0	.508	19	.254
2009	KBC	8/8		133	46	84	3	.346	35	.269
2010	KBC	8/8		133	49	82	2	.368	35	.242
2011	KBC	6/8		133	59	72	2	.450	21	.268
2012	KBC	8/8		133	53	77	3	.408	261⁄2	.243
2013	KBC	9/9		128	42	85	1	.331	331⁄2	.244
Overall record					Wins	Losses	Draws	Win%
					1658	1800	73	.485	All-time regular season record
					31	42	1	.425	All-time postseason record
					1689	1842	74	.484	All-time regular and postseason record

Personnel

Current lineup

Hanwha Eagles roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 37 Bae Young-soo 45 Ahn Young-myung 42 Esmil Rogers Bullpen 11 Lim Joon-sub 12 Lee Dong-kul 17 Park Jung-jin 26 Jung Dae-hoon 31 Song Chang-sik 49 Kim Ki-hyun 64 Kim Min-woo 67 Cho Young-woo -- Song Sin-Yeong -- Shim Soo-chang -- Jeong Woo-Ram -- Lee Jae-Woo Closer 47 Kwon Hyuk		Catchers 27 Lee Hee-keun 44 Cho In-sung -- Cha Il-Mok Infielders  6 Kim Hoi-sung  8 Jeong Keun-woo 13 Kwon Yong-kwan 14 Kang Kyeong-hak 52 Kim Tae-kyun Outfielders 15 Lee Yong-kyu 25 Choi Jin-haeng 50 Lee Sung-Yul 51 Kim Kyeong-eon 58 Lee Jong-hwang		Pitchers 10 Kim Tae-wan 19 Heo Yu-kang 22 Lee Tae-yang # 40 Kim Hyuk-min # 54 Song Eun-beom 55 Yun Kyu-jin † 61 Lim Kyung-wan -- Jang Min-Seok Catchers 18 Hur Do-hwan 20 Jung Bum-mo † Infielders  7 Song Kwang-min † 66 Lee Hak-joon 60 Lim Ik-joon Outfielders  5 Jung Hyun-seok † 33 Nyjer Morgan 59 Song Joo-ho 56 Ko Dong-jin		Manager 38 Kim Sung-keun Coaches -- Kim Kwang-soo (head) 76 Chung Min-tae (pitching) 83 Kye Hyeong-cheol (pitching) -- Park Sang-yeol (pitching) -- Kwon Young-ho (pitching) -- Kim Eung-gook (hitting) -- Kozo Shoda (hitting) -- Kim Jae-hyun -- Kim Jung-jun (power analysis) -- Kozo Shoda (defense) Futures League 77 Lee Jeong-hoon † Disabled list * Suspended list # Military list Roster updated May 3, 2015 → All KBO League rosters

Managers

• Bae Seong-Seo (1986–87)
• Kim Yeong-Duk (1988–92)
• Kang Byeong-Cheol (1993–98)
• Lee Hui-Su (1998–2000)
• Lee Kwang-Hwan (2001–02)
• Yu Seung-An (2003–04)
• Kim In-Sik (2005–09)
• Han Dae-Hwa (2010–12)
• Kim Eung-Ryong (2013–2014)
• Kim Sung-Keun (2015–present)

External links

• Official website
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