1983 Korea Baseball Organization

The 1983 Korea Baseball Organization was the second KBO season. The Haitai Tigers won their first title.

Standings

1. Haitai Tigers, 55-44-1
2. MBC Blue Dragons, 55-43-2
3. Sammi Superstars, 52-47-1
4. Samsung Lions, 46-50-4
5. OB Bears, 44-55-1
6. Lotte Giants, 43-56-1

1983 Korean Series: Haitai def. MBC, 4 games to 1

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Hyo-jo Jang	Samsung Lions	.369
Runs	Hae-chang Lee	MBC Blue Dragons	65
Hits	Jong-hoon Park Hyo-jo Jang	OB Bears Samsung Lions	117
Doubles	Jong-do Lee	MBC Blue Dragons	25
Triples	Jong-hoon Park	OB Bears	6
Home Runs	Man-soo Lee	Samsung Lions	27
Runs Batted In	Man-soo Lee	Samsung Lions	74
Stolen Bases	Il-kwon Kim	Haitai Tigers	48
Walks	Hyo-jo Jang	Samsung Lions	58

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Gi-ryong Ha	MBC Blue Dragons	2.33
Wins	Myeong-bu Jang	Sammi Superstars	30
Losses	Ho-yeon Jang	OB Bears	17
Saves	Tae-hwan Hwang	OB Bears	14
Innings Pitched	Myeong-bu Jang	Sammi Superstars	427 1/3
Appearances	Myeong-bu Jang	Sammi Superstars	60
Hits Allowed	Myeong-bu Jang	Sammi Superstars	388
Home Runs Allowed	Myeong-bu Jang	Sammi Superstars	19
Strikeouts	Myeong-bu Jang	Sammi Superstars	220
Base-on-Balls	Myeong-bu Jang	Sammi Superstars	106

Award Winners

Award	Player	Team	Position	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	HA	HRA	BB	SO	ERA
Most Valuable Player	Man-Soo Lee	Samsung Lions	Catcher	357	53	105	27	74	0	.294	.378	.555	Did not pitch
Rookie of the Year	Jong-hun Pak	OB Bears	Outfielder	375	53	117	3	24	7	.312	.377	.419	Did not pitch

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 1983.

Position	Player	Team
P	Myeong-bu Jang	Sammi Superstars
C	Man-su Lee	Samsung Lions
1B	Gyeong-sik Sin	OB Bears
2B	Gu-seon Jeong	Chungbo Pintos
3B	Yong-hyi Kim	Lotte Giants
SS	Jae-pak Kim	MBC Blue Dragons
OF	Jong-hun Pak	OB Bears
OF	Jong-mo Kim	Haitai Tigers
OF	Hyo-jo Jang	Samsung Lions