Kim Eung-ryong

Kim Eung-Ryong (born September 15, 1941) is a Korean baseball manager. He is the winningest manager in the history of Korean professional baseball, having won ten Korean Series championships throughout his career. He was the manager of the Haitai Tigers (1983–2000), Samsung Lions (2001–2004), and Hanwha Eagles (2013–2014).

Biography He studied in the United States, attending Georgia Southern College, and then returned to Korea. He played outfield for the South Korea national baseball team in the 1962 Asian Baseball Championship, which ended up winning a Bronze Medal.

Kim managed the amateur baseball team sponsored by Haitai from 1964 to 1981. During that period he managed the South Korean team to its first international title in the 1977 Intercontinental Cup. He managed the national team to a Bronze Medal in the 1978 Amateur World Series.

Continuing his association with Haitai, Kim was hired by the professional KBO League Haitai Tigers in 1983. He won nine championships with the Tigers (1983, 1986–89, 1991, 1993, 1996–97). From 1986 to 1997 he led the Tigers to nine championships, never losing a Korean Series during that span.

Kim was the manager of the Bronze Medal-winning South Korea national baseball team in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Leaving the Tigers after the 2001 season, Kim was hired by the Samsung Lions. During his four-year tenure with the team, he led them to the Korean Series three times, winning it once (in 2002).

Kim left managing in 2005, serving as president of the Samsung Lions until 2010, and then continuing on in an administrative role.

In 2016 Kim was hired as president of the Korea Baseball Softball Association.

Managerial record Season Team Finish Rank Games Wins Losses Draws Win% Postseason 1983 Haitai Tigers 1/6 1/6 50 30 19 1 .612 Won Korean Series vs. MBC Chungyong (4–1–0) 4/6 50 25 25 0 .500 1984 5/6 5/6 50 19 29 2 .396 3/6 50 24 25 1 .490 1985 3/6 3/6 55 29 26 0 .527 3/6 55 28 26 1 .519 1986 1/7 2/7 54 34 18 2 .654 Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–1) 2/7 54 33 19 2 .635 1987 1/7 3/7 54 27 25 2 .519 Won Playoff vs. OB Bears (3–2) Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–0) 2/7 54 28 23 3 .549 1988 1/7 1/7 54 34 19 1 .639 Won Korean Series vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–2) 1/7 54 34 19 1 .639 1989 1/7 2/7 120 65 51 4 .558 Won Playoff vs. Pacific Dolphins (3–0) Won Korean Series vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–1) 1990 3/7 2/7 120 68 49 3 .579 Lost Playoff vs. Samsung Lions (0–3) 1991 1/8 1/8 126 79 42 5 .647 Won Korean Series vs. Binggrae Eagles (4–0) 1992 3/8 2/8 126 71 54 1 .567 Lost Playoff vs. Lotte Giants (2–3) 1993 1/8 1/8 126 81 42 3 .659 Won Korean Series vs. Samsung Lions (4–2) 1994 4/8 4/8 126 65 59 2 .524 Lost Semi-playoff vs. Hanwha Eagles (0–2) 1995 4/8 4/8 126 64 58 4 .524 1996 1/8 1/8 126 73 51 2 .587 Won Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (4–2) 1997 1/8 1/8 126 75 50 1 .599 Won Korean Series vs. LG Twins (4–1) 1998 5/8 5/8 126 61 64 1 .488 1999 7/8 4/4 132 60 69 3 .465 2000 6/8 4/4 133 57 72 4 .442 2001 Samsung Lions 2/8 1/8 133 81 52 0 .609 Lost Korean Series vs. Doosan Bears (2–4) 2002 1/8 1/8 133 82 47 4 .636 Won Korean Series vs. LG Twins (4–2) 2003 4/8 3/8 133 76 53 4 .589 Lost Semi-playoff vs. SK Wyverns (0–2) 2004 2/8 2/8 133 73 52 8 .584 Won Playoff vs. Doosan Bears (3–1)Lost Korean Series vs. Hyundai Unicorns (2–3–4) 2013 Hanwha Eagles 9/9 9/9 128 42 85 1 .331 2014 9/9 9/9 128 49 77 2 .389 Overall record Games Wins Losses Draws Win% 1567 1300 68 Won 10 Korean Series championships