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05/06/2003 Archived Entry: "Korea Baseball News: Lions Reclaim Sole Possession of First Place"
Korea Baseball News: Lions Reclaim Sole Possession of First Place
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
Source: Korea Times (May 6, 2003)
Samsung Lions 9 - Lotte Giants 3:
Lee Seung-yeop and Ma Hae-young both hit their league-leading eighth home runs in the first inning to beat the Giants in Taegu.
Yang Joon-hyuk and Kim Han-soo also connected for home runs for the Lions.
Kim Jin-woong gave up only two runs and four hits in
five innings to post his second win of 2003.
Kia Tigers 8 - Hyundai Unicorns 7:
Cho Kyu-je struck out two batters in the tenth inning but catcher Kim Dong-soo lost control of the ball both times to allow the Tigers to score the winning run in Suwon.
Hanwha Eagles 11 - SK Wyverns 2:
Lee Sang-mok pitched six innings to win the game for the Eagles in Taejon.
Chang Jong-hoon hit a home run among his three extra base hits for Hanwha.
LG Twins 3 - Doosan Bears 1:
The Twins beat the Bears in Chamsil.
Doosan left 10 men on base in their loss.
Twins reliever Jeon Seung-nam has thrown 28 1/3 straight scoreless innings including 1 1/3 scoreless innings on Monday.
Lee Sang-hoon pitched the ninth inning to earn the save.
Korean Baseball Organization
May 6, 2003
W L T Pct GB
17 5 1 .773 Samsung Lions
17 7 1 .708 1.0 Hyundai Unicorns
14 9 1 .609 3.5 Kia Tigers
14 9 1 .609 3.5 SK Wyverns
12 12 1 .500 6.0 LG Twins
10 15 1 .400 8.5 Hanwha Eagles
6 19 0 .240 12.5 Doosan Bears
5 19 2 .208 13.0 Lotte Giants
