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05/22/2003 Archived Entry: "Korea Baseball News: Lions & Unicorns Lose-Wyverns, Tigers & Twins Gain Ground"
Korea Baseball News: Lions & Unicorns Lose-Wyverns, Tigers & Twins Gain Ground
by Robert Kiyoshi Shadlow
Resources: Park Song-wu; Kim Tae-gyu (2003, May 22) Korea Times.
Hanwha Eagles 3 - Samsung Lions 1:
Jung Min-chul (5-2) beat the Lions allowing only one run, two hits, and two walks in 5 2/3 innings in Taejon to end the Eagles 12-game losing streak.
LG Twins 4 - Hyundai Unicorns 3:
Former Chunichi Dragon and Boston Red Sox pitcher Lee Sang-hoon earned his ninth save of 2003 for the Twins in Seoul.
SK Wyverns 7 - Doosan Bears 5:
Cho Kyung-hwan blasted solo home runs in the sixth and eigth innings to help defeat the Bears in Inchon. Kim Ki-tae hit a two run homer in the second inning.
Cho Ung-chun picked up his 11th save yielding two hits in 1 2/3 innings.
Kia Tigers 3 - Lotte Giants 2:
Jin Pil-jung also notched his 11th save striking out three batters in 1 2/3 innings in Kwangju.
News:
The May 22, 2003 Korea Times
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/sports/200305/kt2003052214594811100.htm
reports that the Seoul National University (SNU) baseball team has lost 171 straight games since the college started playing baseball in 1977. SNU once had a 5-2 lead into the top of the eigth inning but lost 6-5 in a game with Yonsei University in 1986.
Korean Baseball Organization
May 22, 2003
W L T Pct GB
23 10 2 .697 Samsung Lions
23 14 1 .622 2.0 Hyundai Unicorns
22 14 1 .611 2.5 SK Wyverns
20 15 1 .571 4.0 Kia Tigers
20 16 2 .556 4.5 LG Twins
17 19 3 .472 7.5 Hanwha Eagles
11 26 2 .297 14.0 Lotte Giants
8 30 0 .211 17.5 Doosan Bears
