Lee Dae-Ho
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Lee Dae-Ho (born June 21, 1982 in Busan
, South Korea
) is primarily a first baseman
who plays for the Lotte Giants
in Korea Baseball Organization
. He bats and throws right-handed. According to a Gallup Korea's survey conducted in 2011, Lee was chosen as the most popular player in the Korea Baseball Organization
league.
, South Korea
. At Kyungnam High School, Lee batted fourth and could throw in the 90s as a pitcher. In 2000, he was selected for the South Korean Junior National Team as a pitcher. The team won the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship
in Edmonton
, Canada
, and Lee led the attack alongside Kim Tae-Kyun
, Choo Shin-Soo
(the eventual MVP of this event) and Jeong Keun-Woo
as a cleanup hitter
by racking up 3 home runs. He also finished runner-up behind Joe Mauer
of Team USA in batting average
(.500).
as a pitcher in 2001. But following an injury, he changed to a position player for the second half of 2001 season.
He won the Triple Crown
in 2006, claiming the league lead in batting average, home runs, and RBI.
In 2008, he was a member of the Korean team that won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympic 2008, while he had an average of .360 (9-for-36), 3 home runs, 10 RBIs, 5 runs, and .760 slugging percentage, playing as the designated hitter
.
On August 13, 2010, Lee wrote a new chapter in Korean baseball by hitting a home run in nine straight games in the league. The ninth home run was made in the top of the seventh inning at an away match against the Kia Tigers
in Gwangju
when he sent former Major Leaguer Aquilino Lopez
’s fifth pitch over the left fence of Moodeung Stadium
. This wrote a new record in professional baseball for nearly two decades shared by Ken Griffey Jr in , Don Mattingly
in and Dale Long
in . On August 14, 2010, Lee set a world record by hitting a home run for his ninth straight game in the second inning of Giants' second away match against the Tigers when he blasted his three-run homer off Tigers reliever Kim Hee-Girl over the center fence of Moodeung Stadium. It was his 38th home run of the season. Lee also marked his 83rd run, renewing the Korean record of most consecutive games with a run, to 16 games.
In the 2010, he enjoyed one of the most dominant offensive seasons in world professional baseball history, leading the KBO in seven offensive categories (Batting Average, HRs, RBIs, Runs Scored, On Base Percentage, Slugging Percentage and Hits), making him a Septuple Crown winner (7관왕). In the 2011 season, he also led the KBO league in the three offensive categories batting average, on-base percentage and most hits.
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
) is primarily a first baseman
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...
who plays for the Lotte Giants
Lotte Giants
The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in Busan, Korea, and one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. The Lotte Giants are owned by the Japanese-South Korean Lotte conglomerate....
in Korea Baseball Organization
Korea Baseball Organization
The Korea Baseball Organization is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. KBO should not be confused with the Korea Professional Baseball League. KBO was founded in 1981 and has been governing two leagues, Korea Professional Baseball and Futures League since...
. He bats and throws right-handed. According to a Gallup Korea's survey conducted in 2011, Lee was chosen as the most popular player in the Korea Baseball Organization
Korea Baseball Organization
The Korea Baseball Organization is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. KBO should not be confused with the Korea Professional Baseball League. KBO was founded in 1981 and has been governing two leagues, Korea Professional Baseball and Futures League since...
league.
Amateur career
Lee attended Kyungnam High School in BusanBusan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. At Kyungnam High School, Lee batted fourth and could throw in the 90s as a pitcher. In 2000, he was selected for the South Korean Junior National Team as a pitcher. The team won the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship
World Junior Baseball Championship
The IBAF AAA World Junior Championships is an under-18 international baseball competition sponsored by the International Baseball Federation , which was first held in 1981 in United States...
in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and Lee led the attack alongside Kim Tae-Kyun
Kim Tae-Kyun
Kim Tae-Kyun is a South Korean first baseman who plays for the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Nippon Pro Baseball league. He bats and throws right-handed.-Amateur career:...
, Choo Shin-Soo
Shin-Soo Choo
Shin-Soo Choo is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder with the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball in the United States.Choo was selected as the Most Valuable Player and Best Pitcher of the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship as South Korea won the event...
(the eventual MVP of this event) and Jeong Keun-Woo
Jeong Keun-Woo
Jeong Keun-Woo is a second baseman and shortstop who currently plays for the SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.-Amateur career:...
as a cleanup hitter
Cleanup hitter
In baseball, the cleanup hitter is the hitter who bats fourth in the lineup. Although the third man up is generally the hitter with the highest batting average, cleanup hitters often have the most power on the team and are typically the team's best power hitter; their job is to "clean up the...
by racking up 3 home runs. He also finished runner-up behind Joe Mauer
Joe Mauer
Joseph Patrick Mauer is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins. He is the only catcher in Major League history to win three batting titles...
of Team USA in batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
(.500).
Notable international careers
| Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | World Junior Baseball Championship World Junior Baseball Championship The IBAF AAA World Junior Championships is an under-18 international baseball competition sponsored by the International Baseball Federation , which was first held in 1981 in United States... |
 |
.500 BA (15-for-30), 3 HR |
Professional career
Lee joined Lotte GiantsLotte Giants
The Lotte Giants are a professional baseball team based in Busan, Korea, and one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. The Lotte Giants are owned by the Japanese-South Korean Lotte conglomerate....
as a pitcher in 2001. But following an injury, he changed to a position player for the second half of 2001 season.
He won the Triple Crown
Triple crown (baseball)
In Major League Baseball, a player earns the Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories. For batters, a player must lead the league in home runs, run batted in , and batting average; pitchers must lead the league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average...
in 2006, claiming the league lead in batting average, home runs, and RBI.
In 2008, he was a member of the Korean team that won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympic 2008, while he had an average of .360 (9-for-36), 3 home runs, 10 RBIs, 5 runs, and .760 slugging percentage, playing as the designated hitter
Designated hitter
In baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6.10, an official position adopted by the American League in 1973 that allows teams to designate a player, known as the designated hitter , to bat in place of the pitcher each time he would otherwise come to...
.
On August 13, 2010, Lee wrote a new chapter in Korean baseball by hitting a home run in nine straight games in the league. The ninth home run was made in the top of the seventh inning at an away match against the Kia Tigers
Kia Tigers
Kia Tigers Professional Baseball Club is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, ten times, with a perfect 10-0...
in Gwangju
Gwangju
Gwangju is the sixth largest city in South Korea. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister...
when he sent former Major Leaguer Aquilino Lopez
Aquilino Lopez
Aquilino López Roa is a starting pitcher for the Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization...
’s fifth pitch over the left fence of Moodeung Stadium
Moodeung Stadium
Gwangju Mudeung Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Kia Tigers, formerly the Haitai Tigers...
. This wrote a new record in professional baseball for nearly two decades shared by Ken Griffey Jr in , Don Mattingly
Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur "Don" Mattingly is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...
in and Dale Long
Dale Long
Richard Dale Long was a first baseman in professional baseball. Between 1951 and 1963, Long played in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates , St. Louis Browns , Chicago Cubs , San Francisco Giants , New York Yankees and Washington Senators...
in . On August 14, 2010, Lee set a world record by hitting a home run for his ninth straight game in the second inning of Giants' second away match against the Tigers when he blasted his three-run homer off Tigers reliever Kim Hee-Girl over the center fence of Moodeung Stadium. It was his 38th home run of the season. Lee also marked his 83rd run, renewing the Korean record of most consecutive games with a run, to 16 games.
In the 2010, he enjoyed one of the most dominant offensive seasons in world professional baseball history, leading the KBO in seven offensive categories (Batting Average, HRs, RBIs, Runs Scored, On Base Percentage, Slugging Percentage and Hits), making him a Septuple Crown winner (7관왕). In the 2011 season, he also led the KBO league in the three offensive categories batting average, on-base percentage and most hits.
Awards and honors
- 2005 All-Star MVP
- 2008 All-Star MVP
- 2006 Golden Glove Award (1B)
- 2007 Golden Glove Award (1B)
- 2010 Golden Glove Award (3B)
- 2010 Korea Baseball OrganizationKorea Baseball OrganizationThe Korea Baseball Organization is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. KBO should not be confused with the Korea Professional Baseball League. KBO was founded in 1981 and has been governing two leagues, Korea Professional Baseball and Futures League since...
Most Valuable Player Award (regular season MVP)
Achievements
- 2006 Batting Title
- 2006 Home Run Title
- 2006 RBI Title
- 2006 Slugging Percentage Leader
- 2007 Slugging Percentage Leader
- 2010 Batting Title
- 2010 Home Run Title
- 2010 RBI Title
- 2010 Hits Leader
- 2010 Runs Scored Leader
- 2010 Slugging Percentage Leader
- 2010 On Base Percentage Leader
- 2010 OPS (On Base+Slugging) Leader
- 2011 Batting Title
- 2011 Hits Leader
- 2011 On Base Percentage Leader
Notable international careers
| Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Asian Games Baseball at the Asian Games Baseball has been an event at the Asian Games, since the Games in Hiroshima, Japan in 1994.-Medal table:-Medalists:-External links:*... |
 |
.409 BA (9-for-22), 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4 R | |
| 2007 | Asian Baseball Championship Asian Baseball Championship The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia . It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer... |
 |
.000 BA (0-for-4) | |
| 2008 | Final Olympic Qualification Tournament | |
.393 BA (11-for-28), 8 RBI, 4 R | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | |
.360 BA (9-for-25), 3 HR, 10 RBI, 5 R | |
| 2009 | World Baseball Classic 2009 World Baseball Classic The 2009 World Baseball Classic was an international baseball competition. It is the only international baseball tournament to feature a large number of players from the major leagues of North America and Asia. It began on March 5, 2009, and finished March 23, 2009.Japan emerged victorious for the... |
|
.278 BA (5-for-18), 5 RBI, 1 R | |
| 2010 | Guangzhou Asian Games | |
.368 BA (7-for-19), 1 HR |
External links
- Profile and stats on the KBO official site