The 2019 KBO League season was the 38th season in the history of the KBO League. The regular season began on March 23 and ended on October 1.[1] The All-Star break was extended from four days to seven.[2]
Standings
Doosan Bears ranked ahead of SK Wyverns due to winning their head-to-head season series 9-7.[3]
League Leaders
Foreign players
Each team could sign up to three foreign players, one of whom must be a hitter. In 2019, the KBO League capped salaries for new foreign players at US$1 million.[6]
Foreign hitters
Postseason
Wild Card
The series started with a 1–0 advantage for the fourth-placed team.
LG Twins (2) vs. NC Dinos (0)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 3 | NC Dinos – 1, LG Twins – 3 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 3:00 | 23,757 |
Semi-playoff
Kiwoom Heroes (3) vs. LG Twins (1)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 6 | LG Twins – 0, Kiwoom Heroes – 1 | Gocheok Sky Dome | 2:49 | 16,300 |
| 2 | October 7 | LG Twins – 4, Kiwoom Heroes – 5 (10 inn.) | Gocheok Sky Dome | - | 14,589 |
| 3 | October 9 | Kiwoom Heroes – 2, LG Twins – 4 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | - | 25,000 |
| 4 | October 10 | Kiwoom Heroes – 10, LG Twins – 5 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | - | 21,600 |
Playoff
SK Wyverns (0) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (3)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 14 | Kiwoom Heroes – 3, SK Wyverns – 0 (11 inn.) | Munhak Baseball Stadium | - | 19,356 |
| 2 | October 15 | Kiwoom Heroes – 8, SK Wyverns – 7 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | - | 17,546 |
| 3 | October 17 | SK Wyverns – 1, Kiwoom Heroes – 10 | Gocheok Sky Dome | - | 14,051 |
Korean Series
Doosan Bears (4) vs. Kiwoom Heroes (0)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
| 1 | October 22 | Kiwoom Heroes – 6, Doosan Bears – 7 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | - | 25,000 |
| 2 | October 23 | Kiwoom Heroes – 5, Doosan Bears – 6 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | - | 25,000 |
| 3 | October 25 | Doosan Bears – 5, Kiwoom Heroes – 0 | Gocheok Sky Dome | - | 16,300 |
| 4 | October 26 | Doosan Bears – 11, Kiwoom Heroes – 9 | Gocheok Sky Dome | - | - |
Attendances
| Team | Total attendance | Home average | Change vs. 2018 |
| LG Twins | 1,000,400 | 13,894 | -10% |
| Doosan Bears | 983,474 | 13,659 | -12% |
| SK Wyverns | 982,962 | 13,652 | -5% |
| NC Dinos | 710,274 | 9,865 | +60% |
| KIA Tigers | 692,163 | 9,613 | -20% |
| Samsung Lions | 691,681 | 9,607 | -8% |
| Lotte Giants | 679,208 | 9,33 | -25% |
| Hanwha Eagles | 555,225 | 7,711 | -24% |
| KT Wiz | 536,735 | 7,455 | -20% |
| Kiwoom Heroes | 453,886 | 6,304 | -0% |
| Total | 7,286,008 | 10,119 | -10% |
See also
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