2021 Korean Series

2021 Korean Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season KT Wiz (4) Lee Kang-chul 76–59–9 (.563) Doosan Bears (0) Kim Tae-hyoung 71–65–8 (.522)
Dates	November 14 – 18
MVP	Park Kyung-su (KT Wiz)
Korean Series

The 2021 Korean Series was the championship series of the 2021 KBO League season. All games in the best-of-seven series were held, at the Gocheok Sky Dome due to the cold weather. The KT Wiz won the series over the Doosan Bears, 4–0. Park Kyung-su won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.

Summary

KT Wiz (4) vs. Doosan Bears (0)

Game	Date	Score	Location	Time	Attendance
1	November 14	Doosan Bears – 2, KT Wiz – 4	Gocheok Sky Dome	2:51	16,200
2	November 15	Doosan Bears – 1, KT Wiz – 6	Gocheok Sky Dome	2:38	12,904
3	November 17	KT Wiz – 3, Doosan Bears – 1	Gocheok Sky Dome	3:26	13,312
4	November 18	KT Wiz – 8, Doosan Bears – 4	Gocheok Sky Dome	3:45	13,796

Matchups

Game 1

November 14, 2021 at Gocheok Sky Dome

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Doosan Bears	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	9	2
KT Wiz	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	X	4	7	1
WP: William Cuevas (1–0)   LP: Lee Young-ha (0–1)   Sv: Kim Jae-yoon Home runs: DOO: None KT: Bae Jung-dae (1) Boxscore

William Cuevas pitched 7+2⁄3 innings for the KT Wiz in Game 1. With the score tied 1–1 in the seventh inning, Bae Jung-dae hit the go-ahead home run for the Wiz.^[1]

Game 2

November 15, 2021 at Gocheok Sky Dome

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Doosan Bears	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
KT Wiz	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	X	6	8	0
WP: So Hyeong-jun (1–0)   LP: Choi Won-joon (0–1) Home runs: DOO: None KT: Hwang Jae-gyun (1) Boxscore

Kang Baek-ho reached base in eight consecutive plate appearances in Games 1 and 2, tying a Korean Series record.^[2]

Game 3

November 17, 2021 at Gocheok Sky Dome

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KT Wiz	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	8	0
Doosan Bears	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0
WP: Odrisamer Despaigne (1–0)   LP: Ariel Miranda (0–1)   Sv: Kim Jae-yeon Home runs: KT: Park Kyung-su (1) DOO: None Boxscore

KT Wiz' second baseman Park Kyung-su hit a home run in the fifth inning to start the scoring. Later in the game, he tore a muscle in his right calf, forcing him to miss the remainder of the series.^[3]

Game 4

November 18, 2021 at Gocheok Sky Dome

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KT Wiz	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	8	13	1
Doosan Bears	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	4	7	0
WP: Bae Je-seong (1–0)   LP: Gwak Been (0–1) Home runs: KT: Shin Bon-ki (1), Jared Hoying (1) DOO: Kim Jae-hwan (1) Boxscore

The KT Wiz completed a four-game sweep of the Doosan Bears.^[4] Park Kyung-su won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award.^[5]

See also

• 2021 Japan Series
• 2021 World Series
• 2021 Taiwan Series

References

1. "Wiz beat Bears to open Korean Series". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
2. "With hot bats, airtight defense, Wiz take 2-0 Korean Series lead over Bears | Yonhap News Agency". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
3. "Wiz's Korean Series hero to miss rest of season with calf injury | Yonhap News Agency". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
4. "(LEAD) How sweep it is: KT Wiz defeat Doosan Bears in 4 straight for 1st Korean Series title | Yonhap News Agency". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
5. "Wizard with glove, veteran Park Kyung-su wins Korean Series MVP for KT Wiz | Yonhap News Agency". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved November 18, 2021.