| Samsung PAVV Pro Baseball 2008 | |
| League: | Korea Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| Duration: | March 29–October |
| No Of Teams: | 8 |
| No Of Games: | 126 per team |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | SK Wyverns |
| Second Place: | Doosan Bears |
| Mvp: | Kim Kwang-hyun (SK) |
| Mvp Link: | KBO League Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | League Postseason |
| Conf1: | Semiplayoff |
| Conf1 Champ: | Samsung Lions |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Lotte Giants |
| Conf2: | Playoff |
| Conf2 Champ: | Doosan Bears |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Samsung Lions |
| Finals: | Korean Series |
| Finals Link: | 2008 Korean Series |
| Finals Champ: | SK Wyverns |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Doosan Bears |
| Finals Mvp: | Choi Jeong (SK) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of KBO League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | KBO |
| Prevseason Link: | 2007 Korea Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2007 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2009 Korea Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2009 |
The 2008 Korea Professional Baseball season was the 27th season in the history of the KBO League. The season commenced on March 29.
Hyundai stopped their sponsorship after the 2007 season, and the Unicorns were renamed the Woori Heroes after Centennial Investments sold the naming rights to the Woori Tobacco Company. They also announced possible player salary reductions.[1]
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Wyverns | 83 | 43 | .659 | – | |
| 2 | Doosan Bears | 70 | 56 | .556 | 13.0 | |
| 3 | Lotte Giants | 69 | 57 | .548 | 14.0 | |
| 4 | Samsung Lions | 65 | 61 | .516 | 18.0 | |
| 5 | Hanwha Eagles | 64 | 62 | .508 | 19.0 | |
| 6 | Kia Tigers | 57 | 69 | .452 | 26.0 | |
| 7 | Heroes | 50 | 76 | .397 | 33.0 | |
| 8 | LG Twins | 46 | 80 | .365 | 37.0 |
Samsung Lions win the series, 3–0
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Lions – 12, Lotte Giants - 3 | October 8 | Sajik Baseball Stadium | 30,000 | |
| 2 | Samsung Lions – 4, Lotte Giants - 3 | October 9 | Sajik Baseball Stadium | 27,559 | |
| 3 | Lotte Giants – 4, Samsung Lions - 6 | October 11 | Daegu Baseball Stadium | 12,000 |
Doosan Bears win the series, 4–2
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsung Lions – 4, Doosan Bears – 8 | October 16 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 | |
| 2 | Samsung Lions – 7, Doosan Bears – 4 (14 innings) | October 17 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 | |
| 3 | Doosan Bears – 2, Samsung Lions – 6 | October 19 | Daegu Baseball Stadium | 12,000 | |
| 4 | Doosan Bears – 12, Samsung Lions – 6 | October 20 | Daegu Baseball Stadium | 12,000 | |
| 5 | Doosan Bears – 6, Samsung Lions – 4 | October 21 | Daegu Baseball Stadium | 12,000 | |
| 6 | Samsung Lions – 2, Doosan Bears – 5 | October 23 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 |
See main article: 2008 Korean Series.
SK Wyverns win the series, 4–1
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doosan Bears – 5, SK Wyverns – 2 | October 26 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 30,400 | |
| 2 | Doosan Bears – 2, SK Wyverns – 5 | October 27 | Munhak Baseball Stadium | 30,400 | |
| 3 | SK Wyverns – 3, Doosan Bears – 2 | October 29 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 | |
| 4 | SK Wyverns – 4, Doosan Bears – 1 | October 30 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 | |
| 5 | SK Wyverns – 2, Doosan Bears – 0 | October 31 | Jamsil Baseball Stadium | 30,500 |
| Team | Player | Position | In KBO since | Batting Average | Home runs | RBI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NONE | N/A | ||||||
| OF | 2008 | .246 | 22 | 79 | |||
| SS | 2008 | .281 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 1B | 2008 | .347 | 7 | 35 | Replaced starting pitcher Jamie Brown on the roster | ||
| OF | 2008 | .283 | 30 | 111 | Golden Glove Award | ||
| OF | 2007 | .282 | 2 | 21 | |||
| NONE | N/A | Team had 3 foreign pitchers | |||||
| OF | 2003 | .293 | 13 | 61 | |||
| Team | Team BA | Team ERA | Runs Scored | Runs Allowed | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Wyverns | .282 | 3.22 | 632 | 461 | 89 | |
| Lotte Giants | .282 | 3.64 | 624 | 518 | 93 | |
| Doosan Bears | .276 | 3.89 | 647 | 542 | 68 | |
| Heroes | .266 | 4.43 | 499 | 609 | 70 | |
| Kia Tigers | .260 | 4.08 | 503 | 555 | 48 | |
| Samsung Lions | .258 | 4.40 | 557 | 596 | 92 | |
| LG Twins | .256 | 4.85 | 468 | 646 | 66 | |
| Hanwha Eagles | .254 | 4.43 | 592 | 595 | 120 | |
| Totals | 4,522 | 4,522 | 646 |