Lee Kang-chul | |
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KT Wiz – No. 71 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Gwangju, South Korea | May 24, 1966|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
KBO debut | |
1989, for the Haitai Tigers | |
Last KBO appearance | |
2005, for the Kia Tigers | |
KBO statistics | |
Win–loss record | 152[1]−109 |
Earned run average | 3.29[1] |
Strikeouts | 1,749 |
Saves | 53[1] |
Teams | |
As player
As coach As manager
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Lee Kang-chul | |
Hangul | 이강철 |
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Hanja | 李強喆 |
Revised Romanization | I Gangcheol |
McCune–Reischauer | I Kangch'ŏl |
Lee Kang-chul (Korean: 이강철; born May 24, 1966) is a South Korean former professional baseball pitcher and current manager of the KT Wiz.
He was born in Gwangju, South Korea. A submarine-style pitcher,[2] he played 16 seasons in the KBO League, mostly for the Haitai/Kia Tigers. He is second all-time in the KBO League in career strikeouts and third in career victories. Lee was one of the top KBO pitchers of the 1990s, and is the only pitcher from that league to have won 10+ games in ten consecutive seasons, which he did from 1989 to 1998.[1]