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| League | KBO |
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| Location | Busan |
| Ballpark | Sajik Baseball Stadium (Capacity 30000) and Masan Baseball Stadium (Capacity 21885) |
| Year Founded | 1982 |
| League championships | 1984, 1992 |
| Colors | Black, white, orange |
| Manager | Jerry Royster |
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The Lotte Giants (Korean: 롯데 자이언츠) are a professional baseball team in Busan, Korea. They are one of the original franchises of the Korea Baseball Organization league. From 1982 through 1986 they played in Busan Gudeok Stadium, and since then, in Sajik Baseball Stadium and Masan Baseball Stadium. They are owned by Lotte and won the KBO Championship, Korea Series in 1984 and 1992. It is interesting to note that Lotte also owns the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Season by Season Records
| Year | Rank | Games | W | L | D | Win% |
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| 1982 | 5 | 80 | 31 | 49 | 0 | .388 |
| 1983 | 6 | 100 | 42 | 56 | 1 | .434 |
| 1984 | 1 | 100 | 50 | 48 | 2 | .510 |
| 1985 | 2 | 110 | 59 | 51 | 0 | .536 |
| 1986 | 5 | 108 | 50 | 52 | 6 | .490 |
| 1987 | 3 | 108 | 54 | 49 | 5 | .524 |
| 1988 | 3 | 108 | 57 | 49 | 2 | .537 |
| 1989 | 7 | 120 | 48 | 67 | 5 | .421 |
| 1990 | 6 | 120 | 44 | 71 | 5 | .388 |
| 1991 | 4 | 126 | 61 | 62 | 3 | .496 |
| 1992 | 1 | 126 | 71 | 55 | 0 | .563 |
| 1993 | 6 | 126 | 62 | 63 | 1 | .496 |
| 1994 | 6 | 126 | 56 | 67 | 3 | .456 |
| 1995 | 2 | 126 | 68 | 53 | 5 | .560 |
| 1996 | 5 | 126 | 57 | 63 | 6 | .476 |
| 1997 | 8 | 126 | 48 | 77 | 1 | .385 |
| 1998 | 8 | 126 | 50 | 72 | 4 | .410 |
| 1999 | 2 | 132 | 75 | 52 | 5 | .591 |
| 2000 | 5 | 133 | 65 | 64 | 4 | .504 |
| 2001 | 8 | 133 | 59 | 70 | 4 | .457 |
| 2002 | 8 | 133 | 35 | 97 | 1 | .265 |
| 2003 | 8 | 133 | 39 | 91 | 3 | .300 |
| 2004 | 8 | 133 | 50 | 72 | 11 | .410 |
| 2005 | 5 | 126 | 58 | 67 | 1 | .464 |
| 2006 | 7 | 126 | 50 | 73 | 3 | .407 |
| 2007 | 7 | 126 | 55 | 68 | 3 | .447 |
| 2008 | 3 | 126 | 69 | 57 | 0 | .548 |
| 2009 | 4 | 133 | 66 | 67 | 0 | .496 |
Current roster
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Lotte Giants roster
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Noted Former Players
Choi Dong-Won (최동원 - 1983~1988)
Kim Yong-Hee (김용희 - 1982~1989)
Kim Yong-Cheol (김용철 - 1982~1989)
Yoon Hak-Gil (윤학길 - 1986~2000)
Kim Min-Ho (김민호 - 1984~1996)
Park Jeong-Tae (박정태 - 1991~2004)
Felix Jose (펠릭스 호세 - 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007)
Jose Cabrera (카브레라 - 2006)
Mario Encarnacion (마리오 이시온 - 2003)
Roberto Giron (로베르토 기론 - 1999)
Brian Myrow (브라이언 마이로우 - 2006)
John Gall (존 갈 - 2006)
David Cortes (데이비드 코르테스 - 2008)
Roberto Perez (로베르토 페레즈 - 2004)
See also
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