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Lee Byung-kyu
Hangul	이병규
Hanja	李炳圭
Revised Romanization	I Byeonggyu
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Pyŏnggyu

Lee Byung-kyu
Lee Byung-kyu
	March 2009
Samsung Lions – No. 79
	Outfielder
	Born: October 25, 1974 (age 49); Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
KBO debut
	April 12, 1997, for the LG Twins
Last appearance
	October 8, 2016, for the LG Twins
KBO statistics ; (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.311
Hits	2,043
Home runs	161
RBI	972
NPB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	28
Runs batted in	119
Teams
	As player LG Twins (1997–2006, 2010–2016); Chunichi Dragons (2007–2009); As manager/coach LG Twins (2018–2022); Samsung Lions (2023–present);
Career highlights and awards
	KBO League Rookie of the Year Award (1997); Japan Series champion (2007); 6x Golden Glove Award winner (1997, 1999–2001, 2004–2005);
Medals
Representing South Korea
Men's baseball
Olympic Games

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Lee Byung-kyu (born October 25, 1974) is a South Korean retired baseball player who played 17 seasons for the LG Twins of the KBO League, as well as three seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He played as an outfielder.

Lee was a member of the South Korean team which finished eighth in the 1996 tournament. Four years later he was part of the South Korean baseball team which won the bronze medal.

Lee played for the LG Twins from 1997 to 2006 and then from 2010 to 2016. His number 9 was retired on July 9, 2017, in a ceremony that took place both before and after the game against the Hanwha Eagles.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Byung-Kyu Lee at databaseOlympics.com
Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization (in Korean)

This article about a South Korean Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

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+{{short description|South Korean baseball player}}
 {{Infobox baseball biography
 | name        = Lee Byung-kyu
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 | birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|10|25}}
 | birth_place  = [[Gimje]], [[North Jeolla Province]], [[South Korea]]
-| team        =
+| team        = Samsung Lions
-| number      = 9
+| number      = 79
 | bats        = Left
 | throws      = Left
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 | statyear    = 2016 season
 | statleague  = KBO
-| stat1label  = [[Batting average]]
+| stat1label  = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
 | stat1value  = .311
-| stat2label  = [[Home run]]s
+|stat2label = Hits
-| stat2value  = 161
+|stat2value = 2,043
-| stat3label  = [[Run batted in|RBI]]
+| stat3label  = [[Home run]]s
-| stat3value  = 972
+| stat3value  = 161
+| stat4label  = [[Run batted in|RBI]]
+| stat4value  = 972
 | stat2league  = NPB
 | stat2year    =
-| stat21label  = [[Batting average]]
+| stat21label  = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
 | stat21value  = .254
 | stat22label  = [[Home run]]s
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 | stat23label  = [[Runs batted in]]
 | stat23value  = 119
+| highlights =
+* [[KBO League Rookie of the Year Award]] (1997)
+* [[Japan Series]] champion ([[2007 Japan Series|2007]])
+* 6x [[KBO League Golden Glove Award|Golden Glove Award winner]] (1997, 1999–2001, 2004–2005)
 | teams       =
+'''As player'''
 *[[LG Twins]] ({{By|1997}}–{{By|2006}}, {{By|2010}}–{{By|2016}})
 *[[Chunichi Dragons]] ({{By|2007}}–{{By|2009}})
+'''As manager/coach'''
-}}
+*[[LG Twins]] ({{By|2018}}–{{By|2022}})
-{{MedalTableTop
+*[[Samsung Lions]] ({{By|2023}}–present)
-|sport=Men's [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|baseball]]|country_code=KOR|medals=
+|medaltemplates=
+{{Medal|Country|{{KOR}}}}
+{{MedalSport | Men's [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|baseball]]}}
 {{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
 {{MedalBronze | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
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 | caption =
 }}
-{{Korean name|Lee}}
+{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
-'''Lee Byung-kyu''' (born October 25, 1974) is a [[South Korea]]n retired [[baseball]] player who competed in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].
+'''Lee Byung-kyu''' (born October 25, 1974) is a South Korean retired [[baseball]] player who played 17 seasons for the [[LG Twins]] of the [[KBO League]], as well as three seasons with the [[Chunichi Dragons]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]. He also competed in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. He played as an outfielder.
-He was a member of the South Korean team which finished eighth in the [[Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 tournament]].
+Lee was a member of the South Korean team which finished eighth in the [[Baseball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 tournament]]. Four years later he was part of the South Korean baseball team which won the bronze medal.
+Lee played for the [[LG Twins]] from 1997 to 2006 and then from 2010 to 2016. His number 9 was retired on July 9, 2017, in a ceremony that took place both before and after the game against the [[Hanwha Eagles]].
-Four years later he was part of the South Korean baseball team which won the bronze medal. He played as outfielder.
+== See also ==
+* [[List of KBO career hits leaders]]
 == External links ==
+{{baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br= |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=lee---001byu}}
-* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LEEBYU01 profile]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929154042/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LEEBYU01 Byung-Kyu Lee at databaseOlympics.com]
-* [http://www.koreabaseball.com/Record/HitterDetail1.aspx?pcode=97109 Career statistics and player information] from [[Korea Baseball Organization]] {{ko icon}}
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140504173544/http://www.koreabaseball.com/Record/HitterDetail1.aspx?pcode=97109 Career statistics and player information] from [[Korea Baseball Organization]] {{in lang|ko}}
 {{South Korea baseball roster 1996 Summer Olympics}}
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 [[Category:Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea]]
-[[Category:Olympic baseball players of South Korea]]
+[[Category:Olympic baseball players for South Korea]]
 [[Category:Chunichi Dragons players]]
 [[Category:LG Twins players]]
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 [[Category:KBO League Rookie of the Year Award winners]]
 [[Category:KBO League right fielders]]
-[[Category:South Korean baseball players]]
 [[Category:Dankook University alumni]]
 [[Category:1974 births]]
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 [[Category:Baseball players at the 2002 Asian Games]]
 [[Category:Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea]]
+[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea]]
+[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:People from Gimje]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from North Jeolla Province]]
 {{SouthKorea-Olympic-medalist-stub}}
 {{SouthKorea-baseball-outfielder-stub}}
-[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]

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