| Park Jong-ho | ||||||||||||
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| LG Twins – No. 81 | ||||||||||||
| Second baseman /Coach | ||||||||||||
| Born: (1973-07-27)27 July 1973 (age 51)[1] Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | ||||||||||||
| KBO debut | ||||||||||||
| 9 May, 1992, for the LG Twins | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | ||||||||||||
| 2009, for the LG Twins | ||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through 2009) | ||||||||||||
| Batting average | .270 | |||||||||||
| Home runs | 71 | |||||||||||
| RBI | 584 | |||||||||||
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As player
As coach | ||||||||||||
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| Park Jong-ho | |
| Hangul | 박종호 |
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| Hanja | 朴鍾皓 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Jongho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Chongho |
Park Jong-ho (Korean: 박종호;Hanja: 朴鍾皓; born 27 July 1973) is a retired South Koreansecond baseman who played 17 seasons in theKBO League. He was aswitch hitter, and threwright-handed. Park was the first switch hitter to win abatting title inKBO history.
Upon graduation from Seongnam High School, Park made hisKBO debut in 1992 with theLG Twins. He finished his first KBO season batting .192 with 14 hits and 7 RBIs.
After the mediocre rookie season, Park became a fixture in second base for the Twins in 1993 when he finished with a .263 batting average, 6 home runs and 33 RBIs.
In 1994, Park batted .260, hit 6 home runs, drove in 56 runs and stole a career-high 21 bases, playing in 105 games as a starting second baseman. He helped his team to clinchKorean Series title and won his firstKBO League Golden Glove Award at second base.
Prior to the 1998 season, Park was traded to theHyundai Unicorns.
In 1999, Park hit his first .300 batting average (.301) in his pro career, amassing a career-high 10 home runs and 55 RBIs.
In 2000, Park finished with a .340 average, becoming the first player to win abatting title as aswitch hitter. After the season, he won his second Golden Glove award as well. In August, Park was part of theSouth Korea national baseball team that won the bronze medal at the2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 2004, his first year with theSamsung Lions, Park won his third and final Golden Glove Award at second base.
