Korea's Only .400 Hitter, Former Manager Baek In-chun, Dies at 83
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- Former baseball manager Baek In-chun, the only player in Korean professional baseball history to hit .400, has died at age 83.
- Baek passed away on August 14 due to complications from a stroke.
- He is remembered for his .412 batting average in 1982, a record that remains unbroken.
Baek In-chun, the sole player in Korean professional baseball history to achieve a .400 batting average, has died at the age of 83. The former manager passed away on August 14 following a worsening of his stroke condition.
Baek was residing in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, when he experienced cardiac arrest on the morning of August 14. He was transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance but could not be revived.
Upon the launch of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) in 1982, Baek served as the first player-manager for MBC Cheongryong. That season, he recorded an astonishing .412 batting average at the age of 40, a record that has stood unmatched in Korea to this day. He later managed other KBO teams, including the LG Twins, Samsung Lions, and Lotte Giants.
The KBO announced that Baek's funeral will be held under the KBO's auspices. The wake is being held at Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan, with funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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