History of KBO

The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982, and has expanded to ten franchises.

The inaugural franchises were:

• Haitai Tigers, based in Gwangju (Now KIA Tigers)
• Lotte Giants, based in Busan
• MBC Chungyong, based in Seoul (Now LG Twins)
• OB Bears, based in Daejeon (Now Doosan Bears)
• Sammi Superstars, based in Incheon (Now SSG)
• Samsung Lions, based in Daegu

The first Korean Series featured the Bears versus the Lions, with OB winning the championship 4-games-to-1, with a tie.