It was difficult to win 50 games in 144 games. It wasn't an easy mission because it was Hanwha. MOON, should we solve all the dreams of winning 1,000 games

Jul 16, 2025

KBO League Kiwoom and Hanwha at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 5th. Hanwha won Kiwoom and booked the Winning Series. Coach Kim Kyung-moon greets his fans after the game. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.07.05/

It wasn't an easy mission because it was Hanwha, but there were only 10 wins left.

Hanwha Eagles coach Kim Kyung-moon expressed his joy by taking the helm of Hanwha during last season. He was away from the professional stage for a long time, and when he thought it could be hard to come, he returned as the coach of the popular team Hanwha, so anyone must have been excited.

Kim, who was recognized as a master as an Olympic gold medal coach, had two regrets before becoming Hanwha coach. One was the KBO League winning manager title, and the other was the 1,000-win manager title. It is said that the victory is given by heaven, but in the case of 1,000 wins, it was possible to achieve it sufficiently by signing a contract with a team with some power. Coach Kim began to accumulate wins again from his record of 896 wins last year.

A manager's 1,000 wins is a tremendous achievement that no one can easily record. Since its inception in 1982, only two coaches have won 1,000 games in the KBO League. They are Kim Eung-yong with 1,554 wins and Kim Sung-geun with 1,388 wins. If head coach Kim achieves 1,000 wins, he could become the third head coach to win 1,000 games.

Daejeon Hanwha Life Ball Park on the 22nd. Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon is watching the training. Daejeon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.22/

Hanwha topped the list for the first time in 33 years, showing a sensation in the first half of the year. He has won 52 games. As Hanwha won a lot, Kim's record of 1,000 wins became closer. If he wins 10 more in the second half of the year, it will be the long-awaited 1,000 wins.

In other words, 62 wins were needed to complete 1,000 wins within this season. In a way, it doesn't seem like a difficult mission, but it was never an easy homework for Hanwha. He was 66 wins and 8th last year, and this 66 wins was also achieved by coach Kim coming to the middle and building a lot of wins. It was 58-9th in the 2023 season, 46-10th in the 2022 season, 49-10th in the 2021 season, and 46-10th in the 2020 season. It was a team that was too much to win 50 games, but it won 52 games in the first half, so it's really a 'big change'.

Coach Kim played a total of 1,874 games until the first half of the year, recording a 990 win, 33 draws, and 851 losses with a career winning rate of 538. Starting the second half of the year with a 4.5-game difference from the second-place LG Twins. Will Kim be able to make it a season to solve both his dream of winning the first Korean Series and winning 1,000 games.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.