'Is this for real in this weather?" Doosan Rewrote History of Jamsil Stadium, Record March That Could Not Stop Heat
Jul 14, 2024
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Doosan played a home game against the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 14th. Second place Samsung and third place Doosan will face off. Samsung has 47 wins, 2 draws and 40 losses, and Doosan has 48 wins, 2 draws and 41 losses. Doosan is trailing by 1 ri in the winning rate without a ride. Depending on the result of the match, the ranking may be changed.
Samsung and Doosan won one game each in the first two of the three consecutive weekend games.
Amid the fierce ranking fight, spectators continued to visit. It was a hot weather of well over 30 degrees, but most seats were sold out from online reservations. In the end, 23,750 seats were sold out at 4:25 p.m., about 45 minutes before the start of the game.
It is Doosan's 17th sellout this season and a new record for Jamsil Stadium. The previous record was sold out 16 times each by Doosan and LG Twins in 2012.
In addition, Doosan continued its march to No. 1 in spectators this season. Doosan recorded 889,905 people as 23,750 people came in that day. It is the No. 1 record among the 10 KBO league teams.
Meanwhile, Doosan put new foreign player Jordan Balazovic as its starting pitcher on the same day. Samsung's left-hander Lee Seung-hyun took the mound as the starting pitcher.
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