MLB Season History - 2008

2008 MLB Leaders
BATTING AVERAGE 1. Chipper Jones .364 2. Albert Pujols .357 3. Manny Ramirez .332 4. Joe Mauer .328 5. Jerry Hairston Jr. .326 Complete Leaders	HOME RUNS 1. Ryan Howard 48 2. Adam Dunn 40 3. Carlos Delgado 38 4. Manny Ramirez 37 5. Albert Pujols 37 Complete Leaders	RUNS BATTED IN 1. Ryan Howard 146 2. Josh Hamilton 130 3. Justin Morneau 129 4. Miguel Cabrera 127 5. David Wright 124 Complete Leaders
WINS 1. Cliff Lee 22 2. Brandon Webb 22 3. Mike Mussina 20 4. Roy Halladay 20 5. A.J. Burnett 18 Complete Leaders	STRIKEOUTS 1. Tim Lincecum 265 2. CC Sabathia 251 3. A.J. Burnett 231 4. Ervin Santana 214 5. Roy Halladay 206 Complete Leaders	ERA 1. Johan Santana 2.53 2. Cliff Lee 2.54 3. Tim Lincecum 2.62 4. CC Sabathia 2.70 5. Roy Halladay 2.78 Complete Leaders

2008 American League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Tampa Bay	97	65	.599	--	57-24	40-41	774	671	+103
y-Boston	95	67	.586	2	56-25	39-42	845	694	+151
NY Yankees	89	73	.549	8	48-33	41-40	789	727	+62
Toronto	86	76	.531	11	47-34	39-42	714	610	+104
Baltimore	68	93	.422	28.5	37-43	31-50	782	869	-87
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Chicago Sox	89	74	.546	--	54-28	35-46	811	729	+82
Minnesota	88	75	.540	1	53-28	35-47	829	745	+84
Cleveland	81	81	.500	7.5	45-36	36-45	805	761	+44
Kansas City	75	87	.463	13.5	38-43	37-44	691	781	-90
Detroit	74	88	.457	14.5	40-41	34-47	821	857	-36
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-LA Angels	100	62	.617	--	50-31	50-31	765	697	+68
Texas	79	83	.488	21	40-41	39-42	901	967	-66
Oakland	75	86	.466	24.5	43-38	32-48	646	690	-44
Seattle	61	101	.377	39	35-46	26-55	671	811	-140
2008 National League Standings
EAST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-Philadelphia	92	70	.568	--	48-33	44-37	799	680	+119
NY Mets	89	73	.549	3	48-33	41-40	799	715	+84
Florida	84	77	.522	7.5	45-36	39-41	770	767	+3
Atlanta	72	90	.444	20	43-38	29-52	753	778	-25
Washington	59	102	.366	32.5	34-46	25-56	641	825	-184
CENTRAL	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
*-Chicago Cubs	97	64	.602	--	55-26	42-38	855	671	+184
y-Milwaukee	90	72	.556	7.5	49-32	41-40	750	689	+61
Houston	86	75	.534	11	47-33	39-42	712	743	-31
St. Louis	86	76	.531	11.5	46-35	40-41	779	725	+54
Cincinnati	74	88	.457	23.5	43-38	31-50	704	800	-96
Pittsburgh	67	95	.414	30.5	39-42	28-53	735	884	-149
WEST	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	RS	RA	DIFF
x-LA Dodgers	84	78	.519	--	48-33	36-45	700	648	+52
Arizona	82	80	.506	2	48-33	34-47	720	706	+14
Colorado	74	88	.457	10	43-38	31-50	747	822	-75
San Francisco	72	90	.444	12	37-44	35-46	640	759	-119
San Diego	63	99	.389	21	35-46	28-53	637	764	-127

2008 All-Star Results
DATE	SCORE	VENUE	LOCATION	ATT	WP	LP	MVP
July 15, 2008	AL 4, NL 3	Yankee Stadium	Bronx, NY	55,632	Scott Kazmir	Brad Lidge	J.D. Drew
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2008 Postseason Results
ROUND	OUTCOME	RESULT
World Series	Philadelphia Phillies defeated Tampa Bay Rays	4-1
League Championship Series	Philadelphia Phillies defeated Los Angeles Dodgers	4-1
League Championship Series	Tampa Bay Rays defeated Boston Red Sox	4-3
League Divisional Series	Boston Red Sox defeated Los Angeles Angels	3-1
League Divisional Series	Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs	3-0
League Divisional Series	Philadelphia Phillies defeated Milwaukee Brewers	3-1
League Divisional Series	Tampa Bay Rays defeated Chicago White Sox	3-1
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2008 Award Winners
PLAYER	TEAM	AWARD
Dustin Pedroia	BOS	AL MVP
Albert Pujols	STL	NL MVP
Cliff Lee	CLE	AL Cy Young
Tim Lincecum	SF	NL Cy Young
Joe Maddon	TB	AL Manager of the Year
Lou Pinella	CHC	NL Manager of the Year
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2008 Draft Picks
	PLAYER	POS	TEAM
1	Tim Beckham	SS	Tampa Bay Rays
2	Pedro Alvarez	3B	Pittsburgh Pirates
3	Eric Hosmer	1B	Kansas City Royals
4	Brian Matusz	LHP	Baltimore Orioles
5	Buster Posey	C	San Francisco Giants
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2008 No-Hitters
DATE	PITCHER	TEAM	OPPONENT	SCORE	LEAGUE	NOTES
9/14/2008	Carlos Zambrano	CHC	HOU	5-0	NL
5/19/2008	Jon Lester	BOS	KAN	7-0	AL
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Glossary

• x - Clinched Division
• y - Clinched Wild Card
• * - Clinched Best League Record