Year in Review
Season in Review
2008
Standings
West
| Team | W | L | WP | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 2.0 |
 | 71 | 91 | .438 | 22.0 |
 | 57 | 105 | .352 | 36.0 |
Midwest
| Team | W | L | WP | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 89 | 73 | .549 | — |
 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 12.0 |
 | 75 | 87 | .463 | 14.0 |
 | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16.0 |
Central
| Team | W | L | WP | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 5.0 |
 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 8.0 |
 | 71 | 91 | .438 | 21.0 |
East
| Team | W | L | WP | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 116 | 46 | .716 | — |
 | 91 | 71 | .562 | 25.0 |
 | 80 | 82 | .494 | 36.0 |
 | 49 | 113 | .302 | 67.0 |
Awards
CY Young
Jonathan Papelbon
ATL
MVP
David Ortiz
CHC
Rolaids Relief
Jonathan Papelbon
ATL
All-Star
Victor Martinez
FLA
Brian McCann
HOU
David Ortiz
CHC
Albert Pujols
ATL
Chase Utley
PHI
Aaron Hill
BOS
Alex Rodriguez
ATL
Aramis Ramirez
CHC
Jimmy Rollins
STL
Carlos Guillen
FLA
Garret Anderson
BOS
Adam Dunn
FLA
Grady Sizemore
PHI
Torii Hunter
CHC
Magglio Ordonez
CHC
Jack Cust
HOU
Jake Peavy
PHI
Jonathan Papelbon
ATL
A.J. Burnett
ATL
Alan Embree
HOU
John Smoltz
ATL
Joe Nathan
STL
Takashi Saito
PHI
James Shields
STL
Francisco Cordero
CHC
Russ Springer
ATL
Daisuke Matsuzaka
STL
Yovani Gallardo
ATL
Jorge Posada
SEA
Kenji Johjima
CLE
Prince Fielder
TEX
Derrek Lee
ARI
Robinson Cano
ARI
Kelly Johnson
CHW
Ryan Braun
NYY
Miguel Cabrera
SEA
Hanley Ramirez
TEX
Michael Young
SEA
Matt Holliday
ARI
Alfonso Soriano
CHW
Aaron Rowand
ARI
Curtis Granderson
CHW
Vladimir Guerrero
ARI
Jose Guillen
CLE
Ted Lilly
ARI
Huston Street
LAD
Joakim Soria
CLE
Justin Verlander
ARI
Matt Guerrier
TEX
Shawn Hill
TEX
Jeremy Accardo
TEX
Tony Pena
SEA
Jason Isringhausen
ARI
Brandon Webb
SEA
Carlos Zambrano
CHW
Tyler Johnson
DET
Gold Glove
Roy Oswalt
PHI
Russell Martin
ATL
Derrek Lee
ARI
Brandon Phillips
LAD
Aramis Ramirez
CHC
Jimmy Rollins
STL
Ichiro Suzuki
ATL
Torii Hunter
CHC
Aaron Rowand
ARI
HR Champ
Carlos Pena
SEA
Manager Of the Year
Brian Cramer
STL
Batting (319 players)
| Player | Team | Pos | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HB | SH | DP | SB | CS | E | AVG ▼ | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | STL | RF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 1.500 |
 | CHC | 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
 | ATL | C | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
 | SEA | SS | 23 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.462 | 0.462 | 0.462 | 0.923 |
 | CHC | 3B | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.429 | 0.375 | 0.857 | 1.232 |
 | HOU | C | 6 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.412 | 0.474 | 0.824 | 1.297 |
 | DET | 2B | 14 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.409 | 0.458 | 0.545 | 1.004 |
 | CLE | CF | 5 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.438 | 0.533 | 0.971 |
 | BOS | LF | 21 | 38 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.395 | 0.422 | 0.395 | 0.817 |
 | PHI | 1B | 97 | 369 | 75 | 144 | 50 | 0 | 35 | 100 | 35 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.390 | 0.447 | 0.810 | 1.257 |
Pitching (231 pitchers)
| Player | Team | Pos | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA ▲ | K/9 | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CHC | SP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 1.00 |
 | CLE | SP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.5 | 2.00 |
 | ATL | RP | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0.50 | 9.5 | 0.89 |
 | STL | SP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0.64 | 12.2 | 0.64 |
 | STL | SP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.29 | 3.9 | 1.43 |
| ATL | SP | 1 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 86 | 1.45 | 13.8 | 0.82 |
 | BOS | RP | 2 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 1.54 | 7.7 | 0.83 |
| PHI | RP | 5 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 64 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 1.69 | 10.7 | 0.88 |
 | HOU | RP | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 1.80 | 9.3 | 1.07 |
| CHC | RP | 4 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 75 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 105 | 2.04 | 12.6 | 1.03 |