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30 teams in AL, NL · 2428 regular-season games · 2008-03-25 to 2008-09-30 · attendance 78,624,315

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World Series champion

Philadelphia Phillies

MVP

Dustin Pedroia AL
Albert Pujols NL

Cy Young

Cliff Lee AL
Tim Lincecum NL

Rookie of the Year

Evan Longoria AL
Geovany Soto NL

All-Star Game

2008-07-15 at Yankee Stadium I

Hall of Fame class of 2008

Barney Dreyfuss, Billy Southworth, Bowie Kuhn, Dick Williams, Rich Gossage, Walter O'Malley

Postseason

Round	Result	Games
Division Series	Boston Red Sox 3–1 Anaheim Angels	4
Division Series	Los Angeles Dodgers 3–0 Chicago Cubs	3
Division Series	Philadelphia Phillies 3–1 Milwaukee Brewers	4
Division Series	Tampa Bay Rays 3–1 Chicago White Sox	4
League Championship	Philadelphia Phillies 4–1 Los Angeles Dodgers	5
League Championship	Tampa Bay Rays 4–3 Boston Red Sox	7
World Series	Philadelphia Phillies 4–1 Tampa Bay Rays	5

Standings

AL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Chicago White Sox	89	74	.546	—	729	2,500,648	Ozzie Guillen, Joey Cora	Division
2	Minnesota Twins	88	75	.540	1	745	2,302,431	Ron Gardenhire, Scott Ullger
3	Cleveland Indians	81	81	.500	7.5	761	2,169,760	Eric Wedge
4	Kansas City Royals	75	87	.463	13.5	781	1,578,922	Trey Hillman
5	Detroit Tigers	74	88	.457	14.5	857	3,202,645	Jim Leyland, Lloyd McClendon

AL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Tampa Bay Rays	97	65	.599	—	671	1,811,986	Joe Maddon	Pennant Division
2	Boston Red Sox	95	67	.586	2	694	3,048,250	Terry Francona, Brad Mills	Wild Card
3	New York Yankees	89	73	.549	8	727	4,298,655	Joe Girardi, Rob Thomson
4	Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	.531	11	610	2,399,786	John Gibbons, Cito Gaston
5	Baltimore Orioles	68	93	.422	28.5	869	1,950,075	Dave Trembley

AL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	100	62	.617	—	697	3,336,747	Mike Scioscia	Division
2	Texas Rangers	79	83	.488	21	967	1,945,677	Ron Washington
3	Oakland Athletics	75	86	.466	24.5	690	1,665,256	Bob Geren
4	Seattle Mariners	61	101	.377	39	811	2,329,702	John McLaren, Jim Riggleman

NL Central

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Chicago Cubs	97	64	.602	—	671	3,300,200	Lou Piniella	Division
2	Milwaukee Brewers	90	72	.556	7.5	689	3,068,458	Ned Yost, Dale Sveum	Wild Card
3	Houston Astros	86	75	.534	11	743	2,779,487	Cecil Cooper
4	St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	11.5	725	3,432,917	Tony LaRussa
5	Cincinnati Reds	74	88	.457	23.5	800	2,058,632	Dusty Baker, Chris Speier
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	67	95	.414	30.5	884	1,609,076	John Russell

NL East

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	.568	—	680	3,422,583	Charlie Manuel	World Series Division
2	New York Mets	89	73	.549	3	715	4,042,045	Willie Randolph, Jerry Manuel
3	Florida Marlins	84	77	.522	7.5	767	1,335,076	Fredi Gonzalez
4	Atlanta Braves	72	90	.444	20	778	2,532,834	Bobby Cox, Chino Cadahia
5	Washington Nationals	59	102	.366	32.5	825	2,320,400	Manny Acta

NL West

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	RA	Attendance	Manager
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	84	78	.519	—	648	3,730,553	Joe Torre	Division
2	Arizona Diamondbacks	82	80	.506	2	706	2,509,924	Bob Melvin
3	Colorado Rockies	74	88	.457	10	822	2,650,218	Clint Hurdle
4	San Francisco Giants	72	90	.444	12	759	2,863,837	Bruce Bochy
5	San Diego Padres	63	99	.389	21	764	2,427,535	Buddy Black

Leaders

AL

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AVG

ERA

NL

RBI

AVG

ERA

No-hitters

Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, 2008-05-19
Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros, 2008-09-14

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