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2008 MLB Standings

🏆 World Series Champion: Philadelphia Phillies

🏅 MVP Winners: Dustin Pedroia, Albert Pujols

🏅 Cy Young Winners: Cliff Lee, Tim Lincecum

📊 League Batting: 0.264/0.333/0.416 -- 0.749

📈 League ERA: 4.32

Hitting Stats for 2008 Pitching Stats for 2008

MVP results for 2008
Cy Young results for 2008
All-Stars in 2008
Gold Glove in 2008
Silver Slugger in 2008

American League

AL East

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Tampa Bay Rays	97	65	0.599	-	774	671	180	0.260	0.340	0.422	3.82	1.29
Boston Red Sox	95	67	0.586	2.0	845	694	173	0.280	0.358	0.447	4.01	1.33
New York Yankees	89	73	0.549	8.0	789	727	180	0.271	0.342	0.427	4.28	1.36
Toronto Blue Jays	86	76	0.531	11.0	714	610	126	0.264	0.331	0.399	3.49	1.24
Baltimore Orioles	68	93	0.422	28.5	782	869	172	0.267	0.333	0.429	5.15	1.56

AL Central

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Chicago White Sox	89	74	0.546	-	811	729	235	0.263	0.332	0.448	4.11	1.32
Minnesota Twins	88	75	0.540	1.0	829	745	111	0.279	0.340	0.408	4.18	1.35
Cleveland Indians	81	81	0.500	7.5	805	761	171	0.262	0.339	0.424	4.46	1.37
Kansas City Royals	75	87	0.463	13.5	691	781	120	0.269	0.320	0.397	4.50	1.38
Detroit Tigers	74	88	0.457	14.5	821	857	200	0.271	0.340	0.444	4.91	1.51

AL West

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Los Angeles Angels	100	62	0.617	-	765	697	159	0.268	0.330	0.413	4.00	1.32
Texas Rangers	79	83	0.488	21.0	901	967	194	0.283	0.354	0.462	5.37	1.58
Oakland Athletics	75	86	0.466	24.5	646	690	125	0.242	0.318	0.369	4.01	1.35
Seattle Mariners	61	101	0.377	39.0	671	811	124	0.265	0.318	0.389	4.73	1.51

National League

NL East

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Philadelphia Phillies	92	70	0.568	-	799	680	214	0.255	0.332	0.438	3.89	1.36
New York Mets	89	73	0.549	3.0	799	715	172	0.266	0.340	0.420	4.07	1.37
Florida Marlins	84	77	0.522	7.5	770	767	208	0.254	0.326	0.433	4.44	1.40
Atlanta Braves	72	90	0.444	20.0	753	778	130	0.270	0.345	0.408	4.47	1.41
Washington Nationals	59	102	0.367	32.5	641	825	117	0.251	0.323	0.373	4.66	1.45

NL Central

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Chicago Cubs	97	64	0.603	-	855	671	184	0.278	0.354	0.443	3.87	1.29
Milwaukee Brewers	90	72	0.556	7.5	750	689	198	0.253	0.325	0.431	3.87	1.33
Houston Astros	86	75	0.534	11.0	712	743	167	0.263	0.323	0.415	4.39	1.36
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	0.531	11.5	779	725	174	0.281	0.350	0.433	4.20	1.38
Cincinnati Reds	74	88	0.457	23.5	704	800	187	0.247	0.321	0.408	4.55	1.46
Pittsburgh Pirates	67	95	0.414	30.5	735	884	153	0.258	0.320	0.403	5.10	1.57

NL West

Team Name	W	L	W%	GB	R	pR	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP
Los Angeles Dodgers	84	78	0.519	-	700	648	137	0.264	0.333	0.399	3.68	1.29
Arizona Diamondbacks	82	80	0.506	2.0	720	706	159	0.251	0.327	0.415	3.99	1.29
Colorado Rockies	74	88	0.457	10.0	747	822	160	0.263	0.336	0.415	4.77	1.46
San Francisco Giants	72	90	0.444	12.0	640	759	94	0.262	0.321	0.382	4.38	1.43
San Diego Padres	63	99	0.389	21.0	637	764	154	0.250	0.317	0.390	4.41	1.39

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