2008 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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2008  Los Angeles Dodgers
National League West Champions
League National League
Division West
Ballpark Dodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
Record84–78 (.519)
Divisional place1st
Owners Frank McCourt
President Jamie McCourt
General managers Ned Colletti
Managers Joe Torre
Television FSN Prime Ticket
KCAL (9)
Vin Scully, Charley Steiner, Steve Lyons
Radio KABC
Vin Scully, Rick Monday, Charley Steiner

KHJ
Jaime Jarrín, Pepe Yñiguez, Fernando Valenzuela
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The 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers season featured the Dodgers celebrating their Golden Anniversary in Southern California under new manager Joe Torre as they won the National League West for the first time since 2004, and returned to the postseason after missing the playoffs in 2007. The Dodgers did not peak until September when the won 17–8, which was highlighted by the acquisition of superstar outfielder Manny Ramirez. Ramirez hit .396 with 17 HRs in 53 games after the trade on July 31. They swept the Chicago Cubs in the NLDS to advance to the NLCS. It was their first playoff series win since 1988 when they went on to win the World Series. However, they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in five games in the NLCS.

Contents

Season standings

National League West

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Dodgers 84780.519—48–3336–45
Arizona Diamondbacks 82800.506248–3334–47
Colorado Rockies 74880.4571043–3831–50
San Francisco Giants 72900.4441237–4435–46
San Diego Padres 63990.3892135–4628–53

Record vs. opponents

2008 National League record

Source:
TeamARIATLCHCCINCOLFLAHOULADMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona –3–52–42–415–32–74–28–102–53–33–44–310–811–73–44–26–9
Atlanta 5–3–0–63–34–310–83–34–23–611–74–142–55–12–52–56–128–7
Chicago 4–26–0–8–75–14–38–95–29–74–23–414–45–24–39–63–36–9
Cincinnati 4–23–37–8–1–56–23–121–710–83–43–56–94–35–15–104–39–6
Colorado 3–153–41–55–1–5–33–38–104–33–60–55–29–911–73–44–37–8
Florida 7–28–103–42–63–5–4–23–45–18–1010–83–24–23–32–514–35–10
Houston 2–43–39–812–33–32–4–4–37–85–23–48–83–37–17–84–27–11
Los Angeles 10–82–42–57–110–84–33–4–4–23–44–45–211–79–92–43–35–10
Milwaukee 5–26–37–98–103–41–58–72–4–2–41–514–14–36–010–56–27–8
New York 3–37–112–44–36–310–82–54–34–2–11–74–32–55–14–312–69–6
Philadelphia 4–314–44–35–35–08–104–34–45–17–11–4–24–23–35–412–64–11
Pittsburgh 3–45–24–149–62–52–38–82–51–143–42–4–3–44–210–73–46–9
San Diego 8–101–52–53–49–92–43–37–113–45–22–44–3–5–131–65–13–15
San Francisco 7–115–23–41–57–113–31–79–90–61–53–32–413–5–4–37–06–12
St. Louis 4–35–26–910–54–35–28–74–25–103–44–57–106–13–4–5–17–8
Washington 2–412–63–33–43–43–142–43–32–66–126–124–31–50–71–5–8–10

Opening Day starters

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Rafael Furcal Shortstop
Andre Ethier Left fielder
Matt Kemp Right fielder
Jeff Kent Second baseman
Andruw Jones Center fielder
Russell Martin Catcher
James Loney First baseman
Blake DeWitt Third baseman
Brad Penny Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

2008 roster

2008 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Game log

2008 Game Log
March/April (14–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31 Giants 5–0 Penny (1–0) Zito (0–1)56,0001–0
2April 1 Giants 3–2 Saito (1–0) Yabu (0–1)44,0542–0
3April 2 Giants 2–1 Lincecum (1–0) Loaiza (0–1) Wilson (1)43,2172–1
4April 4@ Padres 7–1 Kuroda (1–0) Thatcher (0–1)42,4743–1
5April 5@ Padres 4–1 Peavy (2–0) Penny (1–1)38,8193–2
6April 6@ Padres 3–2 Broxton (1–0) Hoffman (0–2) Saito (1)44,1654–2
7April 7@ Diamondbacks 9–3 Haren (1–0) Loaiza (0–2)49,5074–3
8April 8@ Diamondbacks 10–5 Davis (1–1) Billingsley (0–1)28,9734–4
9April 9@ Diamondbacks 4–3 Owings (2–0) Kuroda (0–1) Lyon (1)23,3314–5
10April 11 Padres 7–5 Peavy (3–0) Penny (1–2) Hoffman (3)54,0524–6
11April 12 Padres 11–1 Lowe (1–0) Young (1–1)54,9555–6
12April 13 Padres 1–0 Maddux (2–0) Billingsley (0–2) Hoffman (4)47,3575–7
13April 14 Pirates 6–4 Yates (2–0) Saito (1–1) Capps (4)37,3345–8
14April 15 Pirates 11–2 Loaiza (1–2) Morris (0–2)37,8966–8
15April 16 Pirates 8–1 Penny (2–2) Maholm (0–2)53,6297–8
16April 18@ Braves 6–1 Ohman (1–0) Lowe (1–1)38,2507–9
17April 19@ Braves 4–1 James (1–1) Billingsley (0–3) Acosta (1)40,4517–10
18April 20@ Braves 6–1 Jurrjens (2–2) Kuroda (1–2)36,7727–11
19April 21@ Reds 9–3 Penny (3–2) Belisle (0–1) Park (1)14,4468–11
20April 22@ Reds 8–1 Vólquez (3–0) Kuo (0–1)14,7638–12
21April 23 Diamondbacks 8–3 Lowe (2–1) Haren (3–1) Saito (2)42,5909–12
22April 24 Diamondbacks 6–4 González (1–1) Billingsley (0–4) Lyon (6)38,3509–13
23April 25 Rockies 8–7 (13) Park (1–0) Buchholz (1–2)53,20510–13
24April 26 Rockies 11–3 Penny (4–2) Redman (2–2)50,46911–13
25April 27 Rockies 3–2 (10) Beimel (1–0) Corpas (0–2)50,67012–13
26April 29@ Marlins 7–6 Beimel (2–0) Gregg (3–1) Saito (3)11,33413–13
27April 30@ Marlins 13–1 Billingsley (1–4) Olsen (3–1)10,79214–13
May (13–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1@ Marlins 5–3 Beimel (3–0) Gregg (3–2) Saito (4)15,55615–13
29May 2@ Rockies 11–6 Penny (5–2) Francis (0–3)30,29116–13
30May 3@ Rockies 12–7 Kuo (1–1) de la Rosa (0–1)38,59717–13
31May 4@ Rockies 7–2 Cook (5–1) Lowe (2–2) Buchholz (1)43,72617–14
32May 5 Mets 5–1 Billingsley (2–4) Pérez (2–3)44,18118–14
33May 6 Mets 5–4 Kuo (2–1) Figueroa (2–2) Saito (5)43,92719–14
34May 7 Mets 12–1 Maine (4–2) Penny (5–3)40,69619–15
35May 9 Astros 7–1 Moehler (1–0) Lowe (2–3)52,65819–16
36May 10 Astros 5–0 Sampson (2–3) Billingsley (2–5)45,21219–17
37May 11 Astros 8–5 Geary (1–1) Broxton (1–1) Valverde (8)40,21719–18
38May 13@ Brewers 5–3 Villanueva (2–4) Penny (5–4) Gagné (10)26,46519–19
39May 14@ Brewers 6–4 Broxton (2–1) Mota (1–2) Saito (6)27,56220–19
40May 15@ Brewers 7–2 Billingsley (3–5) Sheets (4–1)30,44421–19
41May 16@ Angels 4–2 Saunders (7–1) Kuroda (1–3) Rodríguez (17)44,04721–20
42May 17@ Angels 6–3 Kuo (3–1) Santana (6–1)43,90622–20
43May 18@ Angels 10–2 Weaver (3–5) Lowe (2–4)44,00722–21
44May 19 Reds 6–5 Saito (2–1) Weathers (1–3)34,66923–21
45May 20 Reds 4–1 Billingsley (4–5) Belisle (1–4) Saito (7)34,30624–21
46May 21 Reds 5–2 Kuroda (2–3) Cueto (2–5) Saito (8)33,22425–21
47May 23 Cardinals 2–1 Wainwright (4–2) Lowe (2–5) Franklin (3)52,28125–22
48May 24 Cardinals 4–0 Lohse (4–2) Penny (5–5)44,78525–23
49May 25 Cardinals 4–3 (10) Saito (3–1) Parisi (0–1)46,56626–23
50May 26@ Cubs 3–1 Dempster (6–2) Billingsley (4–6) Wood (11)41,58326–24
51May 27@ Cubs 3–1 Gallagher (2–1) Kuroda (2–4) Wood (12)39,89426–25
52May 28@ Cubs 2–1 (10) Howry (1–2) Park (1–1)39,94526–26
53May 29@ Mets 8–4 Vargas (2–2) Penny (5–6)52,88626–27
54May 30@ Mets 9–5 Park (2–1) Heilman (0–2)52,17627–27
55May 31@ Mets 3–2 Sánchez (2–0) Broxton (2–2) Wagner (11)53,52827–28
June (11–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1@ Mets 6–1 Santana (7–3) Kuroda (2–5)50,26327–29
57June 2 Rockies 8–2 Lowe (3–5) Reynolds (0–3)39,09828–29
58June 3 Rockies 3–0 Francis (2–5) Penny (5–7) Fuentes (7)38,54828–30
59June 4 Rockies 2–1 Cook (8–3) Kershaw (0–1) Fuentes (8)36,39328–31
60June 5 Cubs 5–4 Howry (2-2) Saito (3–2) Wood (17)44,98828–32
61June 6 Cubs 3–0 Kuroda (3–5) Gallagher (3–2)52,48429–32
62June 7 Cubs 7–3 Lowe (4–5) Zambrano (8–2)50,02030–32
63June 8 Cubs 3–1 Marquis (4–3) Penny (5–8) Wood (18)49,99430–33
64June 10@ Padres 7–2 Proctor (1–0) Hampson (0–1)26,86031–33
65June 11@ Padres 4–1 Wolf (5–4) Billingsley (4–7) Hoffman (15)29,21831–34
66June 12@ Padres 9–0 Peavy (5–3) Kuroda (3–6)36,35431–35
67June 13@ Tigers 5–0 Galarrage (6–2) Lowe (4–6) Dolsi (2)40,43031–36
68June 14@ Tigers 12–7 Bonine (1–0) Penny (5–9)42,34831–37
69June 15@ Tigers 5–4 Robertson (5–6) Park (2–2) Jones (12)41,18931–38
70June 17@ Reds 3–1 Billingsley (5–7) Cueto (5–7) Saito (9)26,90632–38
71June 18@ Reds 6–1 Lowe (5–6) Arroyo (4–6)20,05533–38
72June 19@ Reds 7–4 Stults (1–0) Harang (3–10) Saito (10)30,13634–38
73June 20 Indians 6–4 (10) Borowski (1–2) Saito (3–3) Kobayashi (4)50,66734–39
74June 21 Indians 7–2 (11) Kobayashi (4–3) Wade (0–1)45,03634–40
75June 22 Indians 4–3 Billingsley (6–7) Byrd (3–8) Saito (11)39,99335–40
76June 24 White Sox 6–1 Buehrle (5–6) Lowe (5–7)43,90035–41
77June 25 White Sox 5–0 Stults (2–0) Floyd (8–4)40,16236–41
78June 26 White Sox 2–0 Danks (5–4) Kershaw (0–2) Jenks (17)37,95636–42
79June 27 Angels 6–0 Park (3–2) Saunders (11–4)50,41937–42
80June 28 Angels 1–0 Billingsley (7–7) Weaver (7–8) Saito (12)55,78438–42
81June 29 Angels 1–0 Lackey (6–1) Lowe (5–8) Rodríguez (32)48,15538–43
82June 30@ Astros 4–1 Oswalt (7–8) Stults (2–1) Valverde (22)28,82738–44
July (16–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
83July 1@ Astros 7–6 (11) Park (4–2) Wright (3–3) Saito (13)31,91439–44
84July 2@ Astros 4–1 Kuroda (4–6) Hernández (0–2)34,05840–44
85July 3@ Astros 5–2 Billingsley (8–7) Backe (5–9) Saito (14)35,69641–44
86July 4@ Giants 10–7 Lowe (6–8) Matos (0–1) Saito (15)40,44742–44
87July 5@ Giants 5–2 Zito (4–12) Falkenborg (0–1) Wilson (24)40,74142–45
88July 6@ Giants 5–3 Falkenborg (1–1) Cain (5–7) Saito (16)39,29043–45
89July 7 Braves 3–0 Kuroda (5–6) Campillo (3–4)39,89644–45
90July 8 Braves 9–3 Jurrjens (9–4) Billingsley (8–8)39,70244–46
91July 9 Braves 2–1 Lowe (7–8) Hudson (9–7) Saito (17)39,81545–46
92July 10 Marlins 5–4 (11) Nelson (2–0) Falkenborg (1–2) Gregg (18)40,41745–47
93July 11 Marlins 3–1 Volstad (2–0) Stults (2–2) Gregg (19)49,54545–48
94July 12 Marlins 5–3 (11) Waechter (1–2) Troncoso (0–1) Gregg (20)55,22045–49
95July 13 Marlins 9–1 Billingsley (9–8) Miller (5–9)42,21346–49
96July 18@ Diamondbacks 8–7 (11) Wade (1–1) Slaten (0–3) Broxton (1)38,56147–49
97July 19@ Diamondbacks 3–2 Haren (9–5) Billingsley (9–9) Lyon (20)41,45847–50
98July 20@ Diamondbacks 6–5 Troncoso (1–1) Lyon (2–4) Broxton (2)39,21748–50
99July 21@ Rockies 16–10 Falkenborg (2–2) Wells (1–2)38,29149–50
100July 22@ Rockies 10–1 Jiménez (6–9) Kershaw (0–3)41,56749–51
101July 23@ Rockies 5–3 Rusch (4–3) Kuroda (5–7) Fuentes (17)36,30549–52
102July 25 Nationals 3–2 Billingsley (10–9) Lannan (6–10) Broxton (3)47,31350–52
103July 26 Nationals 6–0 Lowe (8–8) Pérez (3–8)42,12251–52
104July 27 Nationals 2–0 Kershaw (1–3) Bergmann (1–8) Broxton (4)38,66052–52
105July 28 Giants 7–6 Correia (2–5) Kuroda (5–8) Wilson (28)37,48352–53
106July 29 Giants 2–0 Johnson (1–0) Cain (6–9) Broxton (5)40,11053–53
107July 30 Giants 4–0 Billingsley (11–9) Sánchez (8–7)41,28254–53
108July 31 Diamondbacks 2–1 Webb (15–4) Lowe (8–9) Lyon (23)42,44054–54
August (13–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
109August 1 Diamondbacks 2–1 Johnson (9–7) Park (4–3) Lyon (24)55,23954–55
110August 2 Diamondbacks 4–2 Kuroda (6–8) Petit (1–2) Park (2)54,54455–55
111August 3 Diamondbacks 9–3 Wade (2–1) Davis (4–6)52,97256–55
112August 5@ Cardinals 6–4 (11) García (1–1) Johnson (1–1)40,77356–56
113August 6@ Cardinals 9–6 Piñeiro (4–5) Lowe (8–10) Perez (1)42,58156–57
114August 7@ Cardinals 4–1 Kershaw (2–3) Lohse (13–4) Broxton (6)40,50057–57
115August 8@ Giants 6–2 Penny (6–9) Zito (6–14) Broxton (7)40,14258–57
116August 9@ Giants 3–2 (10) Walker (4–6) Broxton (2–3)41,96358–58
117August 10@ Giants 5–4 Taschner (3–1) Kuo (3–2)41,80458–59
118August 11 Phillies 8–6 Lowe (9–10) Kendrick (10–6) Broxton (8)45,54759–59
119August 12 Phillies 4–3 Kuo (4–2) Romero (4–4)47,58660–59
120August 13 Phillies 7–6 Broxton (3–3) Condrey (3–3)45,78661–59
121August 14 Phillies 3–1 Kuroda (7–8) Myers (5–10) Kuo (1)51,06062–59
122August 15 Brewers 5–3 Billingsley (12–9) Parra (9–6) Broxton (9)44,54763–59
123August 16 Brewers 4–3 (10) Torres (6–3) Broxton (3–4) Riske (2)52,88963–60
124August 17 Brewers 7–5 Beimel (4–0) Villanueva (4–6)45,26764–60
125August 19 Rockies 8–3 Jiménez (9–11) Kuroda (7–9)46,68764–61
126August 20 Rockies 4–3 Buchholz (6–3) Broxton (3–5) Fuentes (24)48,18364–62
127August 21 Rockies 3–1 Lowe (10–10) de la Rosa (6–7) Broxton (10)44,88565–62
128August 22@ Phillies 8–1 Kendrick (11–7) Maddux (6–10)42,62065–63
129August 23@ Phillies 9–2 Hamels (11–8) Kershaw (2–4)45,01965–64
130August 24@ Phillies 5–2 (11) Durbin (5–2) Beimel (4–1)43,03965–65
131August 25@ Phillies 5–0 Myers (7–10) Billingsley (12–10)40,87365–66
132August 26@ Nationals 2–1 Balester (3–6) Lowe (10–11) Hanrahan (5)26,11065–67
133August 27@ Nationals 5–4 Redding (9–8) Maddux (6–11) Hanrahan (6)22,90765–68
134August 28@ Nationals 11–2 Lannan (8–12) Kershaw (2–5)26,33865–69
135August 29@ Diamondbacks 9–3 Davis (6–8) Kuroda (7–10)32,61065–70
136August 30@ Diamondbacks 6–2 Billingsley (13–10) Haren (14–7)49,04566–70
137August 31@ Diamondbacks 8–1 Lowe (11–11) Webb (19–6)43,45667–70
September (17–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
138September 1 Padres 5–2 Maddux (7–11) Young (4–5) Broxton (11)44,08768–70
139September 2 Padres 8–4 Kershaw (3–5) Baek (4–10)39,33069–70
140September 3 Padres 6–4 Kuroda (8–10) LeBlanc (0–1) Broxton (12)48,82270–70
141September 5 Diamondbacks 7–0 Lowe (12–11) Haren (14–8)52,27071–70
142September 6 Diamondbacks 7–2 Billingsley (14–10) Webb (19–7)47,54372–70
143September 7 Diamondbacks 5–3 Kuo (5–2) Rauch (4–6) Broxton (13)54,13773–70
144September 8@ Padres 4–0 Baek (5-10) Maddux (7–12)25,94273–71
145September 9@ Padres 6–2 Beimel (5–1) Bell (6–6)26,61474–71
146September 10@ Padres 7–2 Lowe (13–11) Estes (2–2)27,20875–71
147September 12@ Rockies 7–2 Billingsley (15–10) Francis (4–10)30,14776–71
148September 13@ Rockies 5–1 Kershaw (4–5) de la Rosa (8–8)40,29177–71
149September 14@ Rockies 1–0 (10) Corpas (3–3) Kuo (5–3)28,91077–72
150September 15@ Pirates 8–2 Kuroda (9–10) Ohlendorf (1–3)13,14778–72
151September 16@ Pirates 6–2 Lowe (14–11) Karstens (2–6)12,74179–72
152September 17@ Pirates 15–8 Grabow (6–3) Elbert (0–1)11,88379–73
153September 18@ Pirates 4–3 (12) Proctor (2–0) Hansen (2–7) Broxton (14)12,70980–73
154September 19 Giants 7–1 Zito (10–16) Maddux (7–13)55,58980–74
155September 20 Giants 10–7 Saito (4–3) Walker (4–8)55,72481–74
156September 21 Giants 1–0 (11) Romo (3–1) Saito (4–4) Wilson (40)55,29481–75
157September 23 Padres 10–1 Billingsley (16–10) LeBlanc (1–2)48,90582–75
158September 24 Padres 12–4 Kershaw (5–5) Ekstrom (0–1)44,77683–75
159September 25 Padres 7–5 Peavy (10–11) Stults (2–3) Hoffman (29)52,56983–76
160September 26@ Giants 6–5 (10) Walker (5–8) Johnson (1–2)33,92083–77
161September 27@ Giants 2–1 Maddux (8–13) Cain (8–14) Saito (18)38,67384–77
162September 28@ Giants 3–1 Lincecum (18–5) Park (4–4) Wilson (41)39,16784–78

Playoffs

2008 Post-Season
National League Division Series (3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 1@ Cubs 7–2 Lowe (1–0) Dempster (0–1)42,0991–0
2October 2@ Cubs 10–3 Billingsley (1–0) Zambrano (0–1)42,1362–0
3October 4 Cubs 3–1 Kuroda (1–0) Harden (0–1) Broxton (1)56,0003–0
National League Championship Series (1–4)
GameDateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1October 9@ Phillies 3–2 Hamels (1–0) Lowe (0–1) Lidge (1)45,8390–1
2October 10@ Phillies 8–5 Myers (1–0) Billingsley (0–1) Lidge (2)45,8830–2
3October 12 Phillies 7–2 Kuroda (1–0) Moyer (0–1)56,8001–2
4October 13 Phillies 7–5 Madson (1–0) Wade (0–1) Lidge (3)56,8001–3
5October 15 Phillies 5–1 Hamels (2–0) Billingsley (0–2)56,8001–4

Player stats

Note: Team batting and pitching leaders in each category are in bold.

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; TB = Total bases; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging; Avg. = Batting average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBITBBBSOSBOBPSLGAVG
Matt Kemp 15560693 17638518762784615335.340.459.290
James Loney 16159566172356139025845857.338.434.289
Russell Martin 155553871552501369219908318.385.396.280
Andre Ethier 14152590160385207726859886.375.510.305
Jeff Kent 12144042123231125918425520.327.418.280
Juan Pierre 11937544106102128123222440.327.328.283
Blake DeWitt 117368459713295214145683.344.383.264
Ángel Berroa 8422626521311167020410.304.310.230
Casey Blake 58211255312110239716521.313.460.251
Andruw Jones 752092133813145227760.256.249.158
Manny Ramirez 531873674140175313935382.489.743.396
Nomar Garciaparra 551632443908287615111.326.466.264
Rafael Furcal 3614334511225168220178.439.573.357
Delwyn Young 83126103190174314340.321.341.246
Chin-Lung Hu 65116162122092711232.252.233.181
Mark Sweeney 989221230051515280.250.163.130
Luis Maza 45797181014225110.282.278.228
Andy LaRoche 27596121026191070.319.322.203
Danny Ardoin 24513121014162101.278.314.235
Pablo Ozuna 363267011312151.242.375.219
Gary Bennett 10211410148200.261.381.190
Jason Repko 22180310004291.250.222.167
Terry Tiffee 640100001000.400.250.250
A. J. Ellis 431000000020.000.000.000
Pitcher Totals16230415392001641161150.171.135.128
Team Totals162550670014552712913765921955431032126.333.399.264

Pitching

Note: G = Games played; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; H = Hits; R = Runs; ER = Earned runs

PlayerGGSIPWLSVERABBSOHRER
Derek Lowe 3434211.0141103.24451471948476
Chad Billingsley 3532200.2161003.14802011887670
Hiroki Kuroda 3131183.191003.73421161818576
Clayton Kershaw 2221107.25504.26521001095151
Chan Ho Park 54595.14423.403679974336
Brad Penny 191794.26906.2742511126866
Hong-Chih Kuo 42380.05312.142196602119
Cory Wade 55071.12102.271551512218
Jonathan Broxton 70069.035143.132788542924
Joe Beimel 71049.05102.022132501111
Takashi Saito 45047.044182.491660401413
Greg Maddux 7740.22405.09418432523
Scott Proctor 41038.22006.052446413026
Eric Stults 7738.22303.491330381815
Ramón Troncoso 32038.01104.261238371918
Jason Johnson 16229.11204.261220321917
Esteban Loaiza 7324.01205.6359241515
Scott Elbert 10024.001012.0048988
Brian Falkenborg 16011.22206.17491188
James McDonald 406.00000.0012500
Yhency Brazobán 203.00006.0033422
Tanyon Sturtze 302.10000.0011100
Team Totals1621621447.18478353.6848012051381648591

2008 National League Division Series

The Dodgers advanced to the 2008 NLDS to play the Central Division champion Chicago Cubs. They wound up sweeping the Cubs in three games, taking the first two at Wrigley Field and then ending the series in Game 3 at home. This was the Dodgers first post season series victory since the 1988 World Series and first post season sweep since the 1963 World Series.

Game 1, October 1

Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles000040111781
Chicago020000000291
WP: Derek Lowe (1-0)   LP: Ryan Dempster (0-1)
Home runs:
LAD: James Loney (1), Manny Ramírez (1), Russell Martin (1)
CHC: Mark DeRosa (1)

Game 2, October 2

Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles05001012110120
Chicago000000102384
WP: Chad Billingsley (1-0)   LP: Carlos Zambrano (0-1)
Home runs:
LAD: Manny Ramírez (2)
CHC: None

Game 3, October 4

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

Team123456789 R H E
Chicago000000010181
Los Angeles20001000X360
WP: Hiroki Kuroda (1-0)   LP: Rich Harden (0-1)   Sv: Jonathan Broxton (1)

2008 National League Championship Series

The Dodgers advanced to the NLCS for the first time since 1988 to play the Philadelphia Phillies, in the fourth National League Championship Series meeting between the two teams.

Game 1, October 9

Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles100100000271
Philadelphia00000300X370
WP: Cole Hamels (1-0)   LP: Derek Lowe (0-1)   Sv: Brad Lidge (1)
Home runs:
LAD: None
PHI: Chase Utley (1), Pat Burrell (1)

Game 2, October 10

Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia

Team123456789 R H E
Los Angeles011300000581
Philadelphia04400000X8111
WP: Brett Myers (1-0)   LP: Chad Billingsley (0-1)   Sv: Brad Lidge (2)
Home runs:
LAD: Manny Ramírez (1)
PHI: None

Game 3, October 12

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

Team123456789 R H E
Philadelphia010000100270
Los Angeles51010000X7100
WP: Hiroki Kuroda (1-0)   LP: Jamie Moyer (0-1)
Home runs:
PHI: None
LAD: Rafael Furcal (1)

Game 4, October 13

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

Team123456789 R H E
Philadelphia2000010407121
Los Angeles1000220005110
WP: Ryan Madson (1-0)   LP: Cory Wade (0-1)   Sv: Brad Lidge (3)
Home runs:
PHI: Shane Victorino (1), Matt Stairs (1)
LAD: Casey Blake (1)

Game 5, October 15

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

Team123456789 R H E
Philadelphia102020000580
Los Angeles000001000173
WP: Cole Hamels (2-0)   LP: Chad Billingsley (0-2)
Home runs:
PHI: Jimmy Rollins (1)
LAD: Manny Ramírez (2)

2008 Awards

2008 Minor League Teams

Level TeamLeagueManagerWLPosition
AAA Las Vegas 51s Pacific Coast League Lorenzo Bundy 75692nd in PCL Pacific South, 8+1⁄2 GB
AA Jacksonville Suns Southern League John Shoemaker 35354th in SOU South (2nd half), 8+1⁄2 GB
High A Inland Empire 66ers California League John Valentin 38343rd in CAL South (2nd half), 3 GB
A Great Lakes Loons Midwest League Juan Bustabad 2446Last in MID Eastern, 19 GB
Rookie Ogden Raptors Pioneer League Mike Brumley 22122nd in PIO South, 3 GB
Rookie Gulf Coast Dodgers Gulf Coast League Jeff Carter30263rd in GCL East, 3+1⁄2 GB
Rookie DSL Dodgers Dominican Summer League Pedro Mega274411th in DSL B.C. South, 23+1⁄2 GB

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers selected 45 players in this draft. Of those, eleven of them would eventually play Major League baseball.

Dee Gordon was selected in the fourth round of the 2008 draft. IMG 9661 Dee Gordon.jpg
Dee Gordon was selected in the fourth round of the 2008 draft.

The first round pick was right handed pitcher Ethan Martin from Stephens County School in Toccoa, Georgia. He was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2012 (along with this year's second round pick, pitcher Josh Lindblom) and made his Major league debut for the Phillies in 2013. The fourth round pick, shortstop Dee Gordon became an All-Star as the Dodgers second baseman in 2014, when he also led the league in steals.

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