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2008 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2008 Boston Red Sox season was the 108th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox, as the defending World Series champions, finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, two games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card, and defeated the American League West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALDS. The Red Sox then lost to the Rays in the ALCS in seven games. This was the franchise's fourth appearance in the ALCS in six seasons.
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| 2008 Boston Red Sox | ||||
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| American League Wild Card Winners | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Fenway Park | |||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | |||
| Record | 95–67 (.586) | |||
| Divisional place | 2nd (2 GB) | |||
| Owners | John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures) | |||
| President | Larry Lucchino | |||
| General manager | Theo Epstein | |||
| Manager | Terry Francona | |||
| Television | NESN | |||
| Radio | WRKO WEEI WROL (Spanish) | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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In late March, the team started the regular season playing in Tokyo against the Oakland Athletics for MLB Japan Opening Day 2008. In July, seven Red Sox players were selected for the AL All-Star team, with outfielder J. D. Drew being named the game's MVP. On July 31, the Red Sox traded long-time star player Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers in a three-way blockbuster (which also included the Pirates) for Jason Bay and minor leaguer Josh Wilson. In September, the team officially retired uniform number 6 in honor of Johnny Pesky.[1]
Opening Day lineup
| 15 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 20 | Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 34 | David Ortiz | DH |
| 24 | Manny Ramírez | LF |
| 25 | Mike Lowell | 3B |
| 44 | Brandon Moss | RF |
| 33 | Jason Varitek | C |
| 46 | Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 23 | Julio Lugo | SS |
| 18 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | P |
Season standings
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| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Tampa Bay Rays | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — | 57–24 | 40–41 |
| Boston Red Sox | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | 2 | 56–25 | 39–42 |
| New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 8 | 48–33 | 41–40 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 11 | 47–34 | 39–42 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 68 | 93 | 0.422 | 28½ | 37–43 | 31–50 |
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Notable transactions
- May 22, 2008: Julián Tavárez was released by the Red Sox.[2]
- July 12, 2008: Bobby Kielty was released by the Red Sox.[3]
- July 31, 2008: As part of a three-team trade, star outfielder Jason Bay was acquired by the Red Sox from the Pirates for pitcher Craig Hansen and outfielder/first baseman Brandon Moss.[4] Also in exchange, the Red Sox sent star outfielder Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers.[5]
- August 12, 2008: Paul Byrd was acquired by the Red Sox from the Indians in exchange for a player to be named later.[6]
- August 22, 2008: David Ross signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.[7]
- August 27, 2008: Mark Kotsay was acquired by the Red Sox from the Braves in exchange for minor leaguer Luis Sumoza.[8]
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Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
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| Baltimore | – | 6–12 | 4–5 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 3–6 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 0–5 | 8–2 | 3–15 | 4–5 | 6–12 | 11–7 |
| Boston | 12–6 | – | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 1–8 | 4–3 | 9–9 | 6–4 | 6–3 | 8–10 | 9–1 | 9–9 | 11–7 |
| Chicago | 5–4 | 3–4 | – | 11–7 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 5–5 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 5–1 | 4–6 | 3–3 | 1–7 | 12–6 |
| Cleveland | 4–4 | 1–5 | 7–11 | – | 11–7 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 6–12 |
| Detroit | 3–4 | 2–5 | 6–12 | 7–11 | – | 7–11 | 3–6 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 7–3 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 3–5 | 13–5 |
| Kansas City | 3–5 | 1–6 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 11–7 | – | 2–3 | 6–12 | 5–5 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 3–5 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 13–5 |
| Los Angeles | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 3–2 | – | 5–3 | 7–3 | 10–9 | 14–5 | 3–6 | 12–7 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
| Minnesota | 3–3 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 3–5 | – | 4–6 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 5–5 | 0–6 | 14–4 |
| New York | 11–7 | 9–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 6–4 | – | 5–1 | 7–2 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 10–8 |
| Oakland | 5–0 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 9–10 | 5–5 | 1–5 | - | 10–9 | 3–6 | 7–12 | 4–6 | 10–8 |
| Seattle | 2–8 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 5–4 | 3–7 | 2–7 | 5–14 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 9–10 | – | 3–4 | 8–11 | 5–4 | 9–9 |
| Tampa Bay | 15–3 | 10–8 | 6–4 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 6–3 | 4–3 | – | 6–3 | 11–7 | 12–6 |
| Texas | 5–4 | 1–9 | 3–3 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 7–2 | 7–12 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 3–6 | – | 4–4 | 10–8 |
| Toronto | 12–6 | 9–9 | 7–1 | 1–6 | 5–3 | 5–2 | 3–6 | 6–0 | 9–9 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–11 | 4–4 | – | 8–10 |
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| CHC | CIN | HOU | MIL | PIT | STL | ARI | PHI | |
| Boston | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
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Game log
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Batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases; Bold Indicates team leader in category.
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| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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| David Aardsma | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jeff Bailey | 27 | 50 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .280 | 0 |
| Jason Bay | 49 | 184 | 39 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 37 | .293 | 3 |
| Josh Beckett | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Chris Carter | 9 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 |
| Sean Casey | 69 | 199 | 14 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .322 | 1 |
| Kevin Cash | 61 | 142 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .225 | 0 |
| Bartolo Colón | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Alex Cora | 75 | 152 | 14 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .270 | 1 |
| Coco Crisp | 118 | 361 | 55 | 102 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 41 | .283 | 20 |
| Manny Delcarmen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| J. D. Drew | 109 | 368 | 79 | 103 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 64 | .280 | 4 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 145 | 554 | 98 | 155 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 47 | .280 | 50* |
| Craig Hansen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Mark Kotsay | 22 | 84 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .226 | 0 |
| George Kottaras | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 |
| Jon Lester | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Javier Lopez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Mike Lowell | 113 | 419 | 58 | 115 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 73 | .274 | 2 |
| Jed Lowrie | 81 | 260 | 34 | 67 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 46 | .258 | 1 |
| Julio Lugo | 82 | 261 | 27 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .268 | 1 |
| Justin Masterson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Brandon Moss | 34 | 78 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .295 | 1 |
| Hideki Okajima | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | 109 | 416 | 74 | 110 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 89 | .264 | 1 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 157 | 653 | 118* | 213** | 54** | 2 | 17 | 83 | .326 | 20 |
| Manny Ramirez | 100 | 365 | 66 | 109 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 68 | .299 | 1 |
| David Ross | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 |
| Joe Thurston | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Mike Timlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jonathan Van Every | 11 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .235 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | 131 | 423 | 37 | 93 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 43 | .220 | 0 |
| Gil Velazquez | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | 0 |
| Tim Wakefield | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 145 | 538 | 91 | 168 | 43 | 4 | 29 | 115 | .312 | 3 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5596 | 845 | 1565 | 353 | 33 | 173 | 807 | .280 | 120 |
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Pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
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| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
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| David Aardsma | 4 | 2 | 5.55 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 49 |
| Josh Beckett | 12 | 10 | 4.03 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 174.1 | 80 | 78 | 34f | 172 |
| Michael Bowden | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Clay Buchholz | 2 | 9 | 6.75 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 76.0 | 63 | 57 | 41 | 72 |
| Paul Byrd | 4 | 2 | 4.78 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 49.0 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 26 |
| Bartolo Colón | 4 | 2 | 3.92 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 39.0 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| Bryan Corey | 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Manny Delcarmen | 1 | 2 | 3.27 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 74.1 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 72 |
| Devern Hansack | 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Craig Hansen | 1 | 3 | 5.58 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 30.2 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 25 |
| Jon Lester | 16 | 6 | 3.21 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 210.1 | 78 | 75 | 66 | 152 |
| Javier López | 2 | 0 | 2.43 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 18 | 16 | 27 | 38 |
| Justin Masterson | 6 | 5 | 3.16 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 88.1 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 68 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 18 | 3 | 2.90a | 29 | 29 | 0 | 167.2 | 58c | 54 | 94 | 154 |
| Hideki Okajima | 3 | 2 | 2.61 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 62.0 | 18d | 18 | 23 | 60 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 5 | 4 | 2.34 | 67 | 0 | 41 | 69.1 | 24 | 18 | 8e | 77 |
| David Pauley | 0 | 1 | 11.68 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12.1 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| Chris Smith | 1 | 0 | 7.85 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 13 |
| Kyle Snyder | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Julián Tavárez | 0 | 1 | 6.39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Mike Timlin | 4 | 4 | 5.66 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 49.1 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 32 |
| Tim Wakefield | 10 | 11 | 4.13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.0 | 89 | 83 | 60 | 117 |
| Charlie Zink | 0 | 0 | 16.62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 95 | 67 | 4.01 | 162 | 162 | 47 | 1446.1 | 694 | 645 | 548 | 1185 |
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* indicates player led their respectable league in that certain category ** indicates player led all of baseball in that certain category
^a Led team in starters ERA ^b Led in team ERA ^c Allowed fewest runs as a starter for the Red Sox ^d Led team in runs allowed. ^e Led team in walks allowed. ^f Led starters in walks allowed.
- J. D. Drew – AL Player of the Month (June)
- Jon Lester – Hutch Award,[9] AL Pitcher of the Month (July, September), AL Player of the Week (May 19–25)
- Dustin Pedroia – American League MVP, Silver Slugger Award (2B), Gold Glove Award (2B)[10]
- Manny Ramirez – AL Player of the Week (April 14–April 20)
- Kevin Youkilis – Hank Aaron Award, AL Player of the Week (May 5–April 11)
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- Kilgore, Adam (September 29, 2008). "Red Sox retire Johnny Pesky's No. 6". The Boston Globe.
- "Julián Tavárez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- "Bobby Kielty Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bayja.sdoc Jason Bay Statistics - Baseball Reference.com
- "Mario Ramírez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- "Paul Byrd Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- "David Ross Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- "Mark Kotsay Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- "Hutch Award". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- "2008 MLB Awards". MLB.com. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- "2008 All-Star Game". MLB.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
- Boston Red Sox Media Guide. 2008. pp. 508–529. Retrieved March 14, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
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