2008 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| Central | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Chicago White Sox | 89 | 74 | .546 | -- | 811 | 729 | Ozzie Guillen | U.S. Cellular Field | 2,501,103 | $121,189,332 | Carlos Quentin (13) | Javier Vazquez (9) | Lost in 1st Round (Rays) |
| 2 | Minnesota Twins | 88 | 75 | .540 | 1.0 | 829 | 745 | Ron Gardenhire | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrod | 2,302,431 | $56,932,766 | Justin Morneau (2) | Scott Baker (11) | |
| 3 | Cleveland Indians | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7.5 | 805 | 761 | Eric Wedge | Progressive Field | 2,169,760 | $78,970,066 | Grady Sizemore (1) | Cliff Lee (2) | |
| 4 | Kansas City Royals | 75 | 87 | .463 | 13.5 | 691 | 781 | Trey Hillman | Kauffman Stadium | 1,578,922 | $58,245,500 | Jose Guillen (37) | Gil Meche (12) | |
| 5 | Detroit Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14.5 | 821 | 857 | Jim Leyland | Comerica Park | 3,202,654 | $137,685,196 | Miguel Cabrera (10) | Justin Verlander (21) | |
| East | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rays ** | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- | 774 | 671 | Joe Maddon | Tropicana Field | 1,780,791 | $43,820,597 | Carlos Pena (12) | James Shields (4) | Lost World Series (Philadelphia) |
| 2 | Boston Red Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2.0 | 845 | 694 | Terry Francona | Fenway Park | 3,048,250 | $133,390,035 | Dustin Pedroia (3) | Jon Lester (7) | Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay) |
| 3 | New York Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.0 | 789 | 727 | Joe Girardi | Yankee Stadium | 4,298,655 | $209,081,577 | Alex Rodriguez (9) | Mike Mussina (5) | |
| 4 | Toronto Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11.0 | 714 | 610 | John Gibbons, Cito Gaston | Rogers Centre | 2,399,786 | $97,793,900 | Alex Rios (19) | Roy Halladay (1) | |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | 68 | 93 | .422 | 28.5 | 782 | 869 | Dave Trembley | Oriole Park at Camden Yar | 1,950,075 | $67,196,246 | Nick Markakis (6) | Jeremy Guthrie (30) | |
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Los Angeles Angels | 100 | 62 | .617 | -- | 765 | 697 | Mike Scioscia | Angel Stadium of Anaheim | 3,336,744 | $119,216,333 | Vladimir Guerrero (27) | Ervin Santana (3) | Lost in ALDS (Boston) |
| 2 | Texas Rangers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 21.0 | 901 | 967 | Ron Washington | Rangers Ballpark in Arlin | 1,945,677 | $67,712,326 | Josh Hamilton (4) | Vicente Padilla (31) | |
| 3 | Oakland Athletics | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.5 | 646 | 690 | Bob Geren | McAfee Coliseum | 1,665,256 | $47,967,126 | Jack Cust (26) | Greg Smith (26) | |
| 4 | Seattle Mariners | 61 | 101 | .377 | 39.0 | 671 | 811 | Jim Riggleman, John McLaren | Safeco Field | 2,329,702 | $117,666,482 | Ichiro Suzuki (5) | Felix Hernandez (19) | |
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