| | | | | | | | | | 2008 American League | | Statistics & Leaders | | AL | NL: Stats & Leaders - Batting Register - Pitching Register - Fielding Register - Positional Leaderboards | | Rookies - Drafted Players - Transactions Log - Injury Log | | | Post-Season Results | | Divisional Series | Minnesota over Tampa Bay, 3-0 | | Divisional Series | Oakland over New York (A), 3-2 | | Divisional Series | Pittsburgh over Los Angeles (N), 3-1 | | Divisional Series | San Diego over New York (N), 3-2 | | League Championship Series | Minnesota over Oakland, 4-3 | | League Championship Series | San Diego over Pittsburgh, 4-3 | | World Series | Minnesota over San Diego, 4-3 |
| | | | League Miscellaneous Stats | | Team | ExpW | ExpL | Diff | AS | aAS | BAW | PAW | RAW | FAW | Attendance | Payroll | Balance | | Tampa Bay Rays | 95 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3,278,506 | $52,307,686 | $21,569,043 | | New York (A) Yankees | 93 | 69 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,416,570 | $122,457,081 | $30,259,787 | | Minnesota Twins | 90 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,106,420 | $75,482,499 | $55,077,338 | | Baltimore Orioles | 80 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,761,470 | $74,265,295 | $19,649,468 | | Oakland Athletics | 93 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3,670,680 | $83,491,138 | $36,112,132 | | Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,270,846 | $98,497,800 | $29,878,389 | | Detroit Tigers | 80 | 82 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,531,285 | $91,059,188 | $-4,692,332 | | Chicago (A) White Sox | 74 | 88 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,348,573 | $100,529,820 | $6,789,426 | | Los Angeles (A) Angels | 85 | 77 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,334,610 | $108,704,104 | $10,287,705 | | Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,054,791 | $82,147,454 | $15,720,564 | | Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,578,276 | $82,463,759 | $5,506,876 | | Cleveland Indians | 76 | 86 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,192,430 | $62,737,986 | $-5,317,561 | | Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1,131,741 | $109,601,456 | $-53,634,549 | | Texas Rangers | 73 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,297,650 | $84,726,488 | $-12,798,870 |
| | League Award Winners | | Most Valuable Player Award | David Ortiz | OAK | .299/.404/.600, 50 HR, 116 RBI, 78.2 VORP | | | Cy Young Award | Rich Harden | OAK | 20-9, 3.64 ERA, 259.2 IP, 302 K, 48.0 VORP | | | Rookie of the Year Award | Evan Longoria | TB | .294/.336/.542, 32 HR, 117 RBI, 34.5 VORP | | | Gold Glove Award | Pitcher Felix Hernandez | SEA | .946 PCT., 19 PO, 34 A, 2.36 RANGE | | | | Catcher Chris Stewart | TEX | .990 PCT., 880 PO, 69 A, 46.8 CS % | | | | First Base Eric Hinske | BOS | .998 PCT., 1133 PO, 63 A, 8.47 RANGE | | | | Second Base Tadahito Iguchi | CWS | .985 PCT., 215 PO, 431 A, 4.65 RANGE | | | | Third Base Maicer Izturis | LAA | .962 PCT., 120 PO, 185 A, 2.35 RANGE | | | | Shortstop Jhonny Peralta | CLE | .971 PCT., 270 PO, 397 A, 4.48 RANGE | | | | Left Field Carl Crawford | TB | .992 PCT., 371 PO, 7 A, 2.53 RANGE | | | | Center Field Ichiro Suzuki | SEA | .995 PCT., 378 PO, 7 A, 3.70 RANGE | | | | Right Field Ryan Sweeney | CWS | .986 PCT., 339 PO, 7 A, 2.70 RANGE | |
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