2008 Atlanta Braves season

The 2008 Atlanta Braves season was the 43rd in Atlanta and the 138th overall. The Braves attempted to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005. They were once again skippered by Bobby Cox, now in his 19th season (of his second stint) managing Atlanta. As a result of John Schuerholz taking the position of team president, the Braves entered the offseason with Frank Wren as their general manager.

2008 Atlanta Braves
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record72–90 (.444)
Divisional place4th
Other information
Owner(s)Liberty Media
John Malone
General manager(s)Frank Wren
Manager(s)Bobby Cox
Local televisionSportsSouth
FSN South
WPCH-TV (Peachtree TV)
Skip Caray through August 2, Pete Van Wieren, Chip Caray, Joe Simpson, Jon Sciambi, John Smoltz,
Local radio94.9 FM WUBL
640 AM WGST
Skip Caray through August 2, Pete Van Wieren, Chip Caray, Joe Simpson, Mark Lemke
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The team wore a patch on the right sleeve "BEACH" in honor of former Braves player and bench coach Jim Beauchamp, who had died after the previous season ended. [1]

2008 saw the departure of two of the team's longtime radio and television announcers. Skip Caray died on August 3, while Pete van Wieren announced his retirement on October 21. Both men had been broadcasting for the team since 1976.

Offseason

October

November

December

January

March

May

Regular season

National League East
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 9270 0.568 — 48–33 44–37
New York Mets 8973 0.549 3 48–33 41–40
Florida Marlins 8477 0.522 7½ 45–36 39–41
Atlanta Braves 7290 0.444 20 43–38 29–52
Washington Nationals 59102 0.366 32½ 34–46 25–56

Record vs. opponents
2008 National League Records

Source:
Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona–3–52–42–415–32–74–28–102–53–33–44–310–811–73–44–26–9
Atlanta5–3–0–63–34–310–83–34–23–611–74–142–55–12–52–56–128–7
Chicago4–26–0–8–75–14–38–95–29–74–23–414–45–24–39–63–36–9
Cincinnati4–23–37–8–1–56–23–121–710–83–43–56–94–35–15–104–39–6
Colorado3–153–41–55–1–5–33–38–104–33–60–55–29–911–73–44–37–8
Florida7–28–103–42–63–5–4–23–45–18–1010–83–24–23–32–514–35–10
Houston2–43–39–812–33–32–4–4–37–85–23–48–83–37–17–84–27–11
Los Angeles10–82–42–57–110–84–33–4–4–23–44–45–211–79–92–43–35–10
Milwaukee5–26–37–98–103–41–58–72–4–2–41–514–14–36–010–56–27–8
New York3–37–112–44–36–310–82–54–34–2–11–74–32–55–14–312–69–6
Philadelphia4–314–44–35–35–08–104–34–45–17–11–4–24–23–35–412–64–11
Pittsburgh3–45–24–149–62–52–38–82–51–143–42–4–3–44–210–73–46–9
San Diego8–101–52–53–49–92–43–37–113–45–22–44–3–5–131–65–13–15
San Francisco7–115–23–41–57–113–31–79–90–61–53–32–413–5–4–37–06–12
St. Louis4–35–26–910–54–35–28–74–25–103–44–57–106–13–4–5–17–8
Washington2–412–63–33–43–43–142–43–32–66–126–124–31–50–71–5–8–10

Roster
2008 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Game log
Legend
Braves Win Braves Loss Game Postponed
2008 Regular Season Game Log

Player stats

Batting

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

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB
Jeff Francoeur155599701433331171.2390
Kelly Johnson150547861573961171.23911
Brian McCann145509681534212387.3015
Gregor Blanco14443052108144138.25113
Yunel Escobar136514711482421060.2882
Chipper Jones128439821602412275.3644
Greg Norton1111712742100731.2460
Mark Teixeira103381631082702078.2830
Omar Infante963174593243340.2930
Mark Kotsay883183992173637.2892
Rubén Gotay 8810210245028.2351
Will Ohman800000000.0000
Martin Prado782283673184233.3203
Blaine Boyer722000000.0000
Jeff Bennett689021001.2220
Buddy Carlyle459120000.2220
Casey Kotchman43152183641220.2370
Matt Diaz4313593320214.2444
Manny Acosta435000000.0000
Brandon Jones411161631101117.2671
Josh Anderson40136214071312.29410
Royce Ring390000000.0000
Jorge Campillo3845481002.1780
Julián Tavárez00000000.0000
Jair Jurrjens3658760100.1030
Mike Gonzalez341000000.0000
Corky Miller3160450015.0830
Brent Lillibridge29809166118.2002
Clint Sammons2354280014.1480
Vladimir Nunez231000000.0000
Jo-Jo Reyes2230242002.1330
Tim Hudson2141261002.1460
Chris Resop160000000.0000
Charlie Morton1417011000.0590
Brayan Peña1414341000.2860
Tom Glavine1419220001.1050
Rafael Soriano140000000.0000
Mike Hampton1324352004.2080
Jorge Julio120000000.0000
Jeff Ridgway80000000.0000
Peter Moylan70000000.0000
Chuck James78000000.0000
James Parr68121000.2500
Phil Stockman60000000.0000
John Smoltz68000001.0000
Elmer Dessens40000000.0000
Jason Perry417020101.1180
Matt DeSalvo20000000.0000
Francisley Bueno10000000.0000
Totals1625604753151431633130721.27058

Pitching

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

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP R ER BB K
Manny Acosta353.57460353.025212631
Jeff Bennett373.70724397.144404768
Blaine Boyer265.88760172.051472567
Jorge Campillo873.9139250158.2746938107
Buddy Carlyle203.59450062.226252659
Tom Glavine245.541313063.140393737
Mike Gonzalez034.283601433.221161444
Mike Hampton344.851313078.045422838
Tim Hudson1173.1723220142.053504085
Chuck James259.1077029.230302022
Jair Jurrjens13103.6823230144.1877751139
Charlie Morton486.151615074.256514148
Peter Moylan011.597015.21115
Vladimir Núñez123.86230032.214141924
Will Ohman413.68830158.227242253
Chris Resop015.89160018.112121013
Jo-Jo Reyes3115.8123220113.077735278
James Parr104.8455022.11312914
Jeff Ridgway103.7210009.24418
Royce Ring218.46420022.125211016
John Smoltz322.5765028.088836
Rafael Soriano012.57140314.054916
Phil Stockman000.006007.10049
Julián Tavárez144.71430042.030221945
Totals72904.47118162261048.25197145861076

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Dave Brundage
AA Mississippi Braves Southern League Phillip Wellman
A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Rocket Wheeler
A Rome Braves South Atlantic League Randy Ingle
Rookie Danville Braves Appalachian League Paul Runge
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Luis Ortiz

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Mississippi

References
  1. Bowman, Mark. Late Beauchamp in Braves' minds. MLB.com. March 30, 2008.
  2. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves claim Resop for bullpen depth
  3. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves get two prospects for Rentería
  4. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves acquire Anderson from Astros
  5. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves, Glavine agree on one-year deal
  6. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Notes: Three righties join 40-man roster
  7. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Cormier designated for assignment
  8. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves get Ohman, Infante from Cubs
  9. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Harris designated for assignment
  10. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Lopez lands Minor League deal
  11. ESPN – Sources: A's to trade outfielder Kotsay to Braves for pitcher Devine – MLB
  12. The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Lopez decides to retire after being cut
  13. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves pick up Gotay from Mets
  14. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves sign Spiezio to Minors deal
  15. The Official Site of The Atlanta Braves: News: Braves acquire Norton from Mariners
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