2008 San Diego Padres season
The 2008 San Diego Padres season was the 40th season in franchise history. The Padres were attempting to win the NL West for the 3rd time in 4 years.
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Owner(s) | John Moores |
General manager(s) | Kevin Towers |
Manager(s) | Bud Black |
Local television | 4SD Cablemas (Spanish) |
Local radio | XX Sports Radio XEMO-AM (Spanish) |
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Offseason
- December 14, 2007: David Freese was traded by the San Diego Padres to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Edmonds.[1]
Regular season
Opening Day lineup
Player | Pos |
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Brian Giles | RF |
Tadahito Iguchi | 2B |
Kevin Kouzmanoff | 3B |
Adrián González | 1B |
Scott Hairston | CF |
Khalil Greene | SS |
Josh Bard | C |
Paul McAnulty | LF |
Jake Peavy | P |
- On April 15, Brian Giles doubled in two runs off Rockies starter Ubaldo Jiménez for RBI numbers 999 and 1,000 for his career. The Padres won 6–0.
- Against the Colorado Rockies on April 17, at Petco Park, the Padres played the longest game in team history, in terms of innings (22), losing 2–1. The game was the second longest in team history, in terms of time, played in 6 hours, 16 minutes.
COL | SD | TOTAL | |
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AT BATS | 73 | 74 | 147 |
HITS | 14 | 11 | 25 |
LEFT ON BASE | 30 | 24 | 54 |
TEAM LOB | 16 | 14 | 30 |
STRUCK OUT | 20 | 17 | 37 |
PITCHES THROWN | 321 | 338 | 659 |
TOTAL PLAYERS USED | 21 | 21 | 42 |
TOTAL PITCHERS USED | 8 | 7 | 15 |
- On May 9, Jim Edmonds was given his unconditional release. The 37-year-old Edmonds batted .178 (16-for-90) with two doubles, one home run, six RBI and six runs scored in 26 games this season with the Padres, appearing in center field in all 26 contests (24 starts). To fill in the void by the release of Edmonds, Jody Gerut was recalled from AAA Portland.
- On May 10 vs. the Colorado Rockies at Petco Park, Greg Maddux became the ninth pitcher in Major League Baseball history to record his 350th win, the Padres winning 3–2.
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | — | 48–33 | 36–45 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 2 | 48–33 | 34–47 |
Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 10 | 43–38 | 31–50 |
San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 12 | 37–44 | 35–46 |
San Diego Padres | 63 | 99 | 0.389 | 21 | 35–46 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | – | 3–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 15–3 | 2–7 | 4–2 | 8–10 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
Atlanta | 5–3 | – | 0–6 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–12 | 8–7 |
Chicago | 4–2 | 6–0 | – | 8–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 8–9 | 5–2 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 9–6 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–8 | – | 1–5 | 6–2 | 3–12 | 1–7 | 10–8 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 6–9 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–10 | 4–3 | 9–6 |
Colorado | 3–15 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | – | 5–3 | 3–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 7–8 |
Florida | 7–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 3–5 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 14–3 | 5–10 |
Houston | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 12–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | – | 4–3 | 7–8 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 7–8 | 4–2 | 7–11 |
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–10 |
Milwaukee | 5–2 | 6–3 | 7–9 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 8–7 | 2–4 | – | 2–4 | 1–5 | 14–1 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 10–5 | 6–2 | 7–8 |
New York | 3–3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | – | 11–7 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–6 | 9–6 |
Philadelphia | 4–3 | 14–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–11 | – | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 4–11 |
Pittsburgh | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–14 | 9–6 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 2–5 | 1–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | – | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
San Diego | 8–10 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–13 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 3–15 |
San Francisco | 7–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 1–7 | 9–9 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 13–5 | – | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–12 |
St. Louis | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–9 | 10–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 8–7 | 4–2 | 5–10 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 7–10 | 6–1 | 3–4 | – | 5–1 | 7–8 |
Washington | 2–4 | 12–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 1–5 | – | 8–10 |
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September
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Roster
Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Nick Hundley | 60 | 198 | 47 | .237 | 5 | 24 |
1B | Adrián González | 162 | 616 | 172 | .279 | 36 | 119 |
2B | Tadahito Iguchi | 81 | 303 | 70 | .231 | 2 | 24 |
SS | Khalil Greene | 105 | 389 | 83 | .213 | 10 | 35 |
3B | Kevin Kouzmanoff | 154 | 624 | 162 | .260 | 23 | 84 |
LF | Chase Headley | 91 | 331 | 89 | .269 | 9 | 38 |
CF | Jody Gerut | 100 | 328 | 97 | .296 | 14 | 43 |
RF | Brian Giles | 147 | 559 | 171 | .306 | 12 | 63 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | |
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OF | Scott Hairston | 112 | 326 | 81 | .248 | 17 | 31 |
2B | Edgar Gonzalez | 111 | 325 | 89 | .274 | 7 | 33 |
Starting pitchers
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Wade LeBlanc LHP
Other pitchers
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Relief pitchers
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Farm system
References
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