2008 Baltimore Orioles | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | |
City | Baltimore | |
Record | 68–93 (.421) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Peter Angelos | |
General managers | Andy MacPhail | |
Managers | Dave Trembley | |
Television | MASN WJZ-TV (CBS 13) | |
Radio | WHFS | |
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The Baltimore Orioles entered the 2008 season led by Dave Trembley, now starting his first full season as manager. President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail continued the rebuilding process. Superstars Miguel Tejada and Érik Bédard were traded for younger talent and there were talks of Brian Roberts, but he was not traded.
The Baltimore Orioles posted a record of 68–93 and finished in last place in the AL East for the first time since the 1988 season.
Closer Chris Ray missed the entire season after Tommy John surgery, and so did his replacement Danys Báez. Left-hander George Sherrill, acquired from the Mariners, was named the team's closer for the 2008 season and became the lone representative for the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, while Jeremy Guthrie was the Opening Day starter after an impressive rookie season and several solid spring training outings.
Offseason
Transactions
- On December 12, 2007 the Orioles traded shortstop Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros for outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate and third baseman Mike Costanzo.[1]
- On February 8, 2008 the Orioles traded left-handed pitcher Érik Bédard to the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Adam Jones, pitchers George Sherrill, Chris Tillman, Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio.[2]
New coaches
- Rick Kranitz – Orioles pitching coach
- John Shelby – Orioles 1st base coach
Regular season
Roster
Season standings
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 |
Record vs. opponents
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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September
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Player stats
Batting
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 | Ramón Hernández | 133 | 463 | 119 | .257 | 15 | 65 |
1B | Kevin Millar | 145 | 531 | 124 | .234 | 20 | 72 |
2B | Brian Roberts | 155 | 611 | 181 | .296 | 9 | 57 |
3B | Melvin Mora | 135 | 513 | 146 | .285 | .23 | 104 |
SS | Juan Castro | 54 | 151 | 31 | .205 | 2 | 16 |
RF | Nick Markakis | 157 | 595 | 182 | .306 | 20 | 87 |
CF | Adam Jones | 132 | 477 | 129 | .270 | 9 | 57 |
LF | Luke Scott | 148 | 475 | 122 | .257 | 23 | 65 |
DH | Aubrey Huff | 154 | 598 | 182 | .304 | 32 | 108 |
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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Jay Payton | 127 | 338 | 82 | .243 | 7 | 41 |
Guillermo Quiróz | 56 | 134 | 25 | .187 | 2 | 14 |
Alex Cintrón | 61 | 133 | 38 | .286 | 1 | 10 |
Freddie Bynum | 40 | 112 | 20 | .179 | 0 | 8 |
Lou Montañez | 38 | 112 | 33 | .295 | 3 | 14 |
Brandon Fahey | 58 | 106 | 24 | .226 | 0 | 12 |
Oscar Salazar | 34 | 81 | 23 | .284 | 5 | 15 |
Luis Hernández | 36 | 79 | 19 | .241 | 0 | 3 |
Omir Santos | 11 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
Eider Torres | 8 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Moore | 4 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 1 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jeremy Guthrie | 30 | 190.2 | 10 | 12 | 3.63 | 120 |
Daniel Cabrera | 30 | 180.0 | 8 | 10 | 5.25 | 95 |
Garrett Olson | 26 | 132.2 | 9 | 10 | 6.65 | 83 |
Radhames Liz | 17 | 84.1 | 6 | 6 | 6.72 | 57 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Brian Burres | 31 | 129.2 | 7 | 10 | 6.04 | 63 |
Chris Waters | 11 | 64.2 | 3 | 5 | 5.01 | 33 |
Steve Trachsel | 10 | 39.2 | 2 | 5 | 8.39 | 16 |
Adam Loewen | 7 | 21.1 | 0 | 2 | 8.02 | 14 |
Brian Bass | 5 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.71 | 13 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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George Sherrill | 57 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 4.73 | 58 |
Jamie Walker | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.87 | 24 |
Dennis Sarfate | 57 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.74 | 86 |
Jim Johnson | 54 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.23 | 38 |
Chad Bradford | 47 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 | 13 |
Lance Cormier | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.02 | 46 |
Randor Bierd | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | 25 |
Matt Albers | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.49 | 26 |
Alberto Castillo | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 | 23 |
Fernando Cabrera | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 31 |
Rocky Cherry | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.35 | 15 |
Greg Aquino | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.54 | 9 |
Kam Mickolio | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.87 | 8 |
Bob McCrory | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.63 | 5 |
Jim Miller | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.17 | 8 |
Ryan Bukvich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 5 |
Alfredo Simón | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 8 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Norfolk Tides | International League | Gary Allenson |
AA | Bowie Baysox | Eastern League | Brad Komminsk |
A | Frederick Keys | Carolina League | Richie Hebner and Tommy Thompson |
A | Delmarva Shorebirds | South Atlantic League | Ramón Sambo |
A-Short Season | Aberdeen IronBirds | New York–Penn League | Gary Kendall |
Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Orlando Gómez |
Rookie | GCL Orioles | Gulf Coast League | Jesús Alfaro |
References

- Game Logs:
- 1st Half: Baltimore Orioles Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: Baltimore Orioles Game Log on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: Baltimore Orioles Batting Stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: Baltimore Orioles Pitching Stats on ESPN.com