2008 Season
| American League | |||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | DIV | W | L | PCT | GB | POS | WC |
| 2008 | Tampa Bay Rays | AL | E | 97 | 65 | .599 | -- | 1 | |
| 2008 | Boston Red Sox | AL | E | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2.0 | 2 | WC |
| 2008 | New York Yankees | AL | E | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Toronto Blue Jays | AL | E | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11.0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Baltimore Orioles | AL | E | 68 | 93 | .420 | 28.5 | 5 | |
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | DIV | W | L | PCT | GB | POS | WC |
| 2008 | Chicago White Sox | AL | C | 89 | 74 | .549 | -- | 1 | |
| 2008 | Minnesota Twins | AL | C | 88 | 75 | .543 | 1.0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Cleveland Indians | AL | C | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7.5 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Kansas City Royals | AL | C | 75 | 87 | .463 | 13.5 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Detroit Tigers | AL | C | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14.5 | 5 | |
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | DIV | W | L | PCT | GB | POS | WC |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Angels | AL | W | 100 | 62 | .617 | -- | 1 | |
| 2008 | Texas Rangers | AL | W | 79 | 83 | .488 | 21.0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Oakland Athletics | AL | W | 75 | 86 | .463 | 24.5 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Seattle Mariners | AL | W | 61 | 101 | .377 | 39.0 | 4 | |
| National League | |||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | DIV | W | L | PCT | GB | POS | WC |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Phillies | NL | E | 92 | 70 | .568 | -- | 1 | |
| 2008 | New York Mets | NL | E | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3.0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Florida Marlins | NL | E | 84 | 77 | .519 | 7.5 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Atlanta Braves | NL | E | 72 | 90 | .444 | 20.0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Washington Nationals | NL | E | 59 | 102 | .364 | 32.5 | 5 | |
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | DIV | W | L | PCT | GB | POS | WC |
| 2008 | Chicago Cubs | NL | C | 97 | 64 | .599 | -- | 1 | |
| 2008 | Milwaukee Brewers | NL | C | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7.5 | 2 | WC |
| 2008 | Houston Astros | NL | C | 86 | 75 | .531 | 11.0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | St. Louis Cardinals | NL | C | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11.5 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | C | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23.5 | 5 | |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | C | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.5 | 6 | |
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | DIV | W | L | PCT | GB | POS | WC |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Dodgers | NL | W | 84 | 78 | .519 | -- | 1 | |
| 2008 | Arizona Diamondbacks | NL | W | 82 | 80 | .506 | 2.0 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Colorado Rockies | NL | W | 74 | 88 | .457 | 10.0 | 3 | |
| 2008 | San Francisco Giants | NL | W | 72 | 90 | .444 | 12.0 | 4 | |
| 2008 | San Diego Padres | NL | W | 63 | 99 | .389 | 21.0 | 5 | |
| 2008 All-Star Results | |||||||
| DATE | SCORE | VENUE | LOCATION | ATT | WP | LP | MVP |
| July 15, 2008 | AL 4, NL 3 | Yankee Stadium | Bronx, NY | 55,632 | Scott Kazmir | Brad Lidge | J.D. Drew |
| Rosters | Other All-Star Games | |||||||
| 2008 Postseason Results | ||
| ROUND | OUTCOME | SCORE |
| World Series | Philadelphia Phillies defeated Tampa Bay Rays | 4-1 |
| League Championship Series | Philadelphia Phillies defeated Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-1 |
| League Championship Series | Tampa Bay Rays defeated Boston Red Sox | 4-3 |
| League Divisional Series | Boston Red Sox defeated Los Angeles Angels | 3-1 |
| League Divisional Series | Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs | 3-0 |
| League Divisional Series | Philadelphia Phillies defeated Milwaukee Brewers | 3-1 |
| League Divisional Series | Tampa Bay Rays defeated Chicago White Sox | 3-1 |
| Season-by-season World Series results | ||
| 2008 Amateur Draft | |||
| NO. | PLAYER | POS | TEAM |
| 1 | Tim Beckham | SS | Rays |
| 2 | Pedro Alvarez | 3B | Pirates |
| 3 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | Royals |
| 4 | Brian Matusz | LHP | Orioles |
| 5 | Buster Posey | C | Giants |
| Complete Results | |||
| 2008 No-Hitters | |||
| PLAYER | TEAM | DATE | OPP |
| Jon Lester | BOS | 5/19 | KAN |
| Carlos Zambrano | CHC | 9/14 | HOU |
| Complete Results | |||
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