2008 Los Angeles Angels
American League West Champions
2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim primary logo
The logo of the Angels during their 2008 campaign
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkAngel Stadium of Anaheim
CityAnaheim, California
Record100–62 (.617)
Divisional place1st
OwnersArte Moreno
General managersTony Reagins
ManagersMike Scioscia
TelevisionFSN West
KCOP (My 13)
RadioKLAA (AM 830)
KWKW (AM 1330—Spanish)
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
Seasons

The 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season was the 48th season for the franchise. The regular season ended with the Angels winning their seventh American League West title and setting a franchise record for single-season wins. In the postseason, they were once again defeated by the Boston Red Sox in the American League Division Series, the same team that defeated them in the 2004 and 2007 ALDS, as well as the 1986 ALCS.

General manager Bill Stoneman retired at the end of the 2007 season and was replaced by relative newcomer Tony Reagins. Reagins quickly made two headline roster moves, trading shortstop Orlando Cabrera to the Chicago White Sox for starting pitcher Jon Garland, and signing free agent outfielder Torii Hunter. Partway through the season the Angels traded first baseman Casey Kotchman to the Atlanta Braves for Mark Teixeira.

On September 10, the Angels clinched the American League West division title, their seventh in franchise history, and became the earliest team to clinch the division in its history. Three days later, closing pitcher Francisco Rodríguez broke the single-season save record with his 58th save.

Season

Standings

AL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 10062 0.617 50–31 50–31
Texas Rangers 7983 0.488 21 40–41 39–42
Oakland Athletics 7586 0.466 24½ 43–38 32–48
Seattle Mariners 61101 0.377 39 35–46 26–55

Record vs. opponents

Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore6–124–54–44–35–33–63–37–110–58–23–154–56–1211–7
Boston12–64–35–15–26–11–84–39–96–46–38–109–19–911–7
Chicago5–43–411–712–612–65–59–102–55–45–14–63–31–712–6
Cleveland4–41–57–1111–710–84–58–104–35–44–55–26–46–16–12
Detroit3–42–56–127–117–113–67–114–23–67–33–46–33–513–5
Kansas City3–51–66–128–1011–72–36–125–56–37–23–52–72–513–5
Los Angeles6–38–15–55–46–33–25–37–310–914–53–612–76–310–8
Minnesota3–33–410–910–811–712–63–54–65–55–43–35–50–614–4
New York11–79–95–23–42–45–53–76–45–17–211–73–49–910–8
Oakland5–04–64–54–56–33–69–105–51–5-10–93–67–124–610–8
Seattle2–83–61–55–43–72–75–144–52–79–103–48–115–49–9
Tampa Bay15–310–86–42–54–35–36–33–37–116–34–36–311–712–6
Texas5–41–93–34–63–67–27–125–54–312–711–83–64–410–8
Toronto12–69–97–11–65–35–23–66–09–96–44–57–114–48–10

Roster

2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Roster
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Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

April

  • @ Minnesota Twins – LAA won the series 3–1. The Angels won their first series of the season, mainly with excellent pitching. This was despite injuries to starters John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar and relievers Scot Shields and Chris Bootcheck. The series also marked an emotional return to Minnesota for Torii Hunter, who had moved from Minnesota to Anaheim during the off-season. In the first game, Liván Hernández out-pitched Jered Weaver to guide Minnesota to the win. In games 2 and 3, the Anaheim starting pitchers went 8 innings each. Jon Garland gave up only one run in his debut for the Angels, while Joe Saunders gave up no runs off just four hits in the longest outing of his career to date. Anaheim hit three home runs in the final game, which proved just enough to power them to a 5–4 win.
  • vs Texas Rangers – TEX won the series 2–1. Texas took two out of three against Anaheim, twice putting up double-digit scores. Friday night saw Texas take an 11–0 lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning, highlighted by Ben Broussard's grand slam and Josh Hamilton finishing the night a home run short of the cycle. In the bottom of the ninth, the Angels rallied for six runs. Torii Hunter, making his debut at Angel Stadium in an Angels uniform had two hits in the bottom of ninth, and the rally was ended when Garret Anderson hit a ball that was caught a few feet shy of the wall. Game 2 saw Jered Weaver beat Kevin Millwood (who lost in a complete game effort, Texas's first for 195 games.) in a pitching duel 2–1, pitching seven scoreless innings. Jon Garland struggled in his Game 3 start, giving up seven runs in five innings. Gerald Laird had a career night for the Rangers, going 4–5 with two home runs and six RBIs. Ben Broussard also went deep. Torii Hunter hit a home run for the Angels, as did Garret Anderson, his first of the season.
  • vs Cleveland Indians – LAA won the series 2–1. In a series with both sides boasting much speed, home runs decided all three games of the series. Game 1 saw Torii Hunter hit a dramatic walk-off Grand Slam off closer Joe Borowski, after Francisco Rodríguez blew the save in the top of the ninth. Joe Saunders went eight innings for the second time in two starts, while Fausto Carmona pitched six strong innings. Game 2 saw another blown save for the Angels. Justin Speier was called on to close, as Rodríguez was ruled out due to an ankle injury. Travis Hafner hit a two-run homer to give the winning runs to the Indians. Jake Westbrook pitched a complete game to record the win. Vladimir Guerrero hit his first home run of the season during the game. This defeat ended a 163-game winning streak for the Angels where they had been ahead after eight innings. Anaheim comfortably won game 3, courtesy of a Mike Napoli grand slam, and other home runs from Vladimir Guerrero, Garret Anderson and Casey Kotchman.
  • @ Seattle Mariners – SEA won the series 2–1. Raúl Ibañez stole the show in Game 1, hitting two home runs and a double, driving in three runs, chasing Jered Weaver to his second loss of the season. Game 2 saw Jon Garland struggle, conceding six runs and twelve hits in five innings. Ibanez was again on form, hitting a home run and getting three RBIs. Carlos Silva pitched eight solid innings to get the win. The final game saw the Angels offence come alive with a 16-hit attack. Howie Kendrick, Casey Kotchman and Jeff Mathis each got three hits. Cha Seung Baek was Seattle's starter, after Eric Bedard was ruled out with an inflamed left hip. Joe Saunders pitched into the sixth inning to continue his excellent start to the season.
  • @ Texas Rangers – LAA won the series 2–0. In the first game, Ervin Santana recovered from a three-run first inning to shut down the rangers for the next six innings to improve his record to 2–0. Jason Jennings couldn't hold the lead and went to 0–3. Game 2 saw Gary Matthews, Jr. come back to his old ball-club and hit a game winning three RBI double to seal a sweep for the Angels. Despite Michael Young's 3–5 effort, the Angels bullpen was very solid, pitching five scoreless innings. In particular, Darren Oliver pitched 2+23 innings to pick up his first win of the season.
  • vs Kansas City Royals – Series squared 1–1. Gil Meche and the Royals bullpen outduelled Jered Weaver to take the first game; Weaver's error to field a simple catch at first base cost a run that ended up deciding the result between the two teams. Jon Garland pitched solidly to win Game 2 for the Angels.
  • vs Seattle Mariners – LAA won the series 2–1. Game 1 saw Torii Hunter take all the plaudits in his effort to give the Angels the win. He went 3–4 with three doubles and three RBIs. He also made a leaping catch at the wall to deny Richie Sexson a go-ahead home run and allow Francisco Rodríguez to gain his seventh save. Ervin Santana pitched eight dominant innings in Game 2, including eight strikeouts to ensure the Angels won the series. Dustin Moseley once again struggled in Game 3, failing to pitch five innings. Miguel Batista shutout the Angels with 7+23 innings. The Angels rallied with two runs in the ninth, but this wasn't enough to come back against the Mariners.
  • @ Boston Red Sox – LAA won the series 2–1. This series was the first time the two teams met since the 2007 American League Division Series. The Angels bullpen failed to keep the Red Sox at bay in Game 1, as Jacoby Ellsbury hit two home runs and scored the go-ahead run in the eight to give the Red Sox the victory. Gary Matthews, Jr. hit two home runs in Game 2 behind Jon Garland's solid effort to tie the series at 1–1. Game 3 saw Joe Saunders continue his excellent start to the season, moving to 4–0. When Boston's bullpen entered the game, the Angels exploded with a four-run seventh inning to see off the Red Sox. Scot Shields attempted a two-inning save, but after giving up two runs to a David Ortiz home run in the ninth, Francisco Rodríguez was called on to get the final out to acquire his ninth save.
  • @ Detroit Tigers – LAA won the series 2–1. The Angels' next visit was at the resurging Detroit Tigers, who were recovering from a 0–6 start. In Game 1, Nate Robertson pitched solidly for the Tigers, apart from a four-run fourth inning, highlighted by Vladimir Guerrero's two-run home run. The Angels bullpen once again proved very solid, backing up Ervin Santana's 6+13 inning effort to secure the win. Vladimir Guerrero hit his 2000th major league hit to break up a no-hitter from Armando Galarraga in Game 2, but it wasn't enough to stop the Tigers from winning. Game 3 featured on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, and saw a solid pitching performance from Jered Weaver to guide the Angels to the series victory. Torii Hunter and Casey Kotchman did the damage against Justin Verlander, each driving in three runs.
  • vs Oakland Athletics – Series squared 2–2. In this AL West series, Oakland started strongly, roughing up Jon Garland and Chris Bootcheck for 14 runs over 6+23 innings in a 16-hit attack. Games 2 and 3 saw young starters Joe Saunders and Ervin Santana combine for 14+23 just giving up one run, moving both pitchers to 5–0 on the season. Game 4 saw the Oakland offence light up for 15 runs off 20 hits against debutant Nick Adenhart. For the Angels, Erick Aybar hit his first home run of the season, while Mike Napoli belted his second homer of the series, his seventh of the season.

May

  • vs Baltimore Orioles – LAA won the series 2–1. Game 1 saw Jeremy Guthrie outduel Jered Weaver over the first seven innings. George Sherrill struggled to close the game, giving up one run, but forced Reggie Willits to pop-up to leave the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. Jon Garland pitched 8 strong innings in Game 2, limiting the Orioles to one run on three hits in order to earn the win for the Angels. Game 3 saw three home runs for the Angels, including a three-run homer from Torii Hunter to cap off a four-run first inning. This was enough to propel Joe Saunders to 6–0 for the season.
  • @ Kansas City Royals – LAA won the series 2–1. Chone Figgins was placed on the Disabled List, thus the Angels were without their speedy leadoff hitter. Game 1 saw Ervin Santana improve to 6–0 with a complete game shut-out, with 9 strikeouts. He was matched toe-to-toe for the first seven innings by Brett Tomko. A four-run top of the ninth, punctuated with a 2-RBI home run by Garret Anderson gave the Halos the victory. Garret Anderson hit 5 RBIs in Game 2, including a 3-run home run off Brian Bannister and this was all the Angels needed to win Game 2. Nick Adenhart struggled again, giving up 11 baserunners over 4+13 innings, but the bullpen shutout the Royals for the rest of the game, with Francisco Rodríguez picking up his 17th save from 18 chances. With the Angels attempting the sweep in Game 3, Jered Weaver struggled, giving 8 runs in 3+13 innings. Garret Anderson hit a home run in his third straight game, although this was not enough to stop the Royals from winning.
  • @ Tampa Bay Rays – TB won the series 3–0. James Shields started off the series with a one-hit shutout to give the high-flying Rays a 2–0 victory. Jon Garland matched him for eight innings, but Justin Speier gave up a two-run shot to Evan Longoria with one out in the ninth to take the loss. The Angels lost by the same score in Game 2, this time Scott Kazmir outduelled Joe Saunders to give the southpaw his first loss of the season. Former Angel Troy Percival earned his eighth save of the season. Game 3 saw the Angels score their first runs of the series, but an out-of-sorts Speier took his second loss of the series, giving up a 3-run shot to Carl Crawford in the 6th inning. The Angels 3-4-5 hitters went 7–12 with 5 RBIs, but this was not enough to topple the Rays.
  • vs Chicago White Sox – Series squared 2–2. In Game 1, Vladimir Guerrero hit only his fourth home run of the season to help Nick Adenhart pick up his first victory in the Majors. Jered Weaver pitched seven scoreless innings in Game 2, but John Danks matched him. However, the Angels still won courtesy of a two-run eighth inning, with RBIs from Mike Napoli and Robb Quinlan. John Lackey made his first start of the season in Game 3, pitching seven innings giving up one run, matching José Contreras's effort for the Sox. However, Scot Shields failed to record an out while giving up four runs via a Carlos Quentin grand slam in the eighth inning. Game 4 saw Francisco Rodríguez pick up his first loss of the season, giving up an RBI single in the ninth to Jim Thome, who had been hitting only .199 for the season.
  • vs Los Angeles Dodgers – LAA won the series 2–1. This series was the first of two Freeway series to be contested by the two teams this season. Game 1 saw Joe Saunders be the first pitcher to get to seven wins in the American League, pitching 7+13 strong innings. In Game 2, the Dodgers thwarted Ervin Santana's effort to join his teammate on seven wins, handing the young righty his first loss of the season. Offensively, Garret Anderson went 3–4, continuing his good form with the bat, he had hit .444 in his previous 12 games. The rubber game saw the Angels take the series, thanks largely to catcher Mike Napoli, who hit two home runs, got 5 RBIs and went 3–4 on the night. Maicer Izturis and Casey Kotchman also got three hits in the game.
  • @ Toronto Blue Jays – LAA won the series 2–1. John Lackey picked up his first win of the season in Game 1, pitching seven strong innings. Francisco Rodríguez got his league-leading 18th save, despite giving up three walks in the ninth. Shawn Marcum felt the full force of Vladimir Guerrero's bat in Game 2, the slugger hit two home runs and got all 4 RBIs to ensure the Angels took the series with a game to spare. Game 3 saw Lyle Overbay hit a solo home run in the sixth inning to hand Ervin Santana his second consecutive loss by breaking a 3–3 tie.
  • @ Chicago White Sox – LAA won the series 2–1. Los Angeles entered Chicago with the White Sox on a seven-game winning streak. Joe Saunders overcame sickness to end the streak, pitching 8+13 innings of one-run ball, which was enough to beat Gavin Floyd's complete game effort. Game 2 saw another low-scoring affair, this time Jered Weaver twirled eight scoreless innings, assisted by Vladimir Guerrero's seventh home run of the season. In the final game, John Lackey pitched into the ninth inning, following the efforts of Saunders and Weaver before him. However, his complete game effort was ended by Carlos Quentin's second home run of the night, as the slugger drove in all three RBIs to give the White Sox the victory behind José Contreras' eight-inning effort.
  • vs Detroit Tigers – LAA won the series 2–1. Game 1 saw both offences stifled, both teams hitting a combined 0–24 with runners in scoring position. In the 12th inning, Garret Anderson drew a bases-loaded walk to give José Arredondo his first win of his major-league career. Miguel Cabrera's 8th home run of the season was the only blemish on Ervin Santana's complete game in Game 2, but he still picked up the victory, after Garret Anderson's 3–4 night and Gary Matthews, Jr.'s walk-off single. Joe Saunders struggled in the final game, giving up two home runs and four RBIs to Marcus Thames. Armando Galarraga continued his excellent start to his rookie season, pitching into the ninth inning and picking up the win.
  • vs Toronto Blue Jays – LAA won the series 2–1. Lyle Overbay went 3–5 with two home runs and three RBIs to knock Jered Weaver out early, and highlighted a 10-run, 16-hit attack to beat the Angels in Game 1. John Lackey once again pitched into the eight inning in Game 2, but failed to get a decision despite the Angels getting 16 hits, including Maicer Izturis' 4–5 effort. In the end, Juan Rivera hit a walk-off single in the 10th to beat Blue Jays. In the rubber game, A. J. Burnett's eight-inning effort was wasted by B. J. Ryan's inability to close the game. He hit Howie Kendrick to force in the tying run, and Maicer Izturis singled in the winning run to give the Angels their fifth consecutive series win. Sean Rodriguez had earlier hit his first ever Major League home run to put the only runs up against Burnett.

Playoffs

The Angels beat the New York Yankees 4 to 2 on September 10, 2008, and about an hour later Seattle beat Texas which clinched the division for the Angels. With the Boston Red Sox securing the AL Wild Card, the Angels would have to face their old foes in the first round of the playoffs once again. The Red Sox swept the Angels in the division series in 2007 and 2004, but failed to do so in 2008.

  • ALDS Game One

John Lackey gave up a 2-run homer to Jason Bay in the top of the sixth letting Boston take a lead they would not relinquish. Boston went on to win 4 to 2 marking the 10th straight playoff game the Angels lost to Boston. People now refer to this as the curse of Donnie Moore.

Game log

2008 game log
March (0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordGB
1March 31@ Twins3–2Hernández (1–0)Weaver (0–1)Nathan (1)HHH Metrodome49,5960–1-1
April (18–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordGB
2April 1@ Twins9–1Garland (1–0)Bonser (0–1)HHH Metrodome24,5861–10
3April 2@ Twins1–0Saunders (1–0)Blackburn (0–1)Rodríguez (1)HHH Metrodome21,9322–10
4April 3@ Twins5–4Santana (1–0)Slowey (0–1)Rodríguez (2)HHH Metrodome17,0843–1
5April 4Rangers11–6Gabbard (1–0)Moseley (0–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,8383–2
6April 5Rangers2–1Weaver (1–1)Millwood (0–2)Rodríguez (3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,1704–2+1
7April 6Rangers10–4Padilla (1–0)Garland (1–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,2424–3
8April 7Indians6–4Shields (1–0)Borowski (0–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim35,0145–3+1
9April 8Indians4–3Westbrook (1–1)Speier (0–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,5875–4
10April 9Indians9–5Moseley (1–1)Byrd (0–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim36,1686–4
11April 11@ Mariners8–5Hernández (1–0)Weaver (1–2)Lowe (1)Safeco Field28,9156–5-1
12April 12@ Mariners8–3Silva (2–0)Garland (1–2)Safeco Field34,9636–6-2
13April 13@ Mariners10–5Saunders (2–0)Baek (0–1)Safeco Field30,6647–6-1
14April 14@ Rangers7–4Santana (2–0)Jennings (0–3)Rodríguez (4)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington16,5418–6-1
15April 15@ Rangers7–4Oliver (1–0)Rupe (0–1)Rodríguez (5)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington15,5959–60
16April 16Royals3–2Meche (1–2)Weaver (1–3)Soria (5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,3369–70
17April 17Royals5–3Garland (2–2)Tomko (1–2)Rodríguez (6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,02110–7+1
18April 18Mariners5–4Saunders (3–0)Dickey (0–1)Rodríguez (7)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,93911–7+1
19April 19Mariners4–1Santana (3–0)Washburn (1–3)Shields (1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,95912–7+1
20April 20Mariners4–2Batista (2–2)Moseley (1–2)Rowland-Smith (2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,63112–80
21April 22@ Red Sox7–6Timlin (2–1)Oliver (1–1)Papelbon (8)Fenway Park37,98212–90
22April 23@ Red Sox6–4Garland (3–2)Hansen (0–1)Rodríguez (8)Fenway Park38,17213–90
23April 24@ Red Sox7–5Saunders (4–0)Delcarmen (0–1)Rodríguez (9)Fenway Park37,84814–90
24April 25@ Tigers4–3Santana (4–0)Robertson (0–3)Rodríguez (10)Comerica Park40,38015–90
25April 26@ Tigers6–4López (2–0)O'Day (0–1)Jones (4)Comerica Park42,06815–100
26April 27@ Tigers6–2Weaver (2–3)Verlander (1–4)Comerica Park36,34716–100
27April 28Athletics14–2Gaudin (3–1)Garland (3–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,72516–11-1
28April 29Athletics2–0Saunders (5–0)Smith (1–2)Rodríguez (11)Angel Stadium of Anaheim35,76417–110
29April 30Athletics6–1Santana (5–0)Eveland (3–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim35,30118–11+1
May (15–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordGB
30May 1Athletics15–8Duchscherer (2–1)Moseley (1–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,39618–120
31May 2Orioles4–3Guthrie (1–3)Weaver (2–4)Sherrill (11)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,51518–130
32May 3Orioles3–1Garland (4–3)Cabrera (2–1)Rodríguez (12)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,60119–13+1
33May 4Orioles6–5Saunders (6–0)Trachsel (1–4)Rodríguez (13)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,27320–13+1
34May 5@ Royals4–0Santana (6–0)R. Ramírez (0–1)Kauffman Stadium12,15721–13+1
35May 6@ Royals5–3Oliver (2–1)Bannister (3–4)Rodríguez (14)Kauffman Stadium11,35422–13+1
36May 7@ Royals9–4Greinke (4–1)Weaver (2–5)Kauffman Stadium11,08422–140
37May 9@ Rays2–0Shields (4–2)Speier (0–2)Tropicana Field12,03922–150
38May 10@ Rays2–0Kazmir (1–1)Saunders (6–1)Percival (8)Tropicana Field25,51222–160
39May 11@ Rays8–5Howell (2–0)Speier (0–3)Percival (9)Tropicana Field13,01022–17-1
40May 12White Sox10–7Adenhart (1–0)Buehrle (1–5)Rodríguez (15)Angel Stadium of Anaheim38,72323–17
41May 13White Sox2–0Shields (2–0)Dotel (1–2)Rodríguez (16)Angel Stadium of Anaheim35,33324–17
42May 14White Sox6–1Contreras (4–3)Shields (2–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,05924–18
43May 15White Sox4–3Dotel (2–2)Rodríguez (0–1)Jenks (8)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,44424–19
44May 16Dodgers4–2Saunders (7–1)Kuroda (1–3)Rodríguez (17)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,04725–19+1½
45May 17Dodgers6–3Kuo (3–1)Santana (6–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,90625–20
46May 18Dodgers10–2Weaver (3–5)Lowe (2–4)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,00726–20+1½
47May 20@ Blue Jays3–1Lackey (1–0)McGowan (2–4)Rodríguez (18)Rogers Centre31,48727–20+3
48May 21@ Blue Jays4–3Garland (5–3)Marcum (4–3)Rodríguez (19)Rogers Centre20,16328–20+3
49May 22@ Blue Jays4–3Burnett (5–4)Santana (6–2)Ryan (10)Rogers Centre22,00728–21+2½
50May 23@ White Sox3–1Saunders (8–1)Floyd (4–3)Rodríguez (20)U.S. Cellular Field28,15629–21+2½
51May 24@ White Sox2–0Weaver (4–5)Danks (3–4)Rodríguez (21)U.S. Cellular Field38,43430–21+2½
52May 25@ White Sox3–2Linebrink (2–0)Lackey (1–1)U.S. Cellular Field36,19530–22+1½
53May 26Tigers1–0 (12)Arredondo (1–0)Dolsi (0–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,03131–22+2
54May 27Tigers3–2Santana (7–2)López (2–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim36,56932–22+2
55May 28Tigers6–2Galarraga (4–2)Saunders (8–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,19132–23+2
56May 30Blue Jays10–4McGowan (4–4)Weaver (4–6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,57732–24+2½
57May 31Blue Jays3–2(10)Shields (3–1)Tallet (0–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,64533–24+3½
June (16–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordGB
58June 1Blue Jays4–3Arredondo (2–0)Ryan (1–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,02634–24+3½
59June 2@ Mariners4–2Santana (8–2)Washburn (2–7)Rodríguez (22)Safeco Field22,11035–24+3½
60June 3@ Mariners5–4Saunders (9–2)Bedard (4–4)Rodríguez (23)Safeco Field23,35436–24+3½
61June 4@ Mariners5–4Weaver (5–6)Silva (3–6)Rodríguez (24)Safeco Field32,77437–24+3½
62June 6@ Athletics3–1Lackey (2–1)Blanton (3–8)Rodríguez (25)McAfee Coliseum25,12038–24+4½
63June 7@ Athletics5–3Garland (6–3)Smith (3–5)Rodríguez (26)McAfee Coliseum29,29439–24+5½
64June 8@ Athletics7–3 (12)Ziegler (1–0)Bootcheck (0–1)McAfee Coliseum26,33239–25+4½
65June 9Rays13–4Jackson (4–5)Saunders (9–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,01939–26+4
66June 10Rays6–1Weaver (6–6)Shields (4–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,61040–26+5
67June 11Rays4–2Lackey (3–1)Kazmir (6–2)Rodríguez (27)Angel Stadium of Anaheim36,62241–26+5
68June 13Braves5–2Reyes (3–4)Garland (6–4)Bennett (2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,91941–27+4½
69June 14Braves9–4Morton (1–0)Santana (8–3)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,89441–28+3½
70June 15Braves2–0Saunders (10–3)Campillo (2–1)Rodríguez (28)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,72341–29+3½
71June 16Mets9–6Pelfrey (3–6)Weaver (6–7)Wagner (15)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,22942–29+3
72June 17Mets6–1Lackey (4–1)Santana (7–5)Shields (2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,12243–29+3
73June 18Mets5–4 (10)Sánchez (3–0)Speier (0–4)Wagner (16)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,13843–30+3
74June 20@ Phillies7–1Santana (9–3)Eaton (2–5)Citizens Bank Park45,03344–30+3½
75June 21@ Phillies6–2Saunders (11–3)Myers (3–9)Rodríguez (29)Citizens Bank Park45,19645–30+4½
76June 22@ Phillies3–2Weaver (7–7)Hamels (7–5)Rodríguez (30)Citizens Bank Park44,57146–30+4½
77June 23@ Nationals3–2Lackey (5–1)Rivera (3–4)Rodríguez (31)Nationals Park24,80547–30+5
78June 24@ Nationals8–3Garland (7–4)Hill (1–5)Nationals Park28,35148–30+5
79June 25@ Nationals5–4Rauch (4–1)Shields (3–2)Nationals Park29,18048–31+5
80June 27@ Dodgers6–0Park (3–2)Saunders (11–4)Dodger Stadium50,41948–32+3½
81June 28@ Dodgers1–0Billingsley (7–7)Weaver (7–8)Saito (12)Dodger Stadium55,78448–33+3½
82June 29@ Dodgers1–0Lackey (6–1)Lowe (5–8)Rodríguez (32)Dodger Stadium48,15549–33+4½
83June 30Athletics6–1Smith (5–6)Garland (7–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,04649–34+12½
July (19–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordGB
84July 1Athletics6–5Shields (4–2)Embree (1–3)Rodríguez (33)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,04750–34+4½
85July 2Athletics7–4Saunders (12–4)Foulke (0–3)Rodríguez (34)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,09151–34+5½
86July 4Blue Jays8–2Weaver (8–8)Burnett (8–8)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,02152–34+5
87July 5Blue Jays7–5Halladay (10–4)Lackey (6–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,76752–35+5
88July 6Blue Jays7–1Garland (8–5)Litsch (8–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,02653–35+6
89July 7@ Rangers9–6Santana (10–3)Mendoza (1–3)Rodríguez (35)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington21,17054–35+6
90July 8@ Rangers3–2Harrison (1–0)Saunders (12–5)Wilson (22)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington18,78854–36+5
91July 9@ Rangers5–4Wright (5–3)Rodríguez (0–2)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington24,51554–37+5
92July 10@ Rangers11-10 (11)Speier (1–4)Wright (5–4)Rodríguez (36)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington23,26255–37+5
93July 11@ Athletics9–2Gallagher (4–4)Garland (8–6)McAfee Coliseum31,37255–38+4
94July 12@ Athletics4–1Santana (11–3)Eveland (7–6)Rodríguez (37)McAfee Coliseum27,16156–38+5
95July 13@ Athletics4–3Arredondo (3–0)Street (2–3)Rodríguez (38)McAfee Coliseum29,35257–38+6
July 15: All-Star Game (AL wins, 4–3)Kazmir (TB)Lidge (PHI)Yankee Stadium55,632New York City
96July 18Red Sox11–3Lackey (7–2)Buchholz (2–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,26058–38+7
97July 19Red Sox4–2Arredondo (4–0)Beckett (9–6)Rodríguez (39)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,00559–38+8
98July 20Red Sox5–3Oliver (3–1)Wakefield (6–7)Rodríguez (40)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,16460–38+9
99July 21Indians5–2Byrd (4–10)Santana (11–4)Kobayashi (6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,03760–39+8½
100July 22Indians3–2Oliver (4–1)Ginter (1–1)Rodríguez (41)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,50561–39+9
101July 23Indians14–11Lackey (8–2)Laffey (5–7)Rodríguez (42)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,18762–39+10
102July 25@ Orioles6–5Saunders (13–5)Burres (7–7)Rodríguez (43)Oriole Park at Camden Yards27,99963–39+10½
103July 26@ Orioles11–6Garland (9–6)Liz (4–3)Oriole Park at Camden Yards21,81964–39+10½
104July 27@ Orioles5–2Olson (7–5)Santana (11–5)Sherrill (30)Oriole Park at Camden Yards23,36564–40+10½
105July 28@ Red Sox7–5Weaver (9–8)Matsuzaka (11–2)Rodríguez (44)Fenway Park37,83065–40+11½
106July 29@ Red Sox6–2Lackey (9–2)Buchholz (2–6)Fenway Park38,11066–40+11½
107July 30@ Red Sox9–2Saunders (14–5)Beckett (9–8)Fenway Park38,04267–40+11½
108July 31@ Yankees12–6Garland (10–6)Pettitte (12–8)Yankee Stadium53,40568–40+12½
August (15–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordGB
109August 1@ Yankees1–0Santana (12–5)Rivera (4–4)Rodríguez (45)Yankee Stadium53,99769–40+12½
110August 2@ Yankees9–2Mussina (14–6)Weaver (9–9)Yankee Stadium54,17069–41+12½
111August 3@ Yankees14–9E. Ramírez (3–0)Shields (4–3)Yankee Stadium54,20469–42+11½
112August 4Orioles6–5Rodríguez (1–2)Sherrill (3–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,90270–42+11½
113August 5Orioles3–0Waters (1–0)Garland (10–7)Sherrill (31)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,02770–43+10½
114August 6Orioles9–4Santana (13–5)Olson (8–6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,13071–43+11½
115August 8Yankees10–5Weaver (10–9)Kennedy (0–4)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,15872–43+13
116August 9Yankees11–4Shields (5–3)E. Ramírez (3–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,91973–43+14
117August 10Yankees4–3Rodríguez (2–2)Marte (4–2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,13874–43+14
118August 12Mariners7–3Garland (11–7)Washburn (5–12)Rodríguez (46)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,08675–43+15
119August 13Mariners10–7 (12)Corcoran (3–0)Speier (1–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim42,75475–44+15
120August 15@ Indians3–2Lee (17–2)Arredondo (4–1)Progressive Field30,96275–45+15½
121August 16@ Indians4–3Lackey (10–2)Carmona (5–5)Rodríguez (47)Progressive Field33,05176–45+15½
122August 17@ Indians4–3Sowers (2–6)Speier (1–6)Lewis (3)Progressive Field28,35676–46+15½
123August 18@ Rays6–4Sonnanstine (13–6)Garland (11–8)Wheeler (6)Tropicana Field15,89676–47+15½
124August 19@ Rays4–2Shields (11–7)Shields (5–4)Wheeler (7)Tropicana Field15,90276–48+15½
125August 20@ Rays5–4Arredondo (5–1)Balfour (3–2)Rodríguez (48)Tropicana Field19,15777–48+15½
126August 21Twins2–1 (12)Crain (5–2)Speier (1–7)Nathan (35)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,36777–49+15
127August 22Twins9–0Perkins (11–3)Saunders (14–6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,81977–50+15
128August 23Twins7–5Oliver (5–1)Blackburn (9–8)Rodríguez (49)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,90678–50+16
129August 24Twins5–3Arredondo (6–1)Crain (5–3)Rodríguez (50)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,01179–50+17
130August 25Athletics2–1Braden (4–3)Weaver (10–10)Ziegler (5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,58479–51+16
131August 26Athletics5–1Lackey (11–2)Smith (6–13)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,43180–51+16
132August 27Athletics6–5Street (4–5)Saunders (14–7)Ziegler (6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim38,58780–52+15
133August 28Rangers7–5Garland (12–8)Wright (6–6)Rodríguez (51)Angel Stadium of Anaheim37,54181–52+16
134August 29Rangers3–1Santana (14–5)Nippert (1–4)Rodríguez (52)Angel Stadium of Anaheim40,08482–52+17
135August 30Rangers4–3Arredondo (7–1)Feldman (5–6)Rodríguez (53)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,93783–52+18
136August 31Rangers4–3Millwood (9–7)Lackey (11–3)Francisco (2)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,15383–53+17
September (17–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordGB
137September 2@ Tigers5–4Shields (6–4)Rodney (0–4)Rodríguez (54)Comerica Park35,32084–53+17½
138September 3@ Tigers9–6Farnsworth (2–2)Arredondo (7–2)Rodney (8)Comerica Park36,67184–54+16½
139September 4@ Tigers7–1Santana (15–5)Rogers (9–13)Comerica Park37,89085–54+17
140September 5@ White Sox10–2Buehrle (12–11)Moseley (1–4)U.S. Cellular Field32,50285–55+17
141September 6@ White Sox7–6 (15)Wassermanm (1–1)Speier (1–8)U.S. Cellular Field31,04685–56+16
142September 7@ White Sox3–2Saunders (15–7)H. Ramírez (1–4)Rodríguez (55)U.S. Cellular Field26,02986–56+17
143September 8Yankees12–1Garland (13–8)Pavano (2–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,02587–56+17½
144September 9Yankees7–1Aceves (1–0)Santana (15–6)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,04287–57+16½
145y-September 10Yankees4–2Moseley (2–4)Pettitte (13–13)Rodríguez (56)Angel Stadium of Anaheim39,78388–57+17½
146September 11Mariners7–4Weaver (11–10)Morrow (2–3)Rodríguez (57)Angel Stadium of Anaheim38,20589–57+17½
147September 12Mariners5–3Arredondo (8–2)Batista (4–13)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,74390–57+17½
148September 13Mariners5–2Garland (14–8)Feierabend (1–3)Rodríguez (58)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,75791–57+18½
149September 14Mariners4–3Arredondo (9–2)Corcoran (5–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim41,52892–57+19½
150September 16@ Athletics8–1Gallagher (5–6)Lackey (11–4)McAfee Coliseum14,32592–58+18
151September 17@ Athletics3–2Ziegler (2–0)Rodríguez (2–3)McAfee Coliseum20,10292–59+18
152September 18@ Athletics6–4Saunders (16–7)Outman (1–1)Rodríguez (59)McAfee Coliseum12,64593–59+18½
153September 19@ Rangers15–13Oliver (6–1)Wright (7–7)Shields (3)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington23,70894–59+19½
154September 20@ Rangers7–3Speier (2–8)Padilla (13–8)Rodríguez (60)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington38,97395–59+20½
155September 21@ Rangers7–3Lackey (12–4)Feldman (5–8)Rangers Ballpark in Arlington28,39096–59+21½
156September 22@ Mariners2–1Santana (16–6)Rowland-Smith (4–3)Rodríguez (61)Safeco Field19,71797–59+22
157September 23@ Mariners9–6Corcoran (6–2)Jepsen (0–1)Putz (14)Safeco Field19,06597–60+21½
158September 24@ Mariners6–5Oliver (7–1)Lowe (1–5)Rodríguez (62)Safeco Field19,01598–60+21½
159September 25@ Mariners6–4Arredondo (10–2)Putz (6–5)Shields (4)Safeco Field16,93999–60+22
160z-September 26Rangers12–1Padilla (14–8)Lackey (12–5)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,75899–61+21
161September 27Rangers8–4Feldman (6–8)Santana (16–7)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,14199–62+20
162September 28Rangers7–0Saunders (17–7)Millwood (9–10)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,761100–62+21

Player stats

Batting

Main hitters

Includes those who qualify for the batting title.
Only includes statistics obtained while playing for LAA. Casey Kotchman was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Mark Teixeira on July 28.
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
Mark Teixeira 54 193 69 .358 13 43
Vladimir Guerrero 143 541 164 .303 27 91
Garret Anderson 145 557 163 .293 15 84
Casey Kotchman 100 373 107 .287 12 54
Torii Hunter 146 551 153 .278 21 78
Chone Figgins 116 453 125 .276 1 22

Other hitters

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
Howie Kendrick 92 340 104 .306 3 37
Erick Aybar 98 346 96 .277 3 39
Mike Napoli 78 227 62 .273 20 49
Maicer Izturis 79 290 78 .269 3 37
Robb Quinlan 68 164 43 .262 1 11
Juan Rivera 89 256 63 .246 12 45
Gary Matthews, Jr. 127 426 103 .242 8 46
Kendry Morales 27 61 13 .213 3 8
Sean Rodriguez 59 167 34 .204 3 10
Brandon Wood 55 150 30 .200 5 13
Jeff Mathis 94 283 55 .194 9 42
Reggie Willits 82 108 21 .194 0 7
Freddy Sandoval 6 6 1 .167 0 0
Bobby Wilson 7 6 1 .167 0 1
Matthew Brown 11 19 1 .053 0 3
Ryan Budde 8 2 0 .000 0 0
Jon Garland 1 2 0 .000 0 1
Joe Saunders 2 3 0 .000 0 0
Jered Weaver 2 4 0 .000 0 0
John Lackey 2 6 0 .000 0 0
Ervin Santana 2 6 0 .000 0 0
Total Batting 162 5540 1486 .268 159 721

Note: Pitchers batting data included above

Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player GS IP W L ERA SO
Joe Saunders 31 198.0 17 7 3.41 103
Ervin Santana 32 219.0 16 7 3.49 214
John Lackey 24 163.1 12 5 3.75 130
Jered Weaver 30 176.2 11 10 4.33 152
Jon Garland 32 196.2 14 8 4.90 90
Dustin Moseley 12 (10 starts) 50.1 2 4 6.79 37
Nick Adenhart 3 12.0 1 0 9.00 4
Combined totals 162 1012.0 73 40 4.14 727

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV H ERA SO
Alex Serrano 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1
José Arredondo 52 61.0 10 2 0 16 1.62 55
Francisco Rodríguez 76 68.1 2 3 62 0 2.24 77
Scot Shields 64 63.1 6 4 4 31 2.70 64
Shane Loux 7 16.0 0 0 0 0 2.81 4
Darren Oliver 54 72.0 7 1 0 12 2.88 48
Kevin Jepsen 9 8.1 0 1 0 3 4.32 7
Darren O'Day 30 43.1 0 1 0 1 4.57 29
Justin Speier 62 68.0 2 8 0 10 5.03 56
Jason Bulger 14 16.0 0 0 0 0 7.31 20
Chris Bootcheck 10 16.0 0 1 0 1 10.13 14
Rich Thompson 2 2.0 0 0 0 0 22.50 1
Combined totals 383 439.1 27 22 66 74 3.69 379

Playoffs

Division Series

Game log

2008 postseason game log
American League Division Series (1–3)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveStadiumAttendanceRecordBox
1October 1Red Sox4–1Lester (1–0)Lackey (0–1)Papelbon (1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim44,9960–1
2October 3Red Sox7–5Papelbon (1–0)Rodríguez (0–1)Angel Stadium of Anaheim43,3540–2
3October 5@ Red Sox5–4 (12)Weaver (1–0)López (0–1)Fenway Park39,0671–2
4October 6@ Red Sox3–2Delcarmen (1–0)Shields (0–1)Fenway Park38,7851–3

Statistics

Postseason Batting and Pitching Statistics

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
Jeff Mathis 1 2 1 .500 0 0
Kendry Morales 4 4 2 .500 0 0
Vladimir Guerrero 4 15 7 .467 0 0
Mark Teixeira 4 15 7 .467 0 1
Torii Hunter 4 18 7 .389 0 5
Chone Figgins 4 21 7 .333 0 1
Mike Napoli 4 12 3 .250 2 4
Garret Anderson 4 19 3 .158 0 0
Juan Rivera 3 8 1 .125 0 1
Howie Kendrick 4 17 2 .118 0 0
Erick Aybar 4 18 2 .111 0 1
Reggie Willits 3 0 0 .000 0 0
Gary Matthews, Jr. 3 5 0 .000 0 0
Total hitting 46 154 42 .273 2 13

Starting pitchers

Note: GS = Games Started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player GS IP W L ERA SO
John Lackey 2 13.2 0 1 2.63 6
Joe Saunders 1 4.2 0 0 7.71 2
Ervin Santana 1 5.1 0 0 8.44 3
Combined totals 4 23.2 0 1 4.94 11

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L SV H ERA SO
José Arredondo 3 3.2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4
Jered Weaver 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0.00 3
Darren Oliver 2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1
Scot Shields 4 5.2 0 1 0 0 4.76 7
Francisco Rodríguez 2 2.1 0 1 0 0 7.71 2
Combined totals 12 15.0 1 2 0 0 3.00 17

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Salt Lake Bees Pacific Coast League Bobby Mitchell
AA Arkansas Travelers Texas League Bobby Magallanes
A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes California League Ever Magallanes
A Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Keith Johnson
Rookie AZL Angels Arizona League Tyrone Boykin
Rookie Orem Owlz Pioneer League Tom Kotchman

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Arkansas

See also

Other Anaheim-based teams in 2008

References

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