2008 Milwaukee Brewers

90-72 • .556 Win% • 2nd in NL C

The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers went 90-72 (.556) finishing 2nd in the NL C division. The club scored 750 runs, allowed 689, and played home games at Miller Park. Team leaders included Ryan Braun (37 HR, 106 RBI) and Ben Sheets (13-9, 3.09 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
750 R 689 RA
Diff +61

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⚡ Quick Stats

750 Runs Scored
689 Runs Allowed
+61 Run Diff
3,068K Attendance

📈 vs. 2008 NL Average

Batting Avg .252 3% below the 2008 league average (.260)
OBP .325 2% below the 2008 league average (.330)
SLG .431 4% above the 2008 league average (.412)
Team ERA 3.85 10% better than the 2008 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 750 2% above the 2008 league average (734 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAmerican Family Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,068,908
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Avg per Game 37,887

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2008

Batting Avg

1 Mike Rivera 0.306 2 Gabe Kapler 0.301 3 Ryan Braun 0.285 4 J. J. Hardy 0.283 5 Ray Durham 0.280

Home Runs

1 Ryan Braun 37 2 Prince Fielder 34 3 Mike Cameron 25 4 J. J. Hardy 24 5 Corey Hart 20

RBI

1 Ryan Braun 106 2 Prince Fielder 102 3 Corey Hart 91 4 J. J. Hardy 74 5 Mike Cameron 70
2008 Milwaukee Brewers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Corey Hart 157 612 76 164 45 6 20 91 27 109 23 0.268
Ryan Braun 151 611 92 174 39 7 37 106 42 129 14 0.285
Prince Fielder 159 588 86 162 30 2 34 102 84 134 3 0.276
J. J. Hardy 146 569 78 161 31 4 24 74 52 98 2 0.283
Jason Kendall 151 516 46 127 30 2 2 49 50 45 8 0.246
Rickie Weeks 129 475 89 111 22 7 14 46 66 115 19 0.234
Mike Cameron 120 444 69 108 25 2 25 70 54 142 17 0.243
Bill Hall 128 404 50 91 22 1 15 55 37 124 5 0.225
Craig Counsell 110 248 31 56 14 1 1 14 46 42 3 0.226
Gabe Kapler 96 229 36 69 17 2 8 38 13 39 3 0.301
Russell Branyan 50 132 24 33 8 0 12 20 19 42 1 0.250
Ray Durham 41 107 21 30 12 0 3 13 15 23 2 0.280
Joe Dillon 56 75 13 16 3 0 1 6 13 21 1 0.213
Ben Sheets 31 67 2 5 2 0 0 5 2 24 0 0.075
Mike Rivera 21 62 8 19 5 0 1 14 6 10 2 0.306
Dave Bush 32 57 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 21 0 0.088
Manny Parra 32 53 2 12 5 1 0 6 2 18 0 0.226
Jeff Suppan 33 50 2 7 1 0 0 1 3 13 0 0.140
CC Sabathia 17 48 3 11 2 0 1 6 0 10 0 0.229
Gabe Gross 16 43 6 9 3 0 0 2 10 7 2 0.209
Tony Gwynn 29 42 5 8 1 0 0 1 4 7 3 0.190
Seth McClung 37 19 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 0 0.263
Carlos Villanueva 47 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.118
Hernan Iribarren 12 14 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.143
Laynce Nix 10 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.083
Mike Lamb 11 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.273
Yovani Gallardo 4 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.111
Brad Nelson 9 7 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.286
Alcides Escobar 9 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Angel Salome 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mat Gamel 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Tim Dillard 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
David Riske 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vinny Rottino 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mitch Stetter 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Salomon Torres 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Coffey 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark DiFelice 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Gagne 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Zach Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Guillermo Mota 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Shouse 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Julian Tavarez 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Derrick Turnbow 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2008

ERA

1 CC Sabathia 1.65 2 Brian Shouse 2.81 3 Ben Sheets 3.09 4 Salomon Torres 3.49 5 Seth McClung 4.02

Wins

1 Ben Sheets 13 2 CC Sabathia 11 3 Manny Parra 10 4 Jeff Suppan 10 5 Dave Bush 9

Strikeouts

1 Ben Sheets 158 2 Manny Parra 147 3 CC Sabathia 128 4 Dave Bush 109 5 Carlos Villanueva 93
2008 Milwaukee Brewers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ben Sheets 13 9 3.09 31 31 0 198.1 181 68 47 158
Dave Bush 9 10 4.18 31 29 0 185.0 163 86 48 109
Jeff Suppan 10 10 4.96 31 31 0 177.2 207 98 67 90
Manny Parra 10 8 4.39 32 29 0 166.0 181 81 75 147
CC Sabathia 11 2 1.65 17 17 0 130.2 106 24 25 128
Carlos Villanueva 4 7 4.07 47 9 1 108.1 112 49 30 93
Seth McClung 6 6 4.02 37 12 0 105.1 93 47 55 87
Salomon Torres 7 5 3.49 71 0 28 80.0 75 31 33 51
Guillermo Mota 5 6 4.11 58 0 1 57.0 52 26 28 50
Brian Shouse 5 1 2.81 69 0 2 51.1 46 16 14 33
Eric Gagne 4 3 5.44 50 0 10 46.1 46 28 22 38
David Riske 1 2 5.31 45 0 2 42.1 47 25 25 27
Mitch Stetter 3 1 3.20 30 0 0 25.1 14 9 19 31
Yovani Gallardo 0 0 1.88 4 4 0 24.0 22 5 8 20
Mark DiFelice 1 0 2.84 15 0 0 19.0 17 6 4 20
Tim Dillard 0 0 4.40 13 0 0 14.1 17 7 6 5
Todd Coffey 1 0 0.00 9 0 0 7.1 6 0 2 7
Julian Tavarez 0 1 8.59 7 0 0 7.1 13 7 5 10
Derrick Turnbow 0 1 15.63 8 0 1 6.1 12 11 13 5
Zach Jackson 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 5 2 2 1

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Division Series
Lost to PHI 3-1

👥 Roster (44)

Russell Branyan Ryan Braun Dave Bush Mike Cameron Todd Coffey Craig Counsell Mark DiFelice Tim Dillard Joe Dillon Ray Durham Alcides Escobar Prince Fielder +32 more

44 players

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The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers in brief

In 2008 the Milwaukee Brewers posted a 90-72 mark (.556) and finished 2nd in the NL Central. That season the Milwaukee Brewers earned a wild-card berth. With 750 runs scored and 689 given up, the 2008 differential was +61. Against a league average of .260, the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers batted .252. Pitchers allowed 3.85 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.29.

The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers outscored the average club by 2% (750 against 734). Home games were played at Miller Park, where 3,068,908 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Ryan Braun, who hit 37. The pitching staff's wins leader was Ben Sheets (13). Salomon Torres closed out 28 saves. In the NL Division Series, the Milwaukee Brewers lost to PHI 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers

What was the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers record?
The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers in home runs?
Ryan Braun led the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers with 37 home runs.
What was the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers team ERA?
The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers posted a team ERA of 3.85.
Did the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series?
No. The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers play?
The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers played home games at Miller Park.
Who led the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ryan Braun (37 HR, 106 RBI) and Ben Sheets (13-9, 3.09 ERA).
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