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The Philadelphia Phillies' 2008 season was the 126th in the history of the franchise. The team finished with a regular season record of 92–70, first in the National League East. In the postseason, the Phillies won the World Series; this was the first major sports championship for Philadelphia since the 76ers swept the 1983 NBA Finals.
Grover Cleveland Alexander (team 4–1 in five Opening Day starts) Robin Roberts (5–6–1 in 12 Opening Day starts) Curt Schilling (2–0–3 in five Opening Day starts) Kevin Millwood (1–1 in two Opening Day starts) Jon Lieber (1–1 in two Opening Day starts) Brett Myers was the Opening Day starter for the Phillies in 2007, 2008, and 2009, with a record of 0–1–2.
During their record-setting streak of sixteen consecutive losing seasons, the Phillies posted their franchise record for losses in a season in 1941 with 111, [7] falling shy of the modern (post-dead-ball era) Major League record of 120 losses in a season. [8] [9] During the 2007 season, the franchise also became the first professional sports ...
The 2007 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 125th season in the history of the franchise.It would begin with the Phillies approaching a historic mark. The Phillies started the year with an MLB-record 9,955 losses in franchise history. [1]
Pitching leaders included left-handed starting pitcher Cole Hamels (innings pitched, 227), left-hander starter Jamie Moyer (wins, 16), and right-handed relief pitcher Brad Lidge (saves, 41). Like the 2007 Phillies , the 2008 team took advantage of another New York Mets' September collapse.
Starting pitcher Cole Hamels also appeared in his first All-Star Game. 2007 MVP Jimmy Rollins recorded the fourth 20–20–20–20 season in MLB history. On July 15, 2007, the Phillies lost their 10,000th game, 10–2 to the St. Louis Cardinals on a nationally televised ESPN game. [34] The Phillies became the first North American professional ...
The 2007 season commemorates the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's entry into the game, breaking the color barrier. For the fourth consecutive season, MLB regular season attendance increased by comparison with the previous year. In 2007, an all-time attendance record of 79,502,524 (32,785 per game) was set. [1]
The 2008 Major League Baseball season began on March 25, 2008, in Tokyo, Japan with the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red Sox defeating the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome 6–5 (in 10 innings) in the first game of a two-game series, [1] [2] and ended on September 30 with the host Chicago White Sox defeating the Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to win the AL Central.