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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.
The 2008 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2008 season.The 104th edition of the World Series, [2] it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Philadelphia Phillies and the American League (AL) champion Tampa Bay Rays; the Phillies won the series, four games to one.
The 2008 Philadelphia Phillies, pictured here with former President Barack Obama, defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the franchise's second World Series championship; [1] 40 players represented the Phillies during that season. [2] The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In Game 5, the Phillies jumped out to a 3–2 lead going into the sixth, but was then hit by a delay thanks to heavy rain and delayed to Wednesday, October 29. Game 5 of the 2008 World Series was the first game in World Series history not to be played through to completion or declared a tie.
At the end of the 2008 regular season, with 33 home runs, 104 RBI, and a team-high 177 hits, Utley helped the Phillies into the 2008 playoffs, and win their first National League pennant since 1993 and first World Series title since 1980 (the second ever World Series title for the team).
Hamels started Games 1 and 5 in the 2008 World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. He limited the Rays to four earned runs over 13 innings, earning the World Series MVP award. The best was yet to ...
MLB statistics; Win–loss record: 26–32: Earned run average: 3.54: Strikeouts: 799: Saves: 225: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Houston Astros (2002–2007) Philadelphia Phillies (2008–2011) Washington Nationals ; Career highlights and awards; 2× All-Star (2005, 2008) World Series champion ; NL Rolaids Relief Man Award (2008) Delivery ...
World Series: Baltimore Orioles: Lost 1 4 1993: National League Champions NLCS: Atlanta Braves: Won 4 2 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays: Lost 2 4 2007: National League East Champions NLDS: Colorado Rockies: Lost 0 3 2008: World Series Champions NLDS: Milwaukee Brewers: Won 3 1 NLCS: Los Angeles Dodgers: Won 4 1 World Series: Tampa Bay Rays: Won ...