2008 Chicago Cubs season

Major League Baseball team season

2008 Chicago Cubs

National League Central champions
League| National League
Division| Central
Ballpark| Wrigley Field
City| Chicago
Record| 97–64 (.595)
Divisional place| 1st
Owners| Tribune Company
General managers| Jim Hendry
Managers| Lou Piniella
Television| CSN Chicago
WGN America
WGN-TV
CSN Chicago Plus (CLTV)
WCIU-TV
(Len Kasper, Bob Brenly, Cory Provus)
Radio| WGN (AM) 720
(Pat Hughes, Ron Santo, Cory Provus)
Stats| ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2008 Chicago Cubs season was the 137th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 133rd in the National League and the 93rd at Wrigley Field. The season began at home on March 31 against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs were champions of the National League Central for the second year in a row, accumulating 97 regular season wins—the most since 1945. It was the first time since 1908 that the Cubs made postseason appearances in consecutive seasons.[1]

At the All-Star break in July, the Cubs led the NL Central and were tied with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the best record in the major leagues.[2] They tied a National League record with eight players selected to the All-Star team.[3]

On September 20, the Cubs clinched the NL Central championship with a 5–4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.[4] Despite their regular season success, the team did not advance past the first round of the playoffs; they were swept 3–0 by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS.

Lou Piniella, in his second year as the Cubs' manager, won the National League's Manager of the Year Award in 2008. In addition, catcher Geovany Soto won the 2008 National League Rookie of the Year Award.[1]

## Regular season

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### Game log

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2008 Game Log (97–64)

March: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0 )

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1 | March 31 | Brewers | 4–3 (10) | Gagné (1-0) | Howry (0-1) | Riske (1) | 41,089 | 0-1 | [1]

April: 17–9 (Home: 11–4; Away: 6–5 )

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2 | April 2 | Brewers | 8–2 | Suppan (1-0) | Lilly (0-1) |  | 39,468 | 0-2 | [2]
3 | April 3 | Brewers | 6–2 | Dempster (1-0) | Bush (0-1) | Wood (1) | 37,973 | 1-2 | [3]
4 | April 4 | Astros | 4–3 | Wright (1-0) | Lieber (0-1) | Valverde (1) | 37,812 | 1-3 | [4]
5 | April 5 | Astros | 9–7 | Hart (1-0) | Oswalt (0-2) | Wood (2) | 40,707 | 2-3 | [5]
6 | April 6 | Astros | 3–2 | Zambrano (1-0) | Villarreal (0-2) | Wood (3) | 40,929 | 3-3 | [6]
7 | April 7 | @ Pirates | 10–8 (12) | Lieber (1-1) | Meek (0-1) | Mármol (1) | 37,491 | 4-3 | [7]
8 | April 9 | @ Pirates | 6–4 (15) | Hart (2-0) | Dumatrait (0-1) | Marshall (1) | 9,735 | 5-3 | [8]
9 | April 10 | @ Pirates | 7–3 | Lieber (2-1) | Morris (0-1) |  | 9,798 | 6-3 | [9]
10 | April 11 | @ Phillies | 5–3 | Myers (1-1) | Zambrano (1-1) | Lidge (2) | 37,368 | 6-4 | [10]
11 | April 12 | @ Phillies | 7–1 | Hamels (2-1) | Lilly (0-2) |  | 45,072 | 6-5 | [11]
12 | April 13 | @ Phillies | 6–5 (10) | Wood (1-0) | Seánez (0-1) | Howry (1) | 40,095 | 7-5 | [12]
13 | April 15 | Reds | 9–5 | Dempster (2-0) | Harang (1-2) |  | 39,130 | 8-5 | [13]
14 | April 16 | Reds | 12–3 | Zambrano (2-1) | Fogg (1-2) |  | 40,099 | 9-5 | [14]
15 | April 17 | Reds | 9–2 | Vólquez (2-0) | Lilly (0-3) |  | 39,534 | 9-6 | [15]
16 | April 18 | Pirates | 3–2 | Hill (1-0) | Snell (2-1) | Wood (4) | 39,118 | 10-6 | [16]
17 | April 19 | Pirates | 13–1 | Marquis (1-0) | Gorzelanny (1-2) |  | 40,298 | 11-6 | [17]
18 | April 20 | Pirates | 13–6 | Dempster (3-0) | Duke (0-1) |  | 41,405 | 12-6 | [18]
19 | April 21 | Mets | 7–1 | Zambrano (3-1) | Maine (1-2) |  | 40,582 | 13-6 | [19]
20 | April 22 | Mets | 8–1 | Lilly (1-3) | Figueroa (1-1) |  | 40,503 | 14-6 | [20]
21 | April 23 | @ Rockies | 7–6 (10) | Wood (2-0) | Wells (1-1) | Mármol (2) | 36,864 | 15-6 | [21]
22 | April 24 | @ Rockies | 4–2 | Cook (3-1) | Hart (2-1) | Fuentes (1) | 32,791 | 15-7 | [22]
23 | April 25 | @ Nationals | 5–3 | Rauch (2-0) | Howry (0-2) |  | 35,154 | 15-8 | [23]
24 | April 26 | @ Nationals | 7–0 | Zambrano (4-1) | Chico (0-5) |  | 35,188 | 16-8 | [24]
25 | April 27 | @ Nationals | 2–0 | Lannan (2-2) | Lilly (1-4) | Rauch (4) | 33,795 | 16-9 | [25]
26 | April 29 | Brewers | 10–7 | Sheets (4-0) | Marquis (1-1) | Gagné (8) | 39,543 | 16-10 | [26]
27 | April 30 | Brewers | 19–5 | Dempster (4-0) | Suppan (1-1) |  | 39,908 | 17-10 | [27]

May: 18–11 (Home: 14–3; Away: 4–8 )

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28 | May 1 | Brewers | 4–3 | Shouse (2-0) | Wood (2-1) | Gagné (9) | 40,849 | 17-11 | [28]
29 | May 2 | @ Cardinals | 5–3 (11) | Villone (1-0) | Fox (0-1) |  | 45,077 | 17-12 | [29][permanent dead link]
30 | May 3 | @ Cardinals | 9–3 | Lilly (2-4) | Lohse (3-1) |  | 46,792 | 18-12 | [30][permanent dead link]
31 | May 4 | @ Cardinals | 5–3 | Wellemeyer (3-1) | Marquis (1-2) | Isringhausen (10) | 44,969 | 18-13 | [31][permanent dead link]
32 | May 5 | @ Reds | 5–3 | Cueto (2-3) | Dempster (4-1) | Cordero (5) | 20,289 | 18-14 | [32]
33 | May 6 | @ Reds | 3–0 | Zambrano (5-1) | Harang (1-5) | Wood (5) | 21,153 | 19-14 | [33]
34 | May 7 | @ Reds | 9–0 | Vólquez (5-1) | Lieber (2-2) |  | 28,418 | 19-15 | [34]
35 | May 9 | D-backs | 3–1 | Lilly (3-4) | Haren (4-2) | Wood (6) | 40,236 | 20-15 | [35]
36 | May 10 | D-backs | 7–2 | Eyre (1-0) | Qualls (0-4) |  | 41,597 | 21-15 | [36]
37 | May 11 | D-backs | 6–4 | Mármol (1-0) | Peña (0-1) | Wood (7) | 39,740 | 22-15 | [37]
38 | May 12 | Padres | 12–3 | Zambrano (6-1) | Wolf (2-3) |  | 39,528 | 23-15 | [38]
39 | May 13 | Padres | 4–3 | Estes (1-0) | Marquis (1-3) | Hoffman (7) | 40,028 | 23-16 | [39]
40 | May 14 | Padres | 8–5 | Lilly (4-4) | Peavy (4-3) |  | 39,650 | 24-16 | [40]
41 | May 15 | Padres | 4–0 | Dempster (5-1) | Maddux (3-4) | Wood (8) | 40,629 | 25-16 | [41]
42 | May 16 | Pirates | 7–4 | Gallagher (1-0) | Gorzelanny (3-4) | Wood (9) | 40,537 | 26-16 | [42]
43 | May 17 | Pirates | 7–6 | Marte (3-0) | Mármol (1-1) | Capps (10) | 41,686 | 26-17 | [43]
44 | May 18 | Pirates | 4–3 | Marquis (2-3) | Dumatrait (1-2) | Wood (10) | 41,321 | 27-17 | [44]
45 | May 19 | @ Astros | 7–2 | Lilly (5-4) | Moehler (1-1) |  | 32,458 | 28-17 | [45]
46 | May 20 | @ Astros | 4–2 | Sampson (3-3) | Dempster (5-2) | Valverde (13) | 33,339 | 28-18 | [46]
47 | May 21 | @ Astros | 5–3 | Chacón (0-1) | Gallagher (1-1) | Valverde (14) | 33,251 | 28-19 | [47]
48 | May 23 | @ Pirates | 12–3 | Zambrano (7-1) | Duke (2-3) |  | 32,656 | 29-19 | [48]
49 | May 24 | @ Pirates | 5–4 (14) | Grabow (4-1) | Wuertz (0-1) |  | 29,929 | 29-20 | [49]
50 | May 25 | @ Pirates | 6–5 (11) | Marte (4-0) | Lieber (2-3) |  | 29,415 | 29-21 | [50]
51 | May 26 | Dodgers | 3–1 | Dempster (6-2) | Billingsley (4-6) | Wood (11) | 41,583 | 30-21 | [51]
52 | May 27 | Dodgers | 3–1 | Gallagher (2-1) | Kuroda (2-4) | Wood (12) | 39,894 | 31-21 | [52]
53 | May 28 | Dodgers | 2–1 (10) | Howry (1-2) | Park (1-1) |  | 39,945 | 32-21 | [53]
54 | May 29 | Rockies | 8–4 | Wuertz (1-1) | Herges (2-2) |  | 39,851 | 33-21 | [54]
55 | May 30 | Rockies | 10–9 | Eyre (2-0) | Corpas (0-3) | Wood (13) | 39,686 | 34-21 | [55]
56 | May 31 | Rockies | 5–4 | Dempster (7-2) | Rusch (1-3) | Mármol (3) | 41,529 | 35-21 | [56]

June: 15–12 (Home: 8–2; Away: 7–10 )

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57 | June 1 | Rockies | 5–3 | Gallagher (3-1) | Jiménez (1-6) | Wood (14) | 41,730 | 36-21 | [57]
58 | June 2 | @ Padres | 7–6 | Zambrano (8-1) | Baek (0-2) | Wood (15) | 30,259 | 37-21 | [58]
59 | June 3 | @ Padres | 9–6 | Marquis (3-3) | Corey (1-1) | Wood (16) | 24,477 | 38-21 | [59]
60 | June 4 | @ Padres | 2–1 | Bell (3-3) | Lilly (5-5) | Hoffman (12) | 25,258 | 38-22 | [60]
61 | June 5 | @ Dodgers | 5–4 | Howry (2-2) | Saito (3-2) | Wood (17) | 44,988 | 39-22 | [61]
62 | June 6 | @ Dodgers | 3–0 | Kuroda (3-5) | Gallagher (3-2) |  | 52,484 | 39-23 | [62]
63 | June 7 | @ Dodgers | 7–3 | Lowe (4-5) | Zambrano (8-2) |  | 50,020 | 39-24 | [63]
64 | June 8 | @ Dodgers | 3–1 | Marquis (4-3) | Penny (5-8) | Wood (18) | 49,994 | 40-24 | [64]
65 | June 10 | Braves | 10–5 | Lilly (6-5) | Glavine (2-3) |  | 41,624 | 41-24 | [65]
66 | June 11 | Braves | 7–2 | Dempster (8-2) | Bennett (0-4) |  | 41,497 | 42-24 | [66]
67 | June 12 | Braves | 3–2 (11) | Wood (3-1) | Acosta (3-5) |  | 41,517 | 43-24 | [67]
68 | June 13 | @ Blue Jays | 3–2 | Burnett (6-6) | Gallagher (3-3) | Ryan (14) | 27,803 | 43-25 | [68]
69 | June 14 | @ Blue Jays | 6–2 | Marquis (5-3) | Halladay (8-6) |  | 34,048 | 44-25 | [69]
70 | June 15 | @ Blue Jays | 7–4 | Lilly (7-5) | Litsch (7-3) |  | 40,738 | 45-25 | [70]
71 | June 17 | @ Rays | 3–2 | Balfour (1-0) | Cotts (0-1) | Percival (16) | 31,607 | 45-26 | [71]
72 | June 18 | @ Rays | 5–4 | Sonnanstine (8-3) | Zambrano (8-3) | Percival (17) | 31,496 | 45-27 | [72]
73 | June 19 | @ Rays | 8–3 | Balfour (2-0) | Mármol (1-2) |  | 34,441 | 45-28 | [73]
74 | June 20 | White Sox | 4–3 | Wood (4-1) | Linebrink (2-2) |  | 41,106 | 46-28 | [74]
75 | June 21 | White Sox | 11–7 | Marquis (6-3) | Contreras (6-6) | Wood (19) | 41,021 | 47-28 | [75]
76 | June 22 | White Sox | 7–1 | Dempster (9-2) | Vázquez (7-6) |  | 41,034 | 48-28 | [76]
77 | June 24 | Orioles | 7–5 | Guthrie (4-7) | Marshall (0-1) | Sherrill (26) | 41,357 | 48-29 | [77]
78 | June 25 | Orioles | 7–4 | Lilly (8-5) | Albers (3-3) | Wood (20) | 40,754 | 49-29 | [78]
79 | June 26 | Orioles | 11–4 | Liz (2-0) | Marquis (6-4) |  | 41,670 | 49-30 | [79]
80 | June 27 | @ White Sox | 10–3 | Contreras (7-6) | Dempster (9-3) |  | 39,132 | 49-31 | [80]
81 | June 28 | @ White Sox | 6–5 | Thornton (4-1) | Mármol (1-3) | Jenks (18) | 39,143 | 49-32 | [81]
82 | June 29 | @ White Sox | 5–1 | Buehrle (6-6) | Marshall (0-2) |  | 39,573 | 49-33 | [82]
83 | June 30 | @ Giants | 9–2 | Lilly (9-5) | Zito (3-12) |  | 35,311 | 50-33 | [83]

July: 15–11 (Home: 6–4; Away: 9–7 )

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84 | July 1 | @ Giants | 2–1 | Cain (5-6) | Marquis (6-5) | Wilson (23) | 33,858 | 50-34 | [84]
85 | July 2 | @ Giants | 6–5 | Mármol (2-3) | Walker (3-4) | Wood (21) | 41,345 | 51-34 | [85]
86 | July 3 | @ Giants | 8–3 | Lincecum (10-1) | Gallagher (3-4) |  | 40,511 | 51-35 | [86]
87 | July 4 | @ Cardinals | 2–1 | Zambrano (9-3) | Looper (9-6) | Wood (22) | 46,450 | 52-35 | [87]
88 | July 5 | @ Cardinals | 5–4 | McClellan (1-3) | Wood (4-2) |  | 46,865 | 52-36 | [88]
89 | July 6 | @ Cardinals | 7–1 | Marshall (1-2) | Wellemeyer (7-4) |  | 46,752 | 53-36 | [89]
90 | July 8 | Reds | 7–3 | Dempster (10-3) | Harang (3-11) |  | 41,360 | 54-36 | [90]
91 | July 9 | Reds | 5–1 | Zambrano (10-3) | Cueto (7-9) | Wood (23) | 41,605 | 55-36 | [91]
92 | July 10 | Reds | 12–7 | Arroyo (7-7) | Lilly (9-6) |  | 41,459 | 55-37 | [92]
93 | July 11 | Giants | 3–1 | Howry (3-2) | Walker (3-5) | Wood (24) | 41,605 | 56-37 | [93]
94 | July 12 | Giants | 8–7 (11) | Marshall (2-2) | Wilson (0-2) |  | 41,555 | 57-37 | [94]
95 | July 13 | Giants | 4–2 | Lincecum (11-2) | Dempster (10-4) | Wilson (25) | 41,574 | 57-38 | [95]
96 | July 18 | @ Astros | 2–1 | Geary (2-1) | Howry (3-3) |  | 42,368 | 57-39 | [96]
97 | July 19 | @ Astros | 4–1 | Rodríguez (5-3) | Zambrano (10-4) | Valverde (25) | 43,129 | 57-40 | [97]
98 | July 20 | @ Astros | 9–0 | Dempster (11-4) | Backe (6-10) |  | 41,461 | 58-40 | [98]
99 | July 21 | @ D-backs | 2–0 | Johnson (7-7) | Harden (5-2) | Qualls (2) | 34,627 | 58-41 | [99]
100 | July 22 | @ D-backs | 9–2 | Petit (1-1) | Marquis (6-6) |  | 35,337 | 58-42 | [100]
101 | July 23 | @ D-backs | 10–6 | Lilly (10-6) | Davis (3-5) |  | 37,301 | 59-42 | [101]
102 | July 24 | Marlins | 6–3 | Zambrano (11-4) | Olsen (6-5) | Mármol (4) | 41,482 | 60-42 | [102]
103 | July 25 | Marlins | 3–2 | Miller (3-2) | Howry (3-4) | Gregg (21) | 41,570 | 60-43 | [103]
104 | July 26 | Marlins | 3–2 (12) | Miller (4-2) | Gaudin (5-4) | Gregg (22) | 41,471 | 60-44 | [104]
105 | July 27 | Marlins | 9–6 | Gaudin (6-4) | Hendrickson (7-8) | Samardzija (1) | 41,017 | 61-44 | [105]
106 | July 28 | @ Brewers | 6–4 | Gaudin (7-4) | Torres (5-3) | Mármol (5) | 45,311 | 62-44 | [106]
107 | July 29 | @ Brewers | 7–1 | Zambrano (12-4) | Sheets (10-4) |  | 45,069 | 63-44 | [107]
108 | July 30 | @ Brewers | 7–2 | Dempster (12-4) | Parra (9-4) |  | 44,871 | 64-44 | [108]
109 | July 31 | @ Brewers | 11–4 | Harden (6-2) | Bush (5-9) |  | 45,346 | 65-44 | [109]

August: 20–8 (Home: 12–7; Away: 8–1 )

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110 | August 1 | Pirates | 3–0 | Karstens (1-0) | Marquis (6-7) | Grabow (1) | 41,340 | 65-45 | [110]
111 | August 2 | Pirates | 5–1 | Lilly (11-6) | Maholm (7-7) |  | 41,426 | 66-45 | [111]
112 | August 3 | Pirates | 8–5 | Gaudin (8-4) | Hansen (1-4) | Mármol (6) | 41,200 | 67-45 | [112]
113 | August 4 | Astros | 2–0 (8) | Moehler (7-4) | Dempster (12-5) | Hawkins (1) | 40,867 | 67-46 | [113]
114 | August 5 | Astros | 11–7 | Howry (4-4) | Sampson (5-4) |  | 40,416 | 68-46 | [114]
115 | August 6 | Astros | 11–4 | Marquis (7-7) | Backe (6-11) |  | 41,107 | 69-46 | [115]
116 | August 8 | Cardinals | 3–2 (11) | Howry (5-4) | Franklin (4-5) |  | 41,539 | 70-46 | [116]
117 | August 9 | Cardinals | 12–3 | Wellemeyer (9-4) | Zambrano (12-5) |  | 41,436 | 70-47 | [117]
118 | August 10 | Cardinals | 6–2 | Dempster (13-5) | Carpenter (0-1) |  | 41,268 | 71-47 | [118]
\-- | August 12 | @ Braves | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 13
119 | August 13 | @ Braves | 10–2 | Marquis (8-7) | Morton (3-6) |  | 27,220 | 72-47 | [119]
120 | August 13 | @ Braves | 8–0 | Harden (7-2) | Campillo (7-5) |  | 33,714 | 73-47 | [120]
121 | August 14 | @ Braves | 11–7 | Lilly (12-6) | Glavine (2-4) |  | 36,365 | 74-47 | [121]
122 | August 15 | @ Marlins | 6–5 | Gaudin (9-4) | Gregg (6-5) | Wood (25) | 28,163 | 75-47 | [122]
123 | August 16 | @ Marlins | 2–1 | Sánchez (2-2) | Marshall (2-3) | Gregg (27) | 39,124 | 75-48 | [123]
124 | August 17 | @ Marlins | 9–2 | Dempster (14-5) | Pinto (2-5) |  | 19,085 | 76-48 | [124]
125 | August 19 | Reds | 5–0 | Harden (8-2) | Cueto (8-12) |  | 41,208 | 77-48 | [125]
126 | August 20 | Reds | 2–1 | Arroyo (11-10) | Lilly (12-7) | Cordero (24) | 40,509 | 77-49 | [126]
127 | August 21 | Reds | 3–2 | Zambrano (13-5) | Fogg (2-6) | Wood (26) | 40,370 | 78-49 | [127]
128 | August 22 | Nationals | 13–5 | Lannan (7-12) | Cotts (0-2) |  | 40,513 | 78-50 | [128]
129 | August 23 | Nationals | 9–2 | Dempster (15-5) | Pérez (5-10) |  | 40,708 | 79-50 | [129]
130 | August 24 | Nationals | 6–1 | Harden (9-2) | Bergmann (2-10) |  | 40,682 | 80-50 | [130]
131 | August 25 | @ Pirates | 12–3 | Lilly (13-7) | Karstens (2-3) |  | 14,454 | 81-50 | [131]
132 | August 26 | @ Pirates | 14–9 | Marshall (3-3) | Hansen (1-5) |  | 17,929 | 82-50 | [132]
133 | August 27 | @ Pirates | 2–0 | Marquis (9-7) | Duke (4-13) | Wood (27) | 15,260 | 83-50 | [133]
134 | August 28 | Phillies | 6–4 | Howry (6-4) | Durbin (5-3) | Wood (28) | 40,362 | 84-50 | [134]
135 | August 29 | Phillies | 3–2 | Samardzija (1-0) | Condrey (3-4) | Mármol (7) | 40,844 | 85-50 | [135]
136 | August 30 | Phillies | 5–2 | Myers (8-10) | Lilly (13-8) | Lidge (32) | 41,511 | 85-51 | [136]
137 | August 31 | Phillies | 5–3 | Moyer (12-7) | Marshall (3-4) | Lidge (33) | 41,544 | 85-52 | [137]

September: 12–12 (Home: 4–5; Away: 8–7 )

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138 | September 1 | Astros | 3–0 | Oswalt (13-9) | Marquis (9-8) | Valverde (38) | 40,670 | 85-53 | [138]
139 | September 2 | Astros | 9–7 (11) | Wright (4-3) | Wood (4-3) | Valverde (39) | 39,846 | 85-54 | [139]
140 | September 3 | Astros | 4–0 | Wolf (9-11) | Dempster (15-6) |  | 40,163 | 85-55 | [140]
141 | September 5 | @ Reds | 10–2 | Arroyo (14-10) | Lilly (13-9) |  | 31,213 | 85-56 | [141]
142 | September 6 | @ Reds | 14–9 | Marquis (10-8) | Cueto (8-13) |  | 41,204 | 86-56 | [142]
143 | September 7 | @ Reds | 4–3 | Cordero (5-4) | Wood (4-4) |  | 37,540 | 86-57 | [143]
144 | September 9 | @ Cardinals | 4–3 | Perez (3-2) | Mármol (2-4) |  | 43,806 | 86-58 | [144]
145 | September 10 | @ Cardinals | 4–3 | Lilly (14-9) | Looper (12-12) | Wood (29) | 43,955 | 87-58 | [145]
146 | September 11 | @ Cardinals | 3–2 | Harden (9-2) | Wellemeyer (12-7) | Wood (30) | 44,155 | 88-58 | [146]
\-- | September 12 | @ Astros | Postponed (Hurricane Ike) Rescheduled for September 15 @ Milwaukee
\-- | September 13 | @ Astros | Postponed (Hurricane Ike) Rescheduled for September 29, if necessary
147 | September 14 | @ Astros
at Miller Park | 5–0 | Zambrano (14-5) | Wolf (10-12) |  | 23,441 | 89-58 | [147]
148 | September 15 | @ Astros
at Miller Park | 6–1 | Lilly (15-9) | Moehler (11-7) |  | 15,158 | 90-58 | [148]
149 | September 16 | Brewers | 5–4 | Dempster (16-6) | Sabathia (15-8) | Wood (31) | 40,738 | 91-58 | [149]
150 | September 17 | Brewers | 6–2 | DiFelice (1-0) | Marquis (10-9) |  | 41,200 | 91-59 | [150]
151 | September 18 | Brewers | 7–6 | Wood (5-4) | Villanueva (4-7) |  | 40,678 | 92-59 | [151]
152 | September 19 | Cardinals | 12–6 | Wainwright (10-3) | Zambrano (14-6) |  | 40,972 | 92-60 | [152]
153 | September 20 | Cardinals | 5–4 | Lilly (16-9) | Piñeiro (6-7) | Wood (32) | 41,597 | 93-60 | [153]
154 | September 21 | Cardinals | 5–1 | Dempster (17-6) | Looper (12-14) |  | 40,551 | 94-60 | [154]
155 | September 22 | @ Mets | 9–5 | Marquis (11-9) | Niese (1-1) | Wood (33) | 51,137 | 95-60 | [155]
156 | September 23 | @ Mets | 6–2 | Santana (15-7) | Gaudin (9-5) | Ayala (9) | 50,615 | 95-61 | [156]
157 | September 24 | @ Mets | 9–6 | Howry (7-4) | Ayala (2-10) | Wood (34) | 54,416 | 96-61 | [157]
158 | September 25 | @ Mets | 7–6 | Smith (6-3) | Hart (2-2) |  | 51,174 | 96-62 | [158]
159 | September 26 | @ Brewers | 5–1 | McClung (6-6) | Marshall (3-5) |  | 44,084 | 96-63 | [159]
160 | September 27 | @ Brewers | 7–3 | Lilly (17-9) | Sheets (13-9) |  | 45,288 | 97-63 | [160]
161 | September 28 | @ Brewers | 3–1 | Sabathia (17-10) | Howry (7-5) |  | 45,299 | 97-64 | [161]
162 | September 29 | @ Astros | Cancelled due to the Astros being eliminated from playoff contention and the Cubs having already won the NL Central.

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement/Cancellation
Bold = Cubs team member

### Season standings

[edit]

With the magic number at 1, fans had their "Cubs Win" flags flying in Chicago. The Cubs and fans celebrate the 2008 National League Central Division championship. A few Cubs Win flags are visible.

#### National League Central

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NL Central Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Chicago Cubs | 97 | 64  | .602  | —  | 55‍–‍26  | 42‍–‍38
Milwaukee Brewers | 90 | 72  | .556  | 7½  | 49‍–‍32  | 41‍–‍40
Houston Astros | 86 | 75  | .534  | 11  | 47‍–‍33  | 39‍–‍42
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76  | .531  | 11½  | 46‍–‍35  | 40‍–‍41
Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 88  | .457  | 23½  | 43‍–‍38  | 31‍–‍50
Pittsburgh Pirates | 67 | 95  | .414  | 30½  | 39‍–‍42  | 28‍–‍53

#### Record vs. opponents

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2008 National League record

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Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2008

Team  | AZ  | ATL  | CHC  | CIN  | COL  | FLA  | HOU  | LAD  | MIL  | NYM  | PHI  | PIT  | SD  | SF  | STL  | WAS  | AL
Arizona | – | 3–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 15–3 | 2–7 | 4–2 | 8–10 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 6–9
Atlanta | 5–3 | – | 0–6 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 10–8 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 11–7 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–12 | 8–7
Chicago | 4–2 | 6–0 | – | 8–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 8–9 | 5–2 | 9–7 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 9–6 | 3–3 | 6–9
Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–3 | 7–8 | – | 1–5 | 6–2 | 3–12 | 1–7 | 10–8 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 6–9 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 5–10 | 4–3 | 9–6
Colorado | 3–15 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | – | 5–3 | 3–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 7–8
Florida | 7–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 3–5 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 14–3 | 5–10
Houston | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–8 | 12–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | – | 4–3 | 7–8 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 7–8 | 4–2 | 7–11
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 5–10
Milwaukee | 5–2 | 6–3 | 7–9 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 8–7 | 2–4 | – | 2–4 | 1–5 | 14–1 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 10–5 | 6–2 | 7–8
New York | 3–3 | 7–11 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | – | 11–7 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 12–6 | 9–6
Philadelphia | 4–3 | 14–4 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–11 | – | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 12–6 | 4–11
Pittsburgh | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–14 | 9–6 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 2–5 | 1–14 | 3–4 | 2–4 | – | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–7 | 3–4 | 6–9
San Diego | 8–10 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–13 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 3–15
San Francisco | 7–11 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 1–7 | 9–9 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 13–5 | – | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–12
St. Louis | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–9 | 10–5 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 8–7 | 4–2 | 5–10 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 7–10 | 6–1 | 3–4 | – | 5–1 | 7–8
Washington | 2–4 | 12–6 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–14 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 1–5 | – | 8–10

### Rally songs

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In 2007, Ernie Banks had requested that Evanston, Illinois native Eddie Vedder write the Cubs a song, and in August 2008 Vedder recorded "All the Way", which was released on September 18, 2008.[5] During the season, a new version of "Go, Cubs, Go" was recorded and released by the Manic Sewing Circle,[6] although the original 1984 Steve Goodman version became the official Cubs victory song.[7]

## Playoffs

[edit]

### NLDS vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

[edit]

Main article: 2008 National League Division Series

The Chicago Cubs were eliminated from the playoffs after Los Angeles won the series, 3-0.

#### Game 1, October 1

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Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1
Chicago | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1
WP: Derek Lowe (1–0)  LP: Ryan Dempster (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: James Loney (1), Manny Ramírez (1), Russell Martin (1)
CHC: Mark DeRosa (1)
Attendance: 42,099

#### Game 2, October 2

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Wrigley Field in Chicago

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Los Angeles | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0
Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4
WP: Chad Billingsley (1–0)  LP: Carlos Zambrano (0–1)
Home runs:
LAD: Manny Ramírez (2)
CHC: None
Attendance: 42,136

#### Game 3, October 4

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Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E

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Chicago | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1
Los Angeles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0
WP: Hiroki Kuroda (1–0)  LP: Rich Harden (0–1)  Sv: Jonathan Broxton (1)
Home runs:
CHC: None
LAD: None
Attendance: 56,000

The Cubs' Game 3 loss to the Dodgers marked the franchise's ninth consecutive post-season defeat, dating back to the 2003 NLCS.

## Roster

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2008 Chicago Cubs

Roster
Pitchers

* 58 José Ascanio
* 48 Neal Cotts
* 46 Ryan Dempster
* 47 Scott Eyre
* 44 Chad Fox
* 36 Sean Gallagher
* 57 Chad Gaudin
* 37 Ángel Guzmán
* 40 Rich Harden
* 22 Kevin Hart
* 53 Rich Hill
* 62 Bob Howry
* 32 Jon Lieber
* 30 Ted Lilly
* 49 Carlos Mármol
* 21 Jason Marquis
* 45 Sean Marshall
* 63 Carmen Pignatiello
* 29 Jeff Samardzija
* 36 Randy Wells
* 34 Kerry Wood
* 43 Michael Wuertz
* 38 Carlos Zambrano

|  | Catchers

* 24 Henry Blanco
* 55 Koyie Hill
* 18 Geovany Soto

Infielders

* 5 Ronny Cedeño
* 7 Mark DeRosa
* 17 Mike Fontenot
* 25 Derrek Lee
* 27 Casey McGehee
* 16 Aramis Ramírez
* 2 Ryan Theriot
* 33 Daryle Ward

Outfielders

* 15 Jim Edmonds
* 1 Kosuke Fukudome
* 6 Micah Hoffpauir
* 9 Reed Johnson
* 19 Matt Murton
* 4 Eric Patterson
* 20 Félix Pie
* 12 Alfonso Soriano

|  | Manager

* 41 Lou Piniella

Coaching Staff

* 59 Iván DeJesús (special asst)
* 28 Gerald Perry (hitting)
* 8 Mike Quade (third base)
* 50 Larry Rothschild (pitching)
* 39 Matt Sinatro (first base)
* 35 Lester Strode (bullpen)
* 3 Alan Trammell (bench)

## Player stats

[edit]

### Batting

[edit]

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

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Derrek Lee | 155  | 623  | 181  | .291  | 20  | 90
Alfonso Soriano | 109  | 453  | 127  | .280  | 29  | 75
Ryan Theriot | 149  | 580  | 178  | .307  | 1  | 38
Aramis Ramírez | 149  | 554  | 160  | .289  | 27  | 111
Mark DeRosa | 149  | 505  | 144  | .285  | 21  | 87
Kosuke Fukudome | 150  | 501  | 129  | .257  | 10  | 58
Geovany Soto | 141  | 494  | 141  | .285  | 23  | 86
Reed Johnson | 109  | 333  | 101  | .303  | 6  | 50
Jim Edmonds | 85  | 250  | 64  | .256  | 19  | 49
Mike Fontenot | 119  | 243  | 74  | .305  | 9  | 40
Ronny Cedeño | 99  | 216  | 58  | .269  | 2  | 28
Henry Blanco | 58  | 120  | 35  | .292  | 3  | 12
Daryle Ward | 89  | 102  | 22  | .216  | 4  | 17
Félix Pie | 43  | 83  | 20  | .241  | 1  | 10
Micah Hoffpauir | 33  | 73  | 25  | .342  | 2  | 8
Matt Murton | 19  | 40  | 10  | .250  | 0  | 6
Eric Patterson | 13  | 38  | 9  | .237  | 1  | 7
Casey McGehee | 9  | 24  | 4  | .167  | 0  | 5
Koyie Hill | 10  | 21  | 2  | .095  | 0  | 1
Pitcher Totals  | 161  | 335  | 68  | .203  | 6  | 33
Team Totals | 161 | 5588 | 1552 | .278 | 184 | 811

### Pitching

[edit]

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player  | W  | L  | ERA  | G  | GS  | SV  | IP  | R  | ER  | BB  | K

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José Ascanio | 0  | 0  | 7.94  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 5.2  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 3
Neal Cotts | 0  | 2  | 4.29  | 50  | 0  | 0  | 35.2  | 17  | 17  | 13  | 43
Ryan Dempster | 17  | 6  | 2.96  | 33  | 33  | 0  | 206.2  | 75  | 68  | 76  | 187
Scott Eyre | 2  | 0  | 7.15  | 19  | 0  | 0  | 11.1  | 9  | 9  | 4  | 14
Chad Fox | 0  | 1  | 5.40  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3.1  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 1
Sean Gallagher | 3  | 4  | 4.45  | 12  | 10  | 0  | 58.2  | 31  | 29  | 22  | 49
Chad Gaudin | 4  | 2  | 6.26  | 24  | 0  | 0  | 27.1  | 20  | 19  | 10  | 27
Ángel Guzmán | 0  | 0  | 5.59  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 9.2  | 6  | 6  | 4  | 10
Rich Harden | 5  | 1  | 1.77  | 12  | 12  | 0  | 71.0  | 15  | 14  | 30  | 89
Kevin Hart | 2  | 2  | 6.51  | 21  | 0  | 0  | 27.2  | 24  | 20  | 18  | 23
Rich Hill | 1  | 0  | 4.12  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 19.2  | 9  | 9  | 18  | 15
Bob Howry | 7  | 5  | 5.35  | 72  | 0  | 1  | 70.2  | 44  | 42  | 13  | 59
Jon Lieber | 2  | 3  | 4.05  | 26  | 1  | 0  | 46.2  | 24  | 21  | 6  | 27
Ted Lilly | 17  | 9  | 4.09  | 34  | 34  | 0  | 204.2  | 97  | 93  | 64  | 184
Carlos Mármol | 2  | 4  | 2.68  | 82  | 0  | 7  | 87.1  | 30  | 26  | 41  | 114
Jason Marquis | 11  | 9  | 4.53  | 29  | 28  | 0  | 167.0  | 88  | 84  | 70  | 91
Sean Marshall | 3  | 5  | 3.86  | 34  | 7  | 1  | 65.1  | 29  | 28  | 23  | 58
Carmen Pignatiello | 0  | 0  | 13.50  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0.2  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 0
Jeff Samardzija | 1  | 0  | 2.28  | 26  | 0  | 1  | 27.2  | 7  | 7  | 15  | 25
Randy Wells | 0  | 0  | 0.00  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 4.1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1
Kerry Wood | 5  | 4  | 3.26  | 65  | 0  | 34  | 66.1  | 25  | 24  | 18  | 84
Michael Wuertz | 1  | 1  | 3.63  | 45  | 0  | 0  | 44.2  | 23  | 18  | 20  | 30
Carlos Zambrano | 14  | 6  | 3.91  | 30  | 30  | 0  | 188.2  | 88  | 82  | 72  | 130
Team Totals | 97 | 64 | 3.87 | 161 | 161 | 44 | 1450.2 | 669 | 624 | 548 | 1264

## 2007 post-season changes

[edit]

### Trades

[edit]

November 12, 2007
| To Detroit Tigers

* * *

Jacque Jones | To Chicago Cubs

* * *

Omar Infante

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November 13, 2007
| To Minnesota Twins

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Craig Monroe | To Chicago Cubs

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Clay Rapada
December 4, 2007
| To Atlanta Braves

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Will Ohman
Omar Infante | To Chicago Cubs

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José Ascanio
December 6, 2007
| To Tampa Bay Rays

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Cash considerations  | To Chicago Cubs

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Tim Lahey
January 5, 2008
| To New York Mets

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Ángel Pagán | To Chicago Cubs

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Ryan Meyers
Corey Coles
July 8, 2008
| To Oakland Athletics

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Sean Gallagher
Matt Murton
Eric Patterson
Josh Donaldson | To Chicago Cubs

* * *

Rich Harden
Chad Gaudin

### Free agent acquisitions

[edit]

| Player | Former team | Contract Terms

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Kosuke Fukudome | Chunichi Dragons | 4 years, $48 million
Jon Lieber | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 year, $3.5 million
Reed Johnson | Toronto Blue Jays | 1 year, $1.3 million
Jim Edmonds | San Diego Padres | 1 year, $280,000

### Players lost to free agency

[edit]

| Player | New team

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Jason Kendall | Milwaukee Brewers
Cliff Floyd | Tampa Bay Rays
Mark Prior | San Diego Padres
Steve Trachsel | Baltimore Orioles
Wade Miller | Toronto Blue Jays

### Other news

[edit]

* On November 20, 2007, John McDonough stepped down as team president to join the Chicago Blackhawks.[8]
* On April 23, 2008, the Chicago Cubs recorded their 10,000th victory in franchise history with a 7-6 victory in 10 innings over the Colorado Rockies. They were just the second team to complete this feat behind the San Francisco Giants.
* On September 14, 2008 Carlos Zambrano threw the first no-hitter for the Cubs since Milt Pappas threw his on September 2, 1972. Zambrano threw the no-hitter against the Houston Astros in a game played at Miller Park in Milwaukee. It was the first no-hitter recorded at a neutral site in baseball history. The game was moved due to the damage Hurricane Ike caused.

## Farm system

[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | Pat Listach
AA | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | Buddy Bailey
A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Jody Davis
A | Peoria Chiefs | Midwest League | Ryne Sandberg
A-Short Season | Boise Hawks | Northwest League | Tom Beyers
Rookie | AZL Cubs | Arizona League | Franklin Font

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Daytona

## References

[edit]

* Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
* Kaduk, Kevin (October 6, 2008). "The Nail in the Coffin: Your 2008 Chicago Cubs". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 6, 2008.

1. ^ a b Finnell, Neil (December 29, 2008). "A Look Back at Chicago Cubs 2008: Getting Off to a Strong Start". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
2. ^ "Regular Season Standings". Major League Baseball. Associated Press. July 14, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
3. ^ "Cubs tie record for most NL All-Stars". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. July 13, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2008.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ Gano, Rick (September 20, 2008). "Chicago Cubs win Central again". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Inc. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
5. ^ "Cubbie jam". RedEye. Metromix. September 19, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008.[permanent dead link]
6. ^ "Manic Sewing Circle perform "Go Cubs Go"". WGNTV.com. Tribune Interactive. September 12, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008. [dead link]
7. ^ "WGN Radio and Vibes Media team up to bring iconic Cubs anthem "Go Cubs Go" to mobile phones". WGN Radio. August 1, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008. [dead link]
8. ^ The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: McDonough steps down as president

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2008 Chicago Cubs season.

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