2008 International League season

The 2008 International League season was the 125th season of the Triple-A International League. It took place between April and September 2008.

In the semifinal playoff rounds, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees defeated the Pawtucket Red Sox 3-1 and the Durham Bulls defeated the Louisville Bats 3-1. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees defeated the Durham Bulls 3-1 in the championship series to win the Governors' Cup.

## Attendance

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Rk | Team | MLB Parent | Attendance

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1 | Pawtucket Red Sox | Boston Red Sox | 643,049
2 | Louisville Bats | Cincinnati Reds | 638,777
3 | Indianapolis Indians | Pittsburgh Pirates | 606,166
4 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | Philadelphia Phillies | 602,033
5 | Buffalo Bisons | Cleveland Indians | 590,386
6 | Toledo Mud Hens | Detroit Tigers | 584,596
7 | Columbus Clippers | Washington Nationals | 537,889
8 | Durham Bulls | Tampa Bay Rays | 514,281
9 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | New York Yankees | 496,658
10 | Rochester Red Wings | Minnesota Twins | 490,806
11 | Norfolk Tides | Baltimore Orioles | 433,767
12 | Syracuse Chiefs | Toronto Blue Jays | 392,028
13 | Charlotte Knights | Chicago White Sox | 312,290
14 | Richmond Braves | Atlanta Braves | 289,570
| Season Total |  | 7,132,296

## Final regular season standings

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### North Division

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North Division  | W  | L  | Pct.  | GB

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Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 88 | 56 | .611 | —
Pawtucket Red Sox | 85 | 58 | .594 | 2½
Rochester Red Wings | 74 | 70 | .514 | 14
Syracuse Chiefs | 69 | 73 | .486 | 18
Buffalo Bisons | 66 | 77 | .462 | 21½
Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 55 | 89 | .382 | 33

Pawtucket clinched the wild card berth.

### South Division

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South Division  | W  | L  | Pct.  | GB

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Durham Bulls | 74 | 70 | .514 | —
Norfolk Tides | 64 | 78 | .451 | 9
Charlotte Knights | 63 | 78 | .447 | 9½
Richmond Braves | 63 | 78 | .447 | 9½

### West Division

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West Division  | W  | L  | Pct.  | GB

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Louisville Bats | 88 | 56 | .611 | —
Toledo Mud Hens | 75 | 69 | .521 | 13
Columbus Clippers | 69 | 73 | .486 | 18
Indianapolis Indians | 68 | 76 | .472 | 20

## Playoffs

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The following teams qualified for the postseason: Durham Bulls, Louisville Bats, Pawtucket Red Sox, and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.

| 1st Round | | | Governors' Cup |

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| 1 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 3 | |
| 4 | Pawtucket Red Sox | 1 |
| | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 3 |
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| | | Durham Bulls | 1 |
| 3 | Durham Bulls | 3 |

| 2 | Louisville Bats | 1 |

Scranton played in the Triple A Championship Game but lost to the defending champions, the Sacramento River Cats. This marks the first time a defending champion successfully defended its title.

## References

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## External links

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* International League official website Archived 2006-01-06 at the Wayback Machine

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