2008 International League season

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The 2008 International League season was the 122nd in the league's history, and ended with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees winning their first Governors' Cup. The franchise had lost its previous three finals. Yankees manager Dave Miley also led the Louisville RiverBats to the Governors' Cup title in 2001, ironically over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons.

Final standings

Playoff teams in bold.

North Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	88	56	.611	—	Dave Miley	New York Yankees
Pawtucket Red Sox	85	58	.594	2½	Ron Johnson	Boston Red Sox
Rochester Red Wings	74	70	.514	14	Stan Cliburn	Minnesota Twins
Syracuse Chiefs	69	73	.486	18	Doug Davis	Toronto Blue Jays
Buffalo Bisons	66	77	.462	21½	Torey Lovullo	Cleveland Indians
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	55	89	.382	33	Dave Huppert	Philadelphia Phillies

South Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Durham Bulls	74	70	.514	—	Charlie Montoyo	Tampa Bay Rays
Norfolk Tides	64	78	.451	9	Gary Allenson	Baltimore Orioles
Charlotte Knights	63	78	.447	9½	Marc Bombard	Chicago White Sox
Richmond Braves	63	78	.447	9½	Dave Brundage	Atlanta Braves

West Division	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Louisville Bats	88	56	.611	—	Rick Sweet	Cincinnati Reds
Toledo Mud Hens	75	69	.521	13	Larry Parrish	Detroit Tigers
Columbus Clippers	69	73	.486	18	Tim Foli	Washington Nationals
Indianapolis Indians	68	76	.472	20	Trent Jewett	Pittsburgh Pirates

Playoffs

	First Round					Governors' Cup Finals
	N1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	3
	WC	Pawtucket Red Sox	1
						N1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	3
						S1	Durham Bulls	1
	S1	Durham Bulls	3
	W1	Louisville Bats	1

First Round

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre vs. Pawtucket Date Away Home September 3 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 7 Pawtucket 1 September 4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 Pawtucket 3 September 5 Pawtucket 4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6 September 7 Pawtucket 0 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 10 innings Scranton/Wilkes-Barre wins series 3-1

Durham vs. Louisville Date Away Home September 3 Durham 3 Louisville 0 September 4 Durham 3 Louisville 19 September 6 Louisville 2 Durham 3 September 7 Louisville 1 Durham 9 Durham wins series 3-1

Governors' Cup Finals

Durham vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Date Away Home September 9 Durham 7 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8 September 10 Durham 0 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 13 innings September 11 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2 Durham 3 September 12 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 20 Durham 2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre wins series 3-1 and advances to Bricktown Showdown

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Randy Ruiz, Rochester, .320
• Runs Scored Jeff Bailey, Pawtucket, 88
• Hits Joe Thurston, Pawtucket, 160
• Doubles Oscar Salazar, Norfolk, 42
• Triples Jason Pridie, Rochester, 16
• Home Runs Brad Eldred, Charlotte, 35
• Runs Batted In Eldred, 100
• Stolen Bases Freddy Guzman, Toledo, 56

Pitching

• Wins Adam Pettyjohn, Louisville, 15
• Earned Run Average David Purcey, Syracuse, 2.69
• Complete Games Three tied with 3
• Strikeouts Billy Murphy, Syracuse, 152
• Saves Jon Adkins, Louisville, 30

All-Star Team

• First Base Oscar Salazar, Norfolk
• Second Base Joe Thurston, Pawtucket
• Shortstop Reid Brignac, Durham
• Third Base Mike Hessman, Toledo
• Outfield Josh Anderson, Richmond; Jeff Bailey, Pawtucket; Chris Carter, Pawtucket
• Catcher Ryan Hanigan, Louisville
• Designated Hitter Brad Eldred, Charlotte
• Utility Man Chris Getz, Charlotte
• Starting Pitcher Charlie Zink, Pawtucket
• Relief Pitcher Blaine Neal, Toledo

References

Baseball America's 2009 Almanac. Will Lingo, editor. Simon & Schuster, 2008.

External Links

2008 IL Playoffs - Official Website

2008 IL - The Baseball Cube