2008 World Series Bracket
The 2008 MLB postseason exactly as it ran, on one printable page. Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays in 5 games.
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2008 World Series Bracket
Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series in 5 games.
American League
Division Series
Championship Series
World Series
Champion
Philadelphia Phillies
National League
Division Series
Championship Series
A tiebreaker decided who entered: Minnesota Twins 0 at Chicago White Sox 1.
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Every game of the 2008 postseason
32 games played, in the order they happened. The home team is listed second, the way a box score reads.
AL Division Series · Los Angeles Angels v Boston Red Sox
- Game 1Oct 1Boston Red Sox4atLos Angeles Angels1
- Game 2Oct 3Boston Red Sox7atLos Angeles Angels5
- Game 3Oct 5Los Angeles Angels5atBoston Red Sox4
- Game 4Oct 6Los Angeles Angels2atBoston Red Sox3
AL Division Series · Tampa Bay Rays v Chicago White Sox
- Game 1Oct 2Chicago White Sox4atTampa Bay Rays6
- Game 2Oct 3Chicago White Sox2atTampa Bay Rays6
- Game 3Oct 5Tampa Bay Rays3atChicago White Sox5
- Game 4Oct 6Tampa Bay Rays6atChicago White Sox2
NL Division Series · Chicago Cubs v Los Angeles Dodgers
- Game 1Oct 1Los Angeles Dodgers7atChicago Cubs2
- Game 2Oct 2Los Angeles Dodgers10atChicago Cubs3
- Game 3Oct 4Chicago Cubs1atLos Angeles Dodgers3
NL Division Series · Philadelphia Phillies v Milwaukee Brewers
- Game 1Oct 1Milwaukee Brewers1atPhiladelphia Phillies3
- Game 2Oct 2Milwaukee Brewers2atPhiladelphia Phillies5
- Game 3Oct 4Philadelphia Phillies1atMilwaukee Brewers4
- Game 4Oct 5Philadelphia Phillies6atMilwaukee Brewers2
AL Championship Series · Tampa Bay Rays v Boston Red Sox
- Game 1Oct 10Boston Red Sox2atTampa Bay Rays0
- Game 2Oct 11Boston Red Sox8atTampa Bay Rays9
- Game 3Oct 13Tampa Bay Rays9atBoston Red Sox1
- Game 4Oct 14Tampa Bay Rays13atBoston Red Sox4
- Game 5Oct 16Tampa Bay Rays7atBoston Red Sox8
- Game 6Oct 18Boston Red Sox4atTampa Bay Rays2
- Game 7Oct 19Boston Red Sox1atTampa Bay Rays3
NL Championship Series · Philadelphia Phillies v Los Angeles Dodgers
- Game 1Oct 9Los Angeles Dodgers2atPhiladelphia Phillies3
- Game 2Oct 10Los Angeles Dodgers5atPhiladelphia Phillies8
- Game 3Oct 12Philadelphia Phillies2atLos Angeles Dodgers7
- Game 4Oct 13Philadelphia Phillies7atLos Angeles Dodgers5
- Game 5Oct 15Philadelphia Phillies5atLos Angeles Dodgers1
World Series · Tampa Bay Rays v Philadelphia Phillies
- Game 1Oct 22Philadelphia Phillies3atTampa Bay Rays2
- Game 2Oct 23Philadelphia Phillies2atTampa Bay Rays4
- Game 3Oct 25Tampa Bay Rays4atPhiladelphia Phillies5
- Game 4Oct 26Tampa Bay Rays2atPhiladelphia Phillies10
- Game 5Oct 27Tampa Bay Rays3atPhiladelphia Phillies4
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How this bracket works
In 2008 eight teams reached the postseason: Division Series, Championship Series, then the World Series.
Every series above is drawn from the league’s own postseason record: the teams, the order they played in, and the games each side won. The club that hosted Game 1 is on the top line of its matchup, because that is the one piece of seeding the record actually proves.
Printed landscape on one sheet, with the American League on the left and the National League on the right. The 106th World Series sits in the middle.
If you are here to settle an argument: the number beside each team is games won, so 4-3 is a seven-game series. A game called as a tie counts as played and is credited to nobody, which is why a handful of early World Series ran longer than their best-of-seven.
Questions people ask
Who won the 2008 World Series?
Philadelphia Phillies won it in 5 games, beating the Tampa Bay Rays. The series score and every round that led to it are on the bracket above, and it prints on one page.
Can I print the 2008 World Series bracket?
Yes, and it is free. Press "Print this bracket": the bracket prints landscape on a single page with no navigation and no browser header, because the page margin is set to zero. No account, no watermark.
What were the scores of every 2008 postseason game?
Every game is listed under the bracket, series by series, in the order it was played, with both scores and the home team second. It prints with the bracket by default, on a fresh page after it, and the "Every game" switch turns it off if you want the bracket on its own.
What was the playoff format in 2008?
2008 ran Division Series, then League Championship Series, then the World Series. There was no Wild Card round.
Every World Series bracket, 1903 to 2026
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