2008 Atlanta Braves season
The 2008 Atlanta Braves season was the 43rd in Atlanta and the 138th overall. The Braves attempted to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005. They were once again skippered by Bobby Cox, now in his 19th season managing Atlanta. As a result of John Schuerholz taking the position of team president, the Braves entered the offseason with Frank Wren as their general manager.
The team wore a patch on the right sleeve "BEACH" in honor of former Braves player and bench coach Jim Beauchamp, who had died after the previous season ended.
2008 saw the departure of two of the team's longtime radio and television announcers. Skip Caray died on August 3, while Pete van Wieren announced his retirement on October 21. Both men had been broadcasting for the team since 1976.
Offseason
October
- October 25: Claimed RHP Chris Resop off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and designated RHP Chad Paronto for assignment.
- October 29: Acquired OF Gorkys Hernández and RHP Jair Jurrjens from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SS Édgar Rentería and cash considerations. Sent RHP Chad Paronto outright to Triple-A Richmond. He refused the assignment, becoming a free agent.
November
- November 16: Acquired OF Josh Anderson from the Houston Astros in exchange for RHP Óscar Villarreal.
- November 19: Signed Tom Glavine to a one-year, $8 million contract.
- November 20: Designated INF Pete Orr for assignment. Orr was later released by the organization on November 28.
- November 30: Designated RHP Lance Cormier for assignment.
December
- December 4: Acquired LHP Will Ohman and INF Omar Infante from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RHP José Ascanio.
- December 4: Designated OF Willie Harris for assignment. Harris was released and became a free agent on December 12.
- December 17: Signed C Javy López to a minor-league contract and an invitation to Spring training.
January
- January 14: Acquired CF Mark Kotsay from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for RHP Joey Devine and minor league RHP Jamie Richmond.
- January 17: Acquired LHP Jeff Ridgway from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for utility infielder Willy Aybar and minor league infielder Chase Fontaine.
March
- March 22: Javy López announces he will retire after being told he will not make the opening day roster.
- March 26: Tyler Yates traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for minor league pitcher Todd Redmond.
- March 28: Rubén Gotay claimed off of waivers from the New York Mets.
- March 31: Scott Spiezio signed to minor league contract. Released April 12.
May
- May 5: Acquired utility-man Greg Norton from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations.
Regular season
Season standings
National League East
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Game log
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| 155 | 599 | 70 | 143 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 71 | .239 | 0 | |
| 150 | 547 | 86 | 157 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 71 | .239 | 11 | |
| 145 | 509 | 68 | 153 | 42 | 1 | 23 | 87 | .301 | 5 | |
| 144 | 430 | 52 | 108 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 38 | .251 | 13 | |
| 136 | 514 | 71 | 148 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 60 | .288 | 2 | |
| 128 | 439 | 82 | 160 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 75 | .364 | 4 | |
| 111 | 171 | 27 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 | .246 | 0 | |
| 103 | 381 | 63 | 108 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 78 | .283 | 0 | |
| 96 | 317 | 45 | 93 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 40 | .293 | 0 | |
| 88 | 318 | 39 | 92 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 37 | .289 | 2 | |
| 88 | 102 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .235 | 1 | |
| 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 78 | 228 | 36 | 73 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 33 | .320 | 3 | |
| 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 68 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | 0 | |
| 45 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | 0 | |
| 43 | 152 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .237 | 0 | |
| 43 | 135 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .244 | 4 | |
| 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 41 | 116 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .267 | 1 | |
| 40 | 136 | 21 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .294 | 10 | |
| 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 38 | 45 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .178 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 36 | 58 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .103 | 0 | |
| 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 31 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .083 | 0 | |
| 29 | 80 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .200 | 2 | |
| 23 | 54 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .148 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 22 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 | 0 | |
| 21 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .146 | 0 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .105 | 0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 13 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .208 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .118 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| Totals | 162 | 5604 | 753 | 1514 | 316 | 33 | 130 | 721 | .270 | 58 |
Pitching
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 |
| 3 | 5 | 3.57 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 53.0 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 31 | |
| 3 | 7 | 3.70 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 97.1 | 44 | 40 | 47 | 68 | |
| 2 | 6 | 5.88 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 72.0 | 51 | 47 | 25 | 67 | |
| 8 | 7 | 3.91 | 39 | 25 | 0 | 158.2 | 74 | 69 | 38 | 107 | |
| 2 | 0 | 3.59 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 62.2 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 59 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5.54 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 63.1 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | |
| 0 | 3 | 4.28 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 33.2 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 44 | |
| 3 | 4 | 4.85 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 78.0 | 45 | 42 | 28 | 38 | |
| 11 | 7 | 3.17 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 142.0 | 53 | 50 | 40 | 85 | |
| 2 | 5 | 9.10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29.2 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 22 | |
| 13 | 10 | 3.68 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 144.1 | 87 | 77 | 51 | 139 | |
| 4 | 8 | 6.15 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 74.2 | 56 | 51 | 41 | 48 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1.59 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3.86 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 32.2 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 24 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3.68 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 58.2 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 53 | |
| 0 | 1 | 5.89 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | |
| 3 | 11 | 5.81 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 113.0 | 77 | 73 | 52 | 78 | |
| 1 | 0 | 4.84 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22.1 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 14 | |
| 1 | 0 | 3.72 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 1 | 8.46 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 16 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2.57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 28.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2.57 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14.0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1 | 4 | 4.71 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 45 | |
| Totals | 72 | 90 | 4.47 | 118 | 162 | 26 | 1048.2 | 519 | 714 | 586 | 1076 |