The 2008 Baltimore Orioles season was the 108th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 55th in Baltimore, and the 17th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The Orioles entered the 2008 season led by Dave Trembley, now starting his first full season as manager. President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail continued the rebuilding process. Superstars Miguel Tejada and Érik Bédard were traded for younger talent and there were talks of Brian Roberts, but he was not traded.
The Baltimore Orioles posted a record of 68–93 and finished in last place in the AL East for the first time since the 1988 season.
Closer Chris Ray missed the entire season after Tommy John surgery, and so did his replacement Danys Báez. Left-hander George Sherrill, acquired from the Mariners, was named the team's closer for the 2008 season and became the lone representative for the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, while Jeremy Guthrie was the Opening Day starter after an impressive rookie season and several solid spring training outings.
Offseason
Transactions On December 12, 2007, the Orioles traded shortstop Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros for outfielder Luke Scott, pitchers Matt Albers, Troy Patton, Dennis Sarfate and third baseman Mike Costanzo.ESPN - With trade, Tejada gets change of scenery he wanted; Orioles restock roster - MLB On February 8, 2008, the Orioles traded left-handed pitcher Érik Bédard to the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Adam Jones, pitchers George Sherrill, Chris Tillman, Tony Butler and Kam Mickolio.Orioles trade Bedard to Mariners for five prospects
New coaches Rick Kranitz – Orioles pitching coach John Shelby – Orioles 1st base coach
Regular season
Roster 2008 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches (hitting) (bullpen) (bench) (pitching) (third base) (first base)
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || March 31 || 3:05pm || Rays || 6 – 2 || Shields (1–0) || Guthrie (0–1) || || 46,807 || 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || April 2 || 7:05pm || Rays || 9 – 6 || Walker (1–0) || Reyes (0–1) || Sherrill (1) || 10,505 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 3 || 7:05pm || Rays || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 23 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 4 || 7:05pm || Mariners || 7 – 4 || Trachsel (1–0) || Washburn (0–1) || Sherrill (2) || 14,429 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 5 || 7:05pm || Mariners || 6 – 4 || Albers (1–0) || Batista (0–1) || Sherrill (3) || 24,824 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 6 || 1:35pm || Mariners || 3 – 2 || Sarfate (1–0) || Lowe (0–1) || || 19,215 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 7 || 3:05pm || Mariners || 5 – 4 || Sarfate (2–0) || O'Flaherty (0–1) || Sherrill (4) || 10,774 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 8 || 2:05pm || @ Rangers || 8 – 1 || Burres (1–0) || Jennings (0–2) || || 48,808 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 9 || 8:05pm || @ Rangers || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 10 || 5:05pm || @ Rangers || 3 – 1 || Millwood (1–2) || Trachsel (1-1) || Wilson (2) || – || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 10 || 8:05pm || @ Rangers || 5 – 4 || Wright (1–0) || Bradford (0–1) || Wilson (3) || 15,560 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 11 || 7:10pm || @ Rays || 10 – 5 || Reyes (1-1) || Sarfate (2–1) || || 12,146 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 12 || 7:10pm || @ Rays || 3 – 2 || Bradford (1-1) || Wheeler (0–1) || Sherrill (5) || 19,295 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 13 || 1:40pm || @ Rays || 6 – 2 || Niemann (1–0) || Burres (1-1) || || 16,748 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 14 || 7:05pm || Blue Jays || 4 – 3 || Albers (2–0) || McGowan (0–1) || Sherrill (6) || 11,510 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 15 || 7:05pm || Blue Jays || 11 – 3 || Marcum (2–0) || Trachsel (1–2) || || 15,017 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 16 || 7:05pm || White Sox || 3 – 1 || Contreras (1-1) || Loewen (0–1) || Jenks (6) || 12,080 || 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 17 || 7:05pm || White Sox || 6 – 5 (10) || Sherrill (1–0)|| Logan (1-1)|| || 13,676 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 18 || 7:05pm || Yankees || 8 – 2 || Cabrera (1–0) || Hughes (0–3) || || 40,653 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 19 || 7:05pm || Yankees || 6 – 0 || Burres (2–1) || Kennedy (0–2) || Johnson (1) || 41,776 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 20 || 1:35pm || Yankees || 7 – 1 || Pettitte (3–1) || Trachsel (1–3) || || 37,501 || 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 22 || 10:10pm || @ Mariners || 4 – 2 || Rhodes (1–0) || Guthrie (0–2) || Putz (2) || 17,780 || 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 23 || 10:10pm || @ Mariners || 3 – 2 || Cabrera (2–0) || Rowland-Smith (0–1) || Sherrill (7) || 16,823 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || April 24 || 10:10pm || @ Mariners || 8 – 7 || Bradford (2–1) || Green (1-1) || Sherrill (8) || 16,727 || 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 25 || 8:11pm || @ White Sox || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 26 || 1:05pm || @ White Sox || 5 – 1 || Burres (3–1) || Danks (2-2) || Sherrill (9) || 23,043 || 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 26 || 7:05pm || @ White Sox || 6 – 5 || Jenks (2–0) || Bierd (0–1) || || 34,757 || 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || April 27 || 2:05pm || @ White Sox || 6 – 1 || Contreras (2-2) || Guthrie (0–3) || || 29,756 || 14–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | -- || April 28 || 2:05pm || @ White Sox ||colspan=6|Suspended (rain) To be completed on August 25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || April 29 || 7:05pm || Rays || 7 – 4 || Olson (1–0) || Hammel (2-2) || Sherrill (10) || 11,588 || 15–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || April 30 || 7:05pm || Rays || 8 – 1 || Sonnanstine (4–1) || Albers (2–1) || || 11,944 || 15–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 1 || 12:35pm || Rays || 4 – 2 || Garza (1–0) || Burres (3–2) || Percival (6) || 16,456 || 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 2 || 10:05pm || @ Angels || 4 – 3 || Guthrie (1–3) || Weaver (2–4) || Sherrill (11) || 41,515 || 16–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 3 || 3:45pm || @ Angels || 3 – 1 || Garland (4–3) || Cabrera (2–1) || Rodríguez (12) || 37,601 || 16–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 4 || 3:35pm || @ Angels || 6 – 5 || Saunders (6–0) || Trachsel (1–4) || Rodríguez (13) || 39,273 || 16–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 5 || 10:05pm || @ Athletics || 2 – 1 || Devine (3–0) || Johnson (0–1) || || 10,128 || 16-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 6 || 10:05pm || @ Athletics || 4 – 2 || Duchscherer (3–1) || Burres (3-3) || Casilla (1) || 11,492 || 16–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 7 || 3:35pm || @ Athletics || 6 – 5 || Braden (1–0) || Cormier (0–1) || || 15,235 || 16–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 8 || 8:10pm || @ Royals || 4 – 1 || Cabrera (3–1) || Hochevar (2-2) || || 11,781 || 17–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 9 || 8:10pm || @ Royals || 7 – 4 || Trachsel (2–4) || Meche (2–4) || Sherrill (12) || 21,873 || 18-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 10 || 7:10pm || @ Royals || 6 – 5 || Olson (2–0) || Tomko (1–4) || Sherrill (13) || 15,808 || 19–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 11 || 2:10pm || @ Royals || 4 – 0 || Bannister (4-4) || Burres (3–4) || || 18,635 || 19-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 13 || 7:05pm || Red Sox || 5 – 4 || Guthrie (2–3)|| Beckett (4–3) || Sherrill (14) || 38,768 || 20–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 14 || 3:05pm || Red Sox || 6 – 3 || Cabrera (4–1) || Hansen (0–2) || Sherrill (15) || 28,939 || 21–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 16 || 7:05pm || Nationals || 5 – 3 || Olson (3–0) || Hill (0–1) || Sherrill (16) || 29,266 || 22–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 17 || 7:05pm || Nationals || 6 – 5 || Burres (4-4) || Pérez (1–4) || Sherrill (17) || 32,662 || 23–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 18 || 1:35pm || Nationals || 2 – 1 || Lannan (4-4) || Guthrie (2–4) || Rauch (10) || 33,745 || 23–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 20 || 7:05pm || @ Yankees || 12 – 2 || Cabrera (5–1) || Mussina (6–4) || || 51,617 || 24–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 21 || 7:05pm || @ Yankees || 8 – 0 || Rasner (3–0) || Olson (3–1) || || 50,682 || 24–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 22 || 7:05pm || @ Yankees || 2 – 1 || Rivera (2–1) || Johnson (0–2) || || 49,452 || 24–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 23 || 7:10pm || @ Rays || 2 – 0 || Garza (3–1) || Guthrie (2–5) || Percival (14) || 13,635 || 24–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 24 || 6:10pm || @ Rays || 11 – 4 || Jackson (3-3) || Trachsel (2–5) || || 30,445 || 24-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 25 || 1:40pm || @ Rays || 5 – 4 || Percival (1–0) || Sherrill (1-1) || || 17,762 || 24–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 26 || 1:35pm || Yankees || 6 – 1 || Olson (4–1) || Rasner (3–1) || || 34,928 || 25-25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 51 || May 27 || 7:05pm || Yankees || 10 – 9 || Albers (3–1) || Hawkins (1-1) || || 24,030 || 26–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 28 || 7:05pm || Yankees || 4 – 2 || Pettitte (5-5)|| Guthrie (2–6) || Rivera (13) || 24,791 || 26-26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || May 30 || 7:05pm || Red Sox || 5 – 2 (13) || Timlin (3-3) || Bradford (2-2) || Papelbon (15) || 46,199 || 26–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || May 31 || 7:05pm || Red Sox || 6 – 3 || Aardsma (2–1) || Cormier (0–2) || Papelbon (16) || 48,281 || 26–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 1 || 1:35pm || Red Sox || 9 – 4 || Colón (3–0) || Burres (4–5) || || 45,031 || 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 2 || 7:05pm || Red Sox || 6 – 3 || Johnson (1–2) || Okajima (1-1) || Sherrill (18) || 25,711 || 27–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 3 || 8:10pm || @ Twins || 5 – 3 || Liz (1–0) || Slowey (2–5) || Sherrill (19) || 18,802 || 28–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 4 || 8:10pm || @ Twins || 7 – 5 || Bonser (3–6)|| Cabrera (5–2) || Nathan (16) || 22,057 || 28–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 5 || 1:10pm || @ Twins || 3 – 2 || Olson (5–1) || Baker (2–1) || Sherrill (20) || 19,621 || 29–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 6 || 7:07pm || @ Blue Jays || 6 – 5 || Sarfate (3–1) || Benítez (0–1) || Sherrill (21) || 23,649 || 30-30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 7 || 1:07pm || @ Blue Jays || 9 – 5 || Guthrie (3–6) || Burnett (5–6) || || 25,122 || 31–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 8 || 1:07pm || @ Blue Jays || 5 – 4 || Halladay (8–5) || Albers (3–2) || Ryan (13) || 25,365 || 31-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 10 || 7:05pm || @ Red Sox || 10 – 6 || Sarfate (4–1) || Okajima (1–2) || || 37,858 || 32–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 11 || 7:05pm || @ Red Sox || 6 – 3 || Colón (4–1) || Olson (5–2) || Papelbon (19) || 38,130 || 32-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 12 || 7:05pm || @ Red Sox || 9 – 2 || Lester (5–3) || Guthrie (3–7) || || 38,139 || 32–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 13 || 7:05pm || Pirates || 9 – 6 || Burres (5-5) || Osoria (3–2) || Sherrill (22) || 47,305 || 33-33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb"