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2008 Chicago Cubs (Franchise Encyclopedia: 2007)
97-64, 1st place in NL Central Division
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Scored 855 runs, Allowed 671 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-63
Managed by Lou Piniella

Ballpark: Wrigley Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 3,300,200 (5th of 16)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 106, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost NL Division Series (3-0) to Los Angeles Dodgers

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Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Mon,3/31 vs MIL L (3-4) Theriot-SS Soriano-LF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Pie-CF Zambrano-P
2.Wed,4/2 vs MIL L (2-8) Theriot-SS Soriano-LF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Pie-CF Lilly-P
3.Thu,4/3 vs MIL W (6-3) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Pie-CF Dempster-P
4.Fri,4/4 vs HOU L (3-4) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Pie-CF Hill-P
5.Sat,4/5 vs HOU W (9-7) Soriano-LF Johnson-CF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Theriot-SS Marquis-P
6.Sun,4/6 vs HOU W (3-2) Soriano-LF Johnson-CF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Theriot-SS Blanco-C Zambrano-P
7.Mon,4/7 at PIT W (10-8)# Soriano-LF Johnson-CF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Cedeno-SS Lilly-P
8.Wed,4/9 at PIT W (6-4)# Soriano-LF Johnson-CF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Cedeno-SS Dempster-P
9.Thu,4/10 at PIT W (7-3) Soriano-LF Fontenot-2B Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Theriot-SS Pie-CF Hill-P
10.Fri,4/11 at PHI L (3-5) Soriano-LF Fukudome-CF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Ward-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Theriot-SS Zambrano-P
11.Sat,4/12 at PHI L (1-7)# Soriano-LF Johnson-CF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-C DeRosa-RF Cedeno-2B Theriot-SS Lilly-P
12.Sun,4/13 at PHI W (6-5)# Soriano-LF Johnson-CF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Theriot-SS Blanco-C Marquis-P
13.Tue,4/15 vs CIN W (9-5) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Pie-CF Dempster-P
14.Wed,4/16 vs CIN W (12-3) Fontenot-2B Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Soto-C Johnson-CF Zambrano-P
15.Thu,4/17 vs CIN L (2-9) Fontenot-2B Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Johnson-CF Blanco-C Lilly-P
16.Fri,4/18 vs PIT W (3-2) Patterson-2B Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Soto-C Johnson-CF Hill-P
17.Sat,4/19 vs PIT W (13-1)# Johnson-CF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Soto-C Cedeno-2B Marquis-P
18.Sun,4/20 vs PIT W (13-6)# Johnson-CF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Murton-LF DeRosa-RF Soto-C Cedeno-2B Dempster-P
19.Mon,4/21 vs NYM W (7-1) Johnson-CF Fontenot-2B Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Soto-C Cedeno-SS Zambrano-P
20.Tue,4/22 vs NYM W (8-1) Johnson-LF Pie-CF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Cedeno-SS Blanco-C Lilly-P
21.Wed,4/23 at COL W (7-6)# Johnson-CF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Soto-C Cedeno-2B Hill-P
22.Thu,4/24 at COL L (2-4) Fontenot-2B Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Soto-C Pie-CF Marquis-P
23.Fri,4/25 at WSN L (3-5)# Johnson-CF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Soto-C Cedeno-2B Dempster-P
24.Sat,4/26 at WSN W (7-0)# Johnson-CF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Soto-C Cedeno-2B Zambrano-P
25.Sun,4/27 at WSN L (0-2)# Johnson-CF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Cedeno-2B Blanco-C Lilly-P
26.Tue,4/29 vs MIL L (7-10) Johnson-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Pie-CF Marquis-P
27.Wed,4/30 vs MIL W (19-5) Johnson-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Pie-CF Dempster-P
28.Thu,5/1 vs MIL L (3-4) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Johnson-CF Zambrano-P
29.Fri,5/2 at STL L (3-5) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Soto-C Pie-CF Hill-P
30.Sat,5/3 at STL W (9-3) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-3B Soto-C Fontenot-2B Johnson-CF Lilly-P
31.Sun,5/4 at STL L (3-5) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Fukudome-RF DeRosa-3B Soto-C Fontenot-2B Johnson-CF Marquis-P
32.Mon,5/5 at CIN L (3-5) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-3B Fontenot-2B Pie-CF Dempster-P
33.Tue,5/6 at CIN W (3-0) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Cedeno-2B Pie-CF Zambrano-P
34.Wed,5/7 at CIN L (0-9) Johnson-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Cedeno-2B Pie-CF Lieber-P
35.Fri,5/9 vs ARI W (3-1) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Lilly-P
36.Sat,5/10 vs ARI W (7-2) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Dempster-P
37.Sun,5/11 vs ARI W (6-4) Johnson-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Pie-CF Gallagher-P
38.Mon,5/12 vs SDP W (12-3)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Zambrano-P
39.Tue,5/13 vs SDP L (3-4)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Marquis-P
40.Wed,5/14 vs SDP W (8-5) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Lilly-P
41.Thu,5/15 vs SDP W (4-0) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Edmonds-CF Cedeno-2B Blanco-C Dempster-P
42.Fri,5/16 vs PIT W (7-4)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-C Cedeno-2B DeRosa-RF Johnson-CF Gallagher-P
43.Sat,5/17 vs PIT L (6-7)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Zambrano-P
44.Sun,5/18 vs PIT W (4-3)# Soriano-LF Cedeno-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Marquis-P
45.Mon,5/19 at HOU W (7-2) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Lilly-P
46.Tue,5/20 at HOU L (2-4) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Dempster-P
47.Wed,5/21 at HOU L (3-5) Theriot-SS Fukudome-RF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Hoffpauir-LF Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Gallagher-P
48.Fri,5/23 at PIT W (12-3)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-C Cedeno-2B DeRosa-RF Johnson-CF Zambrano-P
49.Sat,5/24 at PIT L (4-5)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-C Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Marquis-P
50.Sun,5/25 at PIT L (5-6)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Johnson-CF Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Blanco-C Lilly-P
51.Mon,5/26 vs LAD W (3-1) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Dempster-P
52.Tue,5/27 vs LAD W (3-1) Soriano-LF Fontenot-2B Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Edmonds-CF Soto-C Cedeno-SS Gallagher-P
53.Wed,5/28 vs LAD W (2-1) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Zambrano-P
54.Thu,5/29 vs COL W (8-4)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-C Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Marquis-P
55.Fri,5/30 vs COL W (10-9) Soriano-LF Fontenot-2B Lee-1B Soto-C Fukudome-RF Edmonds-CF DeRosa-3B Cedeno-SS Lilly-P
56.Sat,5/31 vs COL W (5-4)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-C Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Dempster-P
57.Sun,6/1 vs COL W (5-3) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Hoffpauir-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Gallagher-P
58.Mon,6/2 at SDP W (7-6) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Blanco-C Zambrano-P
59.Tue,6/3 at SDP W (9-6)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-C Johnson-CF DeRosa-RF Cedeno-2B Marquis-P
60.Wed,6/4 at SDP L (1-2) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Edmonds-CF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Lilly-P
61.Thu,6/5 at LAD W (5-4) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Dempster-P
62.Fri,6/6 at LAD L (0-3) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Blanco-C Gallagher-P
63.Sat,6/7 at LAD L (3-7) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Fontenot-2B Johnson-CF Zambrano-P
64.Sun,6/8 at LAD W (3-1) Soriano-LF DeRosa-2B Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Edmonds-CF Cedeno-SS Marquis-P
65.Tue,6/10 vs ATL W (10-5)# Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-C Fukudome-RF DeRosa-2B Johnson-CF Lilly-P
66.Wed,6/11 vs ATL W (7-2) Soriano-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Dempster-P
67.Thu,6/12 vs ATL W (3-2) Patterson-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Zambrano-P
68.Fri,6/13 at TOR L (2-3) Theriot-SS Hoffpauir-1B Lee-DH Ramirez-3B Fukudome-RF Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-2B Patterson-LF
69.Sat,6/14 at TOR W (6-2) Johnson-LF Fukudome-RF Lee-1B Ramirez-DH Edmonds-CF DeRosa-3B Fontenot-2B Blanco-C Cedeno-SS
70.Sun,6/15 at TOR W (7-4) Johnson-LF Fukudome-RF Lee-DH Ramirez-3B Edmonds-CF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Hoffpauir-1B Theriot-SS
71.Tue,6/17 at TBR L (2-3)# Johnson-CF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-DH DeRosa-RF Murton-LF Blanco-C Cedeno-2B
72.Wed,6/18 at TBR L (4-5) Fukudome-RF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Edmonds-CF Soto-C DeRosa-LF Hoffpauir-DH Cedeno-2B
73.Thu,6/19 at TBR L (3-8) Fukudome-CF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-DH Hoffpauir-LF DeRosa-RF Blanco-C Fontenot-2B
74.Fri,6/20 vs CHW W (4-3)# Fukudome-CF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-C DeRosa-RF Murton-LF Cedeno-2B Lilly-P
75.Sat,6/21 vs CHW W (11-7) Fukudome-RF Patterson-LF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Edmonds-CF Fontenot-2B Soto-C Theriot-SS Marquis-P
76.Sun,6/22 vs CHW W (7-1) Fukudome-RF Patterson-LF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Edmonds-CF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Theriot-SS Dempster-P
77.Tue,6/24 vs BAL L (5-7) Fukudome-RF Patterson-LF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Edmonds-CF Soto-C DeRosa-2B Theriot-SS Marshall-P
78.Wed,6/25 vs BAL W (7-4) Patterson-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Edmonds-CF Soto-C DeRosa-RF Fontenot-2B Lilly-P
79.Thu,6/26 vs BAL L (4-11) Patterson-LF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Edmonds-CF Soto-C DeRosa-RF Fontenot-2B Marquis-P
80.Fri,6/27 at CHW L (3-10) Fukudome-DH Patterson-LF Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Ward-RF Edmonds-CF Soto-C Fontenot-2B Cedeno-SS
81.Sat,6/28 at CHW L (5-6) Fukudome-RF DeRosa-LF Lee-1B Ward-DH Ramirez-3B Edmonds-CF Soto-C Fontenot-2B Cedeno-SS
82.Sun,6/29 at CHW L (1-5)# Fukudome-RF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Ramirez-3B Soto-DH DeRosa-LF Edmonds-CF Blanco-C Cedeno-2B
83.Mon,6/30 at SFG W (9-2)# Fukudome-RF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Soto-C DeRosa-3B Edmonds-CF Murton-LF Cedeno-2B Lilly-P
84.Tue,7/1 at SFG L (1-2) Fukudome-RF DeRosa-3B Lee-1B Ward-LF Soto-C Edmonds-CF Fontenot-2B Cedeno-SS Marquis-P
85.Wed,7/2 at SFG W (6-5) Fukudome-RF Theriot-SS Lee-1B Soto-C Edmonds-CF DeRosa-3B Murton-LF Fontenot-2B Dempster-P
86.Thu,7/3 at SFG L (3-8) Johnson-LF