2008 Milwaukee Brewers Roster

The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2008 Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Milwaukee Brewers salary list, a 2008 Milwaukee Brewers uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Milwaukee Brewers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"Until we (the 2008 Milwaukee Brewers) win a championship, we still have a long way to go. But this is big for this franchise and this city. We'll just keep going hard and see what happens." - Milwaukee Brewers Ace C.C. Sabathia on MLB.com (Adam McCalvy, 09/28/08)
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2008 Milwaukee Brewers



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Complete Roster  
 

31 Dave Bush 6-02 210 Right Right 1979-11-09
60 Todd Coffey 6-05 230 Right Right 1980-09-09
45 Mark DiFelice 6-02 190 Right Right 1976-08-23
48 Tim Dillard 6-04 215 Right Right 1983-07-19
38 Eric Gagne 6-02 195 Right Right 1976-01-07
49 Yovani Gallardo 6-01 210 Right Right 1986-02-27
47 Zach Jackson 6-05 220 Left Left 1983-05-13
73 Seth McClung 6-06 235 Right Left 1981-02-07
58 Guillermo Mota 6-04 205 Right Right 1973-07-25
43 Manny Parra 6-03 200 Left Left 1982-10-30
54 David Riske 6-02 180 Right Right 1976-10-23
52 C.C. Sabathia 6-07 250 Left Left 1980-07-21
15 Ben Sheets 6-01 195 Right Right 1978-07-18
51 Brian Shouse 5-11 180 Left Left 1968-09-26
57 Mitch Stetter 6-04 195 Left Left 1981-01-16
37 Jeff Suppan 6-01 200 Right Right 1975-01-02
50 Julian Tavarez 6-02 165 Right Right 1973-05-22
16 Salomon Torres 5-11 165 Right Right 1972-03-11
59 Derrick Turnbow 6-03 200 Right Right 1978-01-25
12 Carlos Villanueva 6-02 190 Right Right 1983-11-28
18 Jason Kendall 6-00 180 Right Right 1974-06-26
11 Mike Rivera 6-00 190 Right Right 1976-09-08
14 Russ Branyan 6-03 195 Right Left 1975-12-19
30 Craig Counsell 6-00 180 Right Left 1970-08-21
27 Joe Dillon 6-02 200 Right Right 1975-08-02
5 Ray Durham 5-08 170 Right Both 1971-11-30
21 Alcides Escobar 6-01 175 Right Right 1986-12-16
28 Prince Fielder 6-00 260 Right Left 1984-05-09
24 Mat Gamel 6-00 195 Right Left 1985-07-26
2 Bill Hall 6-00 175 Right Right 1979-12-28
7 J.J. Hardy 6-02 180 Right Right 1982-08-19
26 Hernan Iribarren 6-01 180 Right Left 1984-06-29
47 Mike Lamb 6-01 195 Right Left 1975-08-09
40 Brad Nelson 6-02 255 Right Left 1982-12-23
23 Rickie Weeks 6-00 195 Right Right 1982-09-13
8 Ryan Braun 6-02 200 Right Right 1983-11-17
25 Mike Cameron 6-01 170 Right Right 1973-01-08
14 Gabe Gross 6-03 210 Right Left 1979-10-21
22 Tony Gwynn, Jr. 6-00 185 Right Left 1982-10-04
1 Corey Hart 6-06 200 Right Right 1982-03-24
33 Gabe Kapler 6-02 208 Right Right 1975-08-31
20 Laynce Nix 6-00 190 Left Left 1980-10-30
10 Vinny Rottino 6-00 195 Right Right 1980-04-07
50 Angel Salome 5-07 198 Right Right 1986-06-08
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The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers played 162 games during the regular season, won 90 games, lost 72 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Miller Park (Park Factors: 102/102) where 3,068,458 fans witnessed their 2008 Brewers finish the season with a .556 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2008 Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Milwaukee Brewers salary list, a 2008 Milwaukee Brewers uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Milwaukee Brewers primary starters list:

2008 Milwaukee Brewers
Opening Day Starters


Ryan Braun
Prince Fielder
Bill Hall
J.J. Hardy
Corey Hart
Gabe Kapler
Jason Kendall
Carlos Villanueva
Rickie Weeks

2008 Milwaukee Brewers
Most Games by Position

C Jason Kendall (149)
1B Prince Fielder (155)
2B Rickie Weeks (120)
3B Bill Hall (113)
SS J.J. Hardy (145)
LF Ryan Braun (149)
CF Mike Cameron (119)
RF Corey Hart (156)
  
SP Dave Bush
SP Manny Parra
SP C.C. Sabathia
SP Ben Sheets
SP Jeff Suppan
  
RP Eric Gagne
RP Guillermo Mota
RP David Riske
RP Brian Shouse
RP Mitch Stetter
RP Carlos Villanueva
CL Salomon Torres


2008 Milwaukee Brewers
Salaries

C.C. Sabathia $11,000,000.00
Eric Gagne $10,000,000.00
Jeff Suppan $8,250,000.00
Ray Durham $7,500,000.00
Bill Hall $4,925,000.00
Jason Kendall $4,250,000.00
Salomon Torres $3,333,333.00
Guillermo Mota $3,200,000.00
Craig Counsell $2,800,000.00
J.J. Hardy $2,650,000.00
Dave Bush $2,550,000.00
Brian Shouse $2,000,000.00
Rickie Weeks $1,056,000.00
Seth McClung $750,000.00
Prince Fielder $670,000.00
Ryan Braun $455,000.00
Corey Hart $444,000.00
Carlos Villanueva $413,000.00
Yovani Gallardo $404,000.00
Tony Gwynn, Jr. $397,500.00
Mike Rivera $395,000.00
Manny Parra $392,000.00


2008 Milwaukee Brewers
Uniform Numbers

#1 Corey Hart
#2 Bill Hall
#5 Ray Durham
#7 J.J. Hardy
#8 Ryan Braun
#10 Vinny Rottino
#11 Mike Rivera
#12 Carlos Villanueva
#14 Russ Branyan
#14 Gabe Gross
#15 Ben Sheets
#16 Salomon Torres
#18 Jason Kendall
#20 Laynce Nix
#21 Alcides Escobar
#22 Tony Gwynn, Jr.
#23 Rickie Weeks
#24 Mat Gamel
#25 Mike Cameron
#26 Hernan Iribarren
#27 Joe Dillon
#28 Prince Fielder
#30 Craig Counsell
#31 Dave Bush
#33 Gabe Kapler
#37 Jeff Suppan
#38 Eric Gagne
#40 Brad Nelson
#43 Manny Parra
#45 Mark DiFelice
#47 Zach Jackson
#47 Mike Lamb
#48 Tim Dillard
#49 Yovani Gallardo
#50 Angel Salome
#50 Julian Tavarez
#51 Brian Shouse
#52 C.C. Sabathia
#54 David Riske
#57 Mitch Stetter
#58 Guillermo Mota
#59 Derrick Turnbow
#60 Todd Coffey
#73 Seth McClung

Did you know that a 2008 Milwaukee Brewers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?