2008 Akron Aeros season

The 2008 Akron Aeros season was the 12th season for the franchise in Akron, Ohio, and the 29th overall in the Eastern League.

Off season and Spring Training

Player and personnel moves

Spring Training

The Akron Aeros and the Buffalo Bisons played 12 exhibition games against the AA and AAA affiliate of team such as the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, and Atlanta Braves between March 14 and March 29.

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern League - Southern Division

Team

Bowie Baysox

Akron Aeros

Harrisburg Senators

Erie SeaWolves

Altoona Curve

Reading Phillies

Early-season roster

Players

Pitchers

Late-season roster

Players

Pitchers

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Full-season roster

Player

Primary position

Games played

2009 team(s)

1B

Columbus Clippers

2B

Cleveland Indians, Columbus Clippers

P

P

Corpus Christi Hooks

P

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

C

Akron Aeros

P

Cleveland Indians

SS

Durham Bulls, Montgomery Biscuits

OF

Akron Aeros

OF

Cleveland Indians, Columbus Clippers

3B

Jacksonville Suns

P

Kinston Indians

P

P

P

Akron Aeros, Columbus Clippers

C

Akron Aeros

C

Cleveland Indians, Columbus Clippers

OF

OF

Akron Aeros

1B

Columbus Clippers

P

Akron Aeros, Columbus Clippers

3B

Columbus Clippers

P

Cleveland Indians, Columbus Clippers

OF

Cleveland Indians, Columbus Clippers

P

Cleveland Indians

P

Akron Aeros

P

Syracuse Chiefs

C

Cleveland Indians

P

P

Akron Aeros, Altoona Curve, Columbus Clippers

P

Altoona Curve

OF

P

San Diego Padres

C

Lake County Captains

2B

Bowie Baysox, Norfolk Tides

SS

Akron Aeros

P

Akron Aeros, Columbus Clippers

C

Akron Aeros

P

Rochester Red Wings

OF

P

Cleveland Indians, Columbus Clippers

P

Iowa Cubs

P

Akron Aeros

C

Columbus Clippers

P

P

Akron Aeros

P

3B

Harrisburg Senators

P

Akron Aeros

Notable players

Player

Age

Games played

Experience

MLB debut date

MLB debut team

Notes

26

5th season with Aeros

Cleveland Indians

25

1st season with Aeros

San Diego Padres

37

1st season with Aeros

Baltimore Orioles

24

4th season with Aeros

Cleveland Indians

24

4th season with Aeros

Cleveland Indians

25

2nd season with Aeros

Cleveland Indians

23

1st season with Aeros

Cleveland Indians

23

1st season with Aeros

Cleveland Indians

24

2nd season with Aeros

Cleveland Indians

29

3rd season with Aeros

Cleveland Indians

24

1st season with Aeros

San Diego Padres

25

1st season with Aeros

New York Yankees

24

2nd season with Aeros

Cleveland Indians

30

3rd season with Aeros

New York Yankees

Game log

2008 Regular season

April

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record

-

April 3

@ Senators

5-8(10) (comp. on 4/5)

Munoz (1-0)

Burton (0-1)

1,772

-

April 4

@ Senators

Postponed (rain) Rescheduled on 5/27

-

April 5

@ Senators

5-8

Perez (1-0)

Martin (0-1)

Warden (1)

1,404

-

April 6

@ Senators

13-11

Herrmann (1-0)

Hall (0-1)

1,172

-

April 7

@ Mets

0-1

Hietpas (1-0)

Burton (0-2)

Kunz (2)

1,028

-

April 8

@ Mets

3-2

Martin (0-1)

Alfonso (0-1)

Newsom (1)

1,506

-

April 9

@ Mets

3-6

Sanchez (2-0)

Lofgren (0-1)

Kunz (3)

1,205

-

April 10

Baysox

5-7

Hernandez

Huff

Manon

-

April 11

Baysox

12-5

Stevens

Keefer

-

April 12

Baysox

7-3

Martin

Lonsberry

-

April 13

Baysox

Postponed (rain)

-

April 14

Mets

3-6

Camacho (1-1)

Dixon (0-1)

Marte (2)

2,541

-

April 15

Mets

11-10

Stevens (2-0)

Hietpas (1-1)

Newsom (2)

2,608

-

April 16

Mets

2-7

Kunz (1-0)

Roehl (0-1)

2,479

-

April 17

@ Baysox

5-1

Herrman

Berken

Stevens

-

April 18

@ Baysox

4-5

Manon

Nottingham

-

April 19

@ Baysox

3-5

Waters

Dixon

Casadiego

-

April 20

@ Baysox

7-3

Huff

Spoone

-

April 24

Senators

6-13

Hinckley (2-0)

Dixon (0-3)

1,660

-

April 25

Senators

7-14

Brownlie (3-0)

Lofgren (0-2)

4,930

-

April 26

Senators

2-1(10)

Newsom (1-0)

Warden (2-1)

3,449

-

April 27

Senators

4-2

Herrmann (3-1)

Hall (1-3)

Newsom (4)

3,736

-

April 29

SeaWolves

4-7

Perez (1-0)

Edell (1-1)

Dolsi (2)

2,550

-

April 30

SeaWolves

8-4

Stevens (3-1)

Tomey (2-2)

Newsom (5)

1,530

May

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record

-

May 1

SeaWolves

6-2

Lofgren (1-2)

Christensen (0-3)

Newsom (6)

3,989

-

May 23

SeaWolves

4-0

Stevens (5-1)

Connolly (0-4)

5,981

-

May 24

SeaWolves

1-5

Christensen (1-4)

Edell (1-4)

2,877

-

May 25

SeaWolves

1-8

French (3-4)

Dixon (2-4)

Perez (1)

6,704

-

May 26

SeaWolves

4-3

Newsom (2-0)

Castro (1-1)

9,109

-

May 27

@ Senators

7-6 (7)

Roehl (1-1)

Zinicola (2-2)

Newsom (14)

N/A

-

May 27

@ Senators

0-5 (7)

Estrada (6-2)

Martin (4-3)

4,167

-

May 28

@ Senators

10-1

Hermann (5-3)

VanAllen (3-1)

2,405

-

May 29

@ Senators

5-3

Edell (2-4)

Norrito (0-1)

Newsom (15)

3,485

August

#

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record

-

August 1

Senators

1-3 (10)

Carr (2-1)

Lofgren (1-5)

Schmoll (6)

7,233

-

August 2

Senators

4-1

Edell (6-6)

Jones (2-3)

Newsom (25)

5,522

-

August 3

Senators

5-7

Novoa (1-0)

Dixon (8-8)

Perrault (1)

3,248

Playoffs

2008 Post-season

Southern Division Championship Series

Game

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record

1

September 3

@ Baysox

6 - 5

Wagner (1-0)

Thall (0-1)

2,057

1-0

2

September 4

@ Baysox

3 - 11

Bergesen (1-0)

Martin (0-1)

1,840

1-1

3

September 5

Baysox

6 - 2

Edell (1-0)

Hernandez (0-1)

4,768

2-1

4

September 6

Baysox

5 - 1

Herrmann (1-0)

Tillman (0-1)

4,695

3-1

Eastern League Championship Series

Game

Date

Opponent

Score

Win

Loss

Save

Attendance

Record

1

September 9

Thunder

1 - 3

Hacker (2-0)

Dixon (0-1)

Nunez (2)

3,327

0-1

2

September 10

Thunder

13 - 10

Wagner (2-0)

Whelan (1-1)

Stiller (1)

3,374

1-1

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September 12

Thunder

Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 13

3

September 13

@ Thunder

1 - 4

Claggett (1-0)

Edell (1-1)

Nunez (3)

4,575

1-2

4

September 14

@ Thunder

1 - 5

Marquez (1-0)

Herrmann (1-1)

Jones (1)

3,117

1-3

References