2008 Taiwan Series

The 2008 Taiwan Series was played by the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, team that placed first in the all-season standing, and the Brother Elephants, wild card winner who advanced to Taiwan Series by defeating La New Bears in the Playoff Series. The Lions defeated the Elephants four games to three and won the title and went on to represent Taiwan in the 2008 Asia Series.

2008 Taiwan Series
2008 Taiwan Series logo
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions (4) Lu Wen-sheng 67-0-33, .670
Brother Elephants (3) Wang Kuang-hui 52-4–42, .553
DatesOctober 25–November 2
MVPLuther Hackman
Outstanding PlayersPan Wei-lun
Wang Jin-yong
Manager of the YearLu Wen-sheng
Broadcast
TelevisionVideoland Television Network
Taiwan Series

Participants

Rules

All regular season rules apply with the following exceptions:

  • Each team is allowed to register 28 players on its active roster.
  • No tied games.
  • Two outfield umpires are added to the games.

Summaries

Playoff Series Taiwan Series
1 Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 4
2 La New Bears 0 3 Brother Elephants 3
3 Brother Elephants 3

Game 1

October 25, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City

Team123456789RHE
Brother0002012049152
Uni-President 7-Eleven1001000013141
WP: Liao Yu-cheng (1–0)   LP: Luther Hackman (0–1)
Home runs:
BRO: Wang Jin-yong (1)
UNI: None
Attendance: 12,000

Game 2

October 26, 2008 at Chengcing Lake Baseball Field, Niaosong, Kaohsiung County

Team123456789RHE
Brother000030010473
Uni-President 7-Eleven300002000580
WP: Pan Wei-lun (1–0)   LP: Ryokan Kobayashi (0–1)   Sv: Lin Yueh-ping (1)
Home runs:
BRO: Lin Ming-hsien (1), Wang Jin-yong (2)
UNI: None
Attendance: 17,523

Game 3

October 28, 2008 at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung City

Team123456789RHE
Uni-President 7-Eleven000000230561
Brother030102000681
WP: Mai Chia-je (1–0)   LP: Giancarlo Alvarado (0–1)   Sv: Tsao Chun-yang (1)
Home runs:
UNI: Tilson Brito (1), Chen Lien-hung (1)
BRO: None
Attendance: 18,302

Game 4

October 29, 2008 at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, Taipei County

Team123456789RHE
Uni-President 7-Eleven004000201571
Brother000000000040
WP: Luther Hackman (1–1)   LP: Danny Core (0–1)
Attendance: 12,500

Game 5

October 30, 2008 at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, Taipei County

Team123456789RHE
Uni-President 7-Eleven000000230561
Brother030102000681
WP: Pan Wei-lun (2–0)   LP: Liao Yu-cheng (0–1)
Attendance: 12,500

Game 6

November 1, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City

Team123456789RHE
Brother0000000505110
Uni-President 7-Eleven000000000071
WP: Matt Perisho (1–0)   LP: Giancarlo Alvarado (0–2)
Home runs:
BRO: Wang Jin-yong (3)
UNI: None
Attendance: 12,000

Game 7

November 2, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City

Team123456789RHE
Brother000000000041
Uni-President 7-Eleven002020000461
WP: Luther Hackman (2–1)   LP: Mai Chia-je (1–1)
Home runs:
BRO: None
UNI: Chen Lien-hung (2)
Attendance: 12,000


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