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In 2008, Youkilis led the AL in at bats per RBI ( 4. 7 ), was 3rd in slugging percentage (. 569 ) and sacrifice flies ( 9 ), 4th in RBIs ( 115 ), extra base hits ( 76 ), and OPS (. 958 ); 5th in hit by pitch ( 12 ); 6th in batting average (. 312 ) and on-base percentage (. 390 ); 7th in doubles ( 43 ) and in times advanced from first to third on a single ( 14 ); 8th in total bases ( 306 ), 10th in at-bats per home run ( 18. 6 ), and 12th in home runs ( 29 ).
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2008 and Youkilis
Youkilis in Houston, June 2008
On April 2, 2008, on an unassisted game-ending play against the Oakland A's, Youkilis broke the Major League record for most consecutive error-less games by a first baseman, previously held by Steve Garvey, at 194 games.
Youkilis finished third in the balloting for the 2008 AL MVP Award, receiving two first-place votes ( one from Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News ), while his teammate Dustin Pedroia won and Justin Morneau came in second.
Of the players with 1, 000 plate appearances in the AL over the 2008 – 09 seasons, none had a higher OPS than Youkilis (. 960 ).
Youkilis was featured in the 2008 Hank Greenberg 75th Anniversary edition of Jewish Major Leaguers Baseball Cards, published in affiliation with Fleer Trading Cards and the American Jewish Historical Society, commemorating the Jewish Major Leaguers from 1871 through 2008.
Youkilis was named the Jewish MVP for 2008, beating out fellow All-Stars Braun and Kinsler.
In November 2008, Youkilis and Enza Sambataro held a wedding ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, although the couple never formalized their wedding.
Mauer won his first Gold Glove award in 2008, announced on November 6, He finished fourth in the balloting for American League Most Valuable Player, behind Dustin Pedroia, Justin Morneau, and Kevin Youkilis.
The previous record had been held by Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox, established between July 4, 2006, and June 6, 2008.
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* 2008 – 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activities.
* 2008 – A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d ' état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
Following Zuma's accession to the ANC leadership in 2007 and Mbeki's resignation as president in 2008, the Mbeki faction of former ministers led by Mosiuoa Lekota split away from the ANC to form the Congress of the People.
led to the January 2008 bulk-sampling of kimberlite pipes in a remote part of Montana.
Beginning with Sans Soleil, he developed a deep interest in digital technology, which led to his film Level 5 ( 1996 ) and Immemory ( 1998, 2008 ), an interactive multimedia CD-ROM, produced for the Centre Pompidou ( French language version ) and from Exact Change ( English version ).
In March 2008, Emsworth was hit by a large storm which resulted in numerous trees being uprooted and, combined with a high tide, led to large parts of the town being flooded.
' However, these and other measures failed to stop the 2008 Guinean coup d ' état led by Moussa Dadis Camara in late December 2008.
This event marked the beginning of the browser's popularity decline, which led to its discontinuation in September 2008.
The team had received all required approvals and was awaiting site demolition ; however, the 2008 – 09 financial crisis ultimately led to the scrapping of the Trails Stadium project.
In August 2008 General Ould Abdel Aziz led the 2008 Mauritanian coup d ' état that toppled President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
In June and July 2008, Hart led the Mickey Hart Band on a U. S. concert tour.
National won the 2008 election ending nine years of Labour led Government.
With Aziz constitutionally completing his term and the suspension of the Chief Justice in 2007, Musharraf dramatically fell from the presidency in 2008 after voluntarily resigning in a facing threat of impeachment led by the people-elected opposition parties.
On 28 February 2008, Sony made a similar announcement, of impending sale to a consortium led by American investment banking giant ( now bank holding company ) Morgan Stanley.
In the April 2008 Italian national election, the population of Piedmont gave 46. 8 % of its votes to the centre-right coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi.
The FARC-EP secretariat was led by Alfonso Cano and six others after the death of Manuel Marulanda ( Pedro Antonio Marín ), also known as " Tirofijo ", or Sureshot in 2008.
By 2008, these state-owned corporations had become increasingly dynamic and generated large increases in revenue for the state, resulting in a state-sector led recovery during the 2009 financial crises while accounting for most of China's economic growth.
In 2008 a partnership was initiated between the Nordic countries to, among other things, increase the capability of joint action, and this led to the creation of NORDEFCO.
More recent excavations include a series of digs held between 2003 and 2008 known as the Stonehenge Riverside Project, led by Mike Parker Pearson.
The acceptance of the term in Australia is illustrated by 13 February 2008 formal apology to the Stolen Generations, led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, and passed by both houses of the Parliament of Australia.
" Its presence in the film is said to have led to a revival for the White Russian, bringing it to " icon status ", according to a 2008 article in The New York Times.
In 2008, unrest in the capital between the authorities and opposition demonstrators led by ex-President Levon Ter-Petrosyan occurred after the 2008 Armenian presidential election.
2008 and AL
Through 13 games in 2008, the Royals were 8 – 5 and in first place in the AL Central, a vast improvement over their start from the previous season.
In 2008, the Twins finished the regular season tied with the White Sox on top of the AL Central, forcing a one-game playoff in Chicago to determine the division champion.
* Warren, Dan R. ( 2008 ), If It Takes All Summer: Martin Luther King, the KKK, and States ' Rights in St. Augustine, 1964, Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press.
Many Razorbacks players have gone on to the majors, perhaps the most successful is Cliff Lee, the 2008 AL Cy Young Award Winner, with the most recent being Dallas Kuechel of the Houston Astros ..
He helped lead the Angels to five AL West championships ( 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 ), and was voted as one of the most feared hitters in baseball in a 2008 poll of all 30 major league managers.
Throughout 2007 and 2008, the military backed government tried to root out corruption and get rid of the two dynastic leaders of the AL and BNP.
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The AL Rookie of the Year Award winner, Hinske may be best known for having played in three consecutive World Series each one with a different team, losing with the Rays in 2008 and winning with the Red Sox in 2007 and Yankees in 2009.
Volquez threw changeups 31. 9 % of the time in 2008, more than any other starter, and James Shields threw it 26. 3 % of the time, tops in the AL.
Thome duplicated this feat again on September 30, 2008 in a one game playoff against AL Central rival Minnesota Twins.
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He was the AL's starter at first base on the 2008 AL All Star team that played the 79th Major League Baseball All Star Game at Yankee Stadium, voted in by the fans with 2, 858, 130 votes in his first year on the ballot.
He drew seven intentional walks during the 2008 season, the first season he had garnered any, and also led the AL with a. 353 batting average after the sixth inning.
Before Game 4 of the 2008 World Series, he was named the winner of the AL Hank Aaron Award for the best offensive performance of the 2008 season.
* 2008 AL All Star Starter ( 1B )
He also won three consecutive Gold Glove awards ( 2008 – 2010 ), and the 2009 American League ( AL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Award.
In 2008, he became the first American League catcher to win the batting title twice when he led the AL with an average of. 328 ; Mauer also won his first Gold Glove Award.
At the end of the 2008 season, Mauer won the AL batting title with a. 328 batting average ; it was his second in three years.
In 2008 AL Zery was awarded 500 000 dollars in damages by the Swedish government for the wrongful treatment he received in Sweden and the subsequent torture in Egypt.
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