2008 Taiwan Series

April 2023 Taiwan Series 2008.jpg 2008 Taiwan Series logo Taiwan 2008 Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions (4) Lu Wen-sheng 67-0-33, 67 33 Brother Elephants (3) Wang Kuang-hui 52-4–42, 52 42 October 25–November 2 Luther Hackman Pan Wei-lunWang Jin-yong Lu Wen-sheng Videoland Television Network 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. Participants Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions - First seed; winner of the first half-season. La New Bears - Second seed; winner of the second half-season. Brother Elephants - Third seed; wild card winner by virtue of placing third in all-season standing after the Lions and the Bears. 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 2 La New Bears 0 3 Brother Elephants 3 1 Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 4 3 Brother Elephants 3 Game 1 October 25, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City Brother BRO 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 4 9 15 2 Uni-President 7-Eleven UNI 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 1 Liao Yu-cheng (1–0) Luther Hackman (0–1) Wang Jin-yong (1) 12,000 Game 2 October 26, 2008 at Chengcing Lake Baseball Field, Niaosong, Kaohsiung County Brother BRO 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 7 3 Uni-President 7-Eleven UNI 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 8 0 Pan Wei-lun (1–0) Ryokan Kobayashi (0–1) Lin Yueh-ping (1) Lin Ming-hsien (1), Wang Jin-yong (2) 17,523 Game 3 October 28, 2008 at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung City Uni-President 7-Eleven UNI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 6 1 Brother BRO 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 8 1 Mai Chia-je (1–0) Giancarlo Alvarado (0–1) Tsao Chun-yang (1) Tilson Brito (1), Chen Lien-hung (1) 18,302 Game 4 October 29, 2008 at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, Taipei County Uni-President 7-Eleven UNI 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 7 1 Brother BRO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Luther Hackman (1–1) Danny Core (0–1) 12,500 Game 5 October 30, 2008 at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, Taipei County Uni-President 7-Eleven UNI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 6 1 Brother BRO 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 8 1 Pan Wei-lun (2–0) Liao Yu-cheng (0–1) 12,500 Game 6 November 1, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City Brother BRO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 11 0 Uni-President 7-Eleven UNI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Matt Perisho (1–0) Giancarlo Alvarado (0–2) Wang Jin-yong (3) 12,000 Game 7 November 2, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan City Brother BRO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Uni-President 7-Eleven UNI 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 1 Luther Hackman (2–1) Mai Chia-je (1–1) Chen Lien-hung (2) 12,000 Category:Taiwan Series Chinese Professional Baseball League Playoffs, 2008