2012 Milwaukee Brewers season explained

Milwaukee Brewers
Season:	2012
League:	National League
Division:	Central
Ballpark:	Miller Park
City:	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Record:	83–79 (.512)
Divisional Place:	3rd
Owners:	Mark Attanasio
General Managers:	Doug Melvin
Managers:	Ron Roenicke
Television:	WBME-CA Fox Sports Wisconsin (Brian Anderson, Bill Schroeder, Craig Coshun)
Radio:	620 WTMJ (Bob Uecker, Joe Block)
Espntn:	mil
Brtn:	MIL

The Milwaukee Brewers' 2012 season was the 43rd season for the franchise in Milwaukee, the 15th in the National League, and 44th overall. The Brewers finished the season with an 83–79 record and third place in the National League Central. They did not make the playoffs.

The Brewers struck out 10 or more opposing batters in each of eight consecutive games between August 20 and August 28, the longest such streak in MLB history as of 2016.^[1]

Regular season

Roster

2012 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="20%"	Player	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	G	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	AB	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	R	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	H	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	2B	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	3B	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	HR	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	RBI	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	SB	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	BB	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	AVG	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	SLG
Ryan Braun	154	598	108	191	36	3	41	112	30	63	.319	.595
Rickie Weeks	157	588	85	135	29	4	21	63	16	74	.230	.400
Aramis Ramírez	149	570	92	171	50	3	27	105	9	44	.300	.540
Corey Hart	149	562	91	152	35	4	30	83	5	44	.270	.507
Nori Aoki	151	520	81	150	37	4	10	50	30	43	.288	.433
Carlos Gómez	137	415	72	108	19	4	19	51	37	20	.260	.463
Jonathan Lucroy	96	316	46	101	17	4	12	58	4	22	.320	.513
Nyjer Morgan	122	289	41	69	5	3	3	16	12	20	.239	.308
Martín Maldonado	78	233	22	62	9	0	8	30	1	17	.266	.408
Cody Ransom	64	168	18	33	7	0	6	26	0	23	.196	.345
Cesar Izturis	57	162	9	38	6	2	2	11	1	3	.235	.333
Travis Ishikawa	94	152	19	39	12	1	4	30	0	13	.257	.428
Jean Segura	44	148	19	39	4	3	0	14	7	13	.264	.331
Taylor Green	58	103	8	19	7	0	3	14	0	10	.184	.340
George Kottaras	58	86	10	18	4	0	3	12	0	29	.209	.360
Álex González	24	81	8	21	4	0	4	15	1	6	.259	.457
Jeff Bianchi	33	69	8	13	2	0	3	9	0	4	.188	.348
Mat Gamel	21	69	10	17	2	1	1	6	3	4	.246	.348
Edwin Maysonet	30	60	7	15	1	1	1	4	1	3	.250	.350
Brooks Conrad	25	40	2	3	0	0	2	6	0	3	.075	.225
Logan Schafer	16	23	3	7	1	2	0	5	0	1	.304	.522
Eric Farris	13	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.125	.125
Yorvit Torrealba	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000
Pitcher Totals	162	292	13	40	13	0	2	21	0	5	.137	.202
Team Totals	162	5557	776	1442	300	39	202	741	158	466	.259	.437

Source:https://baseball-reference.com//teams/MIL/2012-batting.shtml

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="20%"	Player	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	W	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	L	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	ERA	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	G	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	GS	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	SV	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	IP	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	H	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	R	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	ER	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	BB	bgcolor=#DDDDFF; width="7%"	SO
Yovani Gallardo	16	9	3.66	33	33	0	204.0	185	86	83	81	204
Randy Wolf	3	10	5.69	25	24	0	142.1	179	94	90	45	96
Marco Estrada	5	7	3.64	29	23	0	138.1	129	62	56	29	143
Mike Fiers	9	10	3.74	23	22	0	127.2	125	56	53	36	135
Shaun Marcum	7	4	3.70	21	21	0	124.0	116	57	51	41	109
Zack Greinke	9	3	3.44	21	21	0	123.0	120	49	47	28	122
Francisco Rodríguez	2	7	4.38	78	0	3	72.0	65	37	35	31	72
John Axford	5	8	4.67	75	0	35	69.1	61	42	36	39	93
Kameron Loe	6	5	4.61	70	0	2	68.1	78	41	35	20	55
José Veras	5	4	3.63	72	0	1	67.0	61		29	27	40	79
Manny Parra	2	3	5.06	62	0	0	58.2	62	39	33	35	61
Mark Rogers	3	1	3.92	7	7	0	39.0	36	17	17	14	41
Tim Dillard	0	2	4.38	34	0	0	37.0	45	21	18	14	29
Liván Hernández	3	0	7.68	26	0	0	36.1	44	31	31	8	29
Jim Henderson	1	3	3.52	36	0	3	30.2	26	12	12	13	45
Wily Peralta	2	1	2.48	6	5	0	29.0	24	8	8	11	23
Tyler Thornburg	0	0	4.50	8	3	0	22.0	24	11	11	7	20
Brandon Kintzler	3	0	3.78	14	0	0	16.2	18	7	7	7	14
Mike McClendon	0	0	6.43	9	0	0	14.0	20	11	10	5	4
Josh Stinson	0	0	0.96	6	1	0	9.1	7	1	1	5	3
Chris Narveson	1	1	7.00	2	2	0	9.0	10	8	7	4	5
Vinnie Chulk	1	0	10.00	7	0	0	9.0	17	10	10	4	10
Juan Pérez	0	1	5.14	10	0	0	7.0	6	4	4	8	10
Team Totals	83	79	4.22	162	162	44	1453.2	1458	733	682	525	1402

Source:https://baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2012-pitching.shtml

Game log

|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 1 || April 6 || Cardinals || 5–11 || García (1–0) || Gallardo (0–1) || || 46,086 || 0–1|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 2 || April 7 || Cardinals || 6–0 || Greinke (1–0) || Wainwright (0–1) || || 42,084 || 1–1|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 3 || April 8 || Cardinals || 3–9 || Lynn (1–0) || Wolf (0–1) || || 33,211 || 1–2|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 4 || April 9 || @ Cubs || 7–5 || Marcum (1–0) || Camp (0–1) || Axford (1) || 38,136 || 2–2|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 5 || April 10 || @ Cubs || 7–4 || Narveson (1–0) || Maholm (0–1) || Rodríguez (1) || 37,265 || 3–2|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 6 || April 11 || @ Cubs || 2–1 || Gallardo (1–1) || Dempster (0–1) || Axford (2) || 34,044 || 4–2|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || April 12 || @ Cubs || 0–8 || Garza (1–0) || Greinke (1–1) || || 36,311 || 4–3|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 8 || April 13 || @ Braves || 8–10 || Venters (1–0) || Rodríguez (0–1) || Kimbrel (3) || 50,635 || 4–4|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 9 || April 14 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Minor (1–1) || Marcum (1–1) || Kimbrel (4) || 37,438 || 4–5|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 10 || April 15 || @ Braves || 4–7 || Beachy (1–1) || Narveson (1–1) || || 30,831 || 4–6|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 11 || April 17 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Veras (1–0) || Guerra (1–1) || || 27,159 || 5–6|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 12 || April 18 || Dodgers || 3–2 (10) || Loe (1–0) || Guerrier (0–1) || || 30,189 || 6–6|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 13 || April 19 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Harang (1–1) || Wolf (0–2) || Guerra (6) || 30,091 || 6–7|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || April 20 || Rockies || 3–4 || Belisle (1–0) || Axford (0–1) || Betancourt (4) || 39,188 || 6–8|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 15 || April 21 || Rockies || 9–4 || Veras (2–0) || Rogers (0–1) || || 43,565 || 7–8|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 16 || April 22 || Rockies || 1–4 || Guthrie (2–1) || Rodríguez (0–2) || Betancourt (5) || 42,611 || 7–9|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 17 || April 23 || Astros || 6–5 || Greinke (2–1) || Harrell (1–1) || Axford (3) || 36,291 || 8–9|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 18 || April 24 || Astros || 9–6 || Wolf (1–2)|| Norris (1–1) || Axford (4) || 38,686 || 9–9|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 19 || April 25 || Astros || 5–7 || López (2–0) || Veras (2–1) || Myers (3) || 26,778 || 9–10|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 20 || April 27 || @ Cardinals || 1–13 || Westbrook (3–1) || Gallardo (1–2) || || 43,063 || 9–11|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || April 28 || @ Cardinals || 3–7 || Lohse (4–0) || Estrada (0–1) || || 42,586 || 9–12|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 22 || April 29 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 || Greinke (3–1) || García (2–1) || Axford (5) || 45,824 || 10–12|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 23 || April 30 || @ Padres || 8–3 || Wolf (2–2) || Wieland (0–4) || || 16,218 || 11–12|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 24 || May 1 || @ Padres || 0–2 || Cashner (2–1) || Rodríguez (0–3) || Street (4) || 19,260 || 11–13|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 25 || May 2 || @ Padres || 0–5 || Suppan (1–0) || Gallardo (1–3) || || 15,786 || 11–14|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 26 || May 4 || @ Giants || 6–4 || Loe (2–0) || Hensley (1–3) || Axford (6) || 41,082 || 12–14|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 27 || May 5 || @ Giants || 2–5 || Bumgarner (5–1) || Wolf (2–3) || Casilla (5) || 41,135 || 12–15|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 28 || May 6 || @ Giants || 3–4 (11) || López (3–0) || Dillard (0–1) || || 41,796 || 12–16|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 29 || May 7 || Reds || 1–6 || Arroyo (2–1) || Estrada (0–2) || || 27,157 || 12–17|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 30 || May 8 || Reds || 8–3 || Gallardo (2–3) || Bailey (1–3) || || 28,108 || 13–17|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 31 || May 9 || Reds || 1–2 || Chapman (3–0) || Axford (0–2) || Ondrusek (1) || 27,090 || 13–18|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 32 || May 11 || Cubs || 8–7 (13) || Chulk (1–0) || Castillo (0–1) || || 40,097 || 14–18|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 33 || May 12 || Cubs || 8–2 || Marcum (2–1) || Volstad (0–5) || || 42,339 || 15–18|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || May 13 || Cubs || 2–8 || Camp (1–1) || Loe (2–1) || || 42,167 || 15–19|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 35 || May 14 || @ Mets || 1–3 || Batista (1–1) || Gallardo (2–4) || Francisco (9) || 20,061 || 15–20|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 36 || May 15 || @ Mets || 8–0 || Greinke (4–1) || Gee (2–3) || || 22,268 || 16–20|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 37 || May 16 || @ Astros || 3–8 || Norris (4–1) || Wolf (2–4) || || 15,453 || 16–21|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || May 17 || @ Astros || 0–4 || Happ (3–3) || Marcum (2–2) || || 15,173 || 16–22|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 39 || May 18 || Twins || 3–11 || Diamond (3–0) || Estrada (0–3) || || 32,421 || 16–23|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 40 || May 19 || Twins || 4–5 (11) || Gray (3–0) || Parra (0–1) || Capps (9) || 42,398 || 16–24|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 41 || May 20 || Twins || 16–4 || Greinke (5–1) || Marquis (2–4) || || 33,064 || 17–24|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 42 || May 21 || Giants || 3–4 (14) || Casilla (1–2) || Pérez (0–1) || || 31,644 || 17–25|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 43 || May 22 || Giants || 4–6 || Cain (4–2) || Marcum (2–3) || Casilla (11) || 30,451 || 17–26|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 44 || May 23 || Giants || 8–5 || Veras (3–1) || Zito (3–2) || Axford (7) || 37,691 || 18–26|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 45 || May 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–1 || Gallardo (3–4) || Kennedy (3–5) || || 35,478 || 19–26|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 46 || May 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 5–8 || Miley (6–1) || Greinke (5–2) || Putz (10) || 30,184 || 19–27|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 47 || May 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–4 || Shaw (1–2) || Veras (3–2) || Putz (11) || 33,481 || 19–28|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 48 || May 28 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Marcum (3–3) || Harang (3–3) || Axford (8) || 38,016 || 20–28|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 49 || May 29 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 || Fiers (1–0) || Eovaldi (0–1) || Axford (9) || 51,137 || 21–28|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 50 || May 30 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Gallardo (4–4) || Kershaw (4–3) || Axford (10) || 25,509 || 22–28|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 51 || May 31 || @ Dodgers || 6–2 || Greinke (6–2) || Billingsley (2–4) || || 26,773 || 23–28|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 52 || June 1 || Pirates || 2–8 || Correia (2–5) || Wolf (2–5) || || 33,055 || 23–29|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 53 || June 2 || Pirates || 5–1 || Marcum (4–3) || Bédard (3–6) || || 39,603 || 24–29|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 54 || June 3 || Pirates || 5–6 || McDonald (5–2) || Fiers (1–1) || Hanrahan (14) || 34,334 || 24–30|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 55 || June 5 || Cubs || 0–10 || Dempster (1–3) || Gallardo (4–5) || || 28,071 || 24–31|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 56 || June 6 || Cubs || 8–0 || Greinke (7–2) || Maholm (4–5) || || 27,112 || 25–31|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 57 || June 7 || Cubs || 4–3 (10) || Axford (1–2) || Coleman (0–1) || || 30,123 || 26–31|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 58 || June 8 || Padres || 9–5 || Marcum (5–3) || Vólquez (2–6) || || 32,759 || 27–31|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 59 || June 9 || Padres || 2–5 || Ohlendorf (1–0) || Fiers (1–2) || Street (5) || 41,604 || 27–32|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 60 || June 10 || Padres || 6–5 || Gallardo (5–5) || Bass (2–6) || Veras (1) || 43,021 || 28–32|- salign"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 61 || June 12 || @ Royals || 1–2 || Holland (2–2) || Rodríguez (0–4) || Broxton (15) || 24,258 || 28–33|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 62 || June 13 || @ Royals || 3–4 (11) || Collins (3–0) || Loe (2–2) || || 17,885 || 28–34|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 63 || June 14 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Collins (4–0) || Axford (1–3)|| || 21,869 || 28–35|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 64 || June 15 || @ Twins || 5–3 || Loe (3–2) || Capps (1–4) || Axford (11) || 37,295 || 29–35|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 65 || June 16 || @ Twins || 6–2 || Fiers (2–2) || Hendriks (0–3) || || 37,698 || 30–35|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 66 || June 17 || @ Twins || 4–5 (15) || Swarzak (1–4) || Dillard (0–2) || || 39,206 || 30–36|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 67 || June 18 || Blue Jays || 7–6 || Loe (4–2) || Coello (0–1) || Axford (12) || 32,223 || 31–36|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 68 || June 19 || Blue Jays || 9–10 || Oliver (1–2) || Axford (1–4)|| Janssen (7) || 36,334 || 31–37|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 69 || June 20 || Blue Jays || 8–3 || Gallardo (6–5) || Carreño (0–2) || || 33,077 || 32–37|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 70 || June 22 || @ White Sox || 1–0 (10) || Greinke (8–2) || Crain (1–1) || Axford (13) || 22,798 || 33–37|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 71 || June 23 || @ White Sox || 6–8 || Crain (2–1) || Veras (3–3) || Reed (9) || 30,337 || 33–38|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 72 || June 24 || @ White Sox || 0–1 (10) || Bruney (1–0) || Parra (0–2) || || 26,545 || 33–39|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 73 || June 25 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Latos (6–2) || Gallardo (6–6) || || 34,485 || 33–40|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 74 || June 26 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Marshall (3–4) || Axford (1–5) || Chapman (9) || 32,986 || 33–41|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 75 || June 27 || @ Reds || 8–4 || Greinke (9–2) || Bailey (5–6) || || 28,906 || 34–41|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 76 || June 29 || Diamondbacks || 3–9 || Kennedy (6–7) || Wolf (2–6) || || 38,030 || 34–42|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 77 || June 30 || Diamondbacks || 10–2 || Fiers (3–2) || Miley (9–4) || || 41,647 || 35–42|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 78 || July 1 || Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Axford (2–5) || Corbin (2–4) || || 38,605 || 36–42|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 79 || July 2 || Marlins || 6–5 || Rodríguez (1–4) || Webb (3–2) || Axford (14) || 28,674 || 37–42|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 80 || July 3 || Marlins || 13–12 (10) || Hernández (2–1) || Bell (2–4) || || 33,178 || 38–42|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 81 || July 4 || Marlins || 6–7 (10) || LeBlanc (1–0) || Parra (0–3) || Bell (18) || 31,910 || 38–43|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 82 || July 5 || Marlins || 0–4 || Buehrle (8–8) || Fiers (3–3) || || 27,443 || 38–44|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 83 || July 6 || @ Astros || 7–1 || Gallardo (7–6) || Happ (6–9) || || 23,430 || 39–44|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 84 || July 7 || @ Astros || 3–6 || Rodríguez (7–6) || Greinke (9–3) || Myers (18) || 23,027 || 39–45|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 85 || July 8 || @ Astros || 5–3 (10) || Parra (1–3) || Rodriguez (1–8) || Axford (15) || 16,966 || 40–45|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 86 || July 13 || Pirates || 10–7 || Rodríguez (2–4) || Watson (4–1) || || 35,025 || 41–45|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 87 || July 14 || Pirates || 4–6 || Correia (6–6) || Loe (4–3) || Hanrahan (24) || 42,029 || 41–46|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 88 || July 15 || Pirates || 4–1 || Gallardo (8–6) || Burnett (10–3) || Axford (16) || 35,430 || 42–46|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 89 || July 16 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Motte (4–3) || Axford (2–6) || || 30,128 || 42–47|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 90 || July 17 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Wolf (3–6) || Kelly (1–2) || Rodríguez (2) || 30,491 || 43–47|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 91 || July 18 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Axford (3–6) || Wainwright (7–10) || Rodríguez (3) || 37,753 || 44–47|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 92 || July 20 || @ Reds || 1–3 || Bailey (9–6) || Estrada (0–4) || Chapman (16) || 30,247 || 44–48|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 93 || July 21 || @ Reds || 2–6 || Arroyo (5–6) || Gallardo (8–7) || || 40,090 || 44–49|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 94 || July 22 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Cueto (12–5) || Fiers (3–4) || Chapman (17) || 32,884 || 44–50|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 95 || July 23 || @ Phillies || 6–7 || Savery (1–2) || Rodríguez (2–5) || || 43,717 || 44–51|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 96 || July 24 || @ Phillies || 6–7 || Schwimer (1–1) || Loe (4–4) || Papelbon (22) || 43,745 || 44–52|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 97 || July 25 || @ Phillies || 6–7 (10) || Schwimer (2–1) || Rodríguez (2–6) || || 44,715 || 44–53|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 98 || July 26 || Nationals || 2–8 || Jackson (6–6) || Gallardo (8–8) || || 33,176 || 44–54|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 99 || July 27 || Nationals || 6–0 || Fiers (4–4) || Detwiler (5–4) || || 35,858 || 45–54|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 100 || July 28 || Nationals || 1–4 || Zimmermann (8–6) || Wolf (3–7) || Clippard (19) || 41,890 || 45–55|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 101 || July 29 || Nationals || 10–11 (11) || Stammen (4–1) || Veras (3–4) || Clippard (20) || 44,663 || 45–56|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 102 || July 30 || Astros || 8–7 || Hernández (3–1) || Cordero (3–8) || Axford (17) || 28,131 || 46–56|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 103 || July 31 || Astros || 10–1 || Gallardo (9–8) || Keuchel (1–4) || || 30,011 || 47–56|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 104 || August 1 || Astros || 13–4 || Fiers (5–4) || Lyles (2–8) || || 32,217 || 48–56|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 105 || August 3 || @ Cardinals || 3–9 || Kelly (2–4) || Wolf (3–8) || || 41,505 || 48–57|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 106 || August 4 || @ Cardinals || 1–6 || Wainwright (9–10) || Rogers (0–1) || || 42,036 || 48–58|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 107 || August 5 || @ Cardinals || 0–3 || Lohse (12–2) || Estrada (0–5) || Motte (24) || 40,274 || 48–59|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 108 || August 6 || Reds || 6–3 || Gallardo (10–8) || Arroyo (7–7) || Axford (18) || 31,319 || 49–59|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 109 || August 7 || Reds || 3–1 || Fiers (6–4) || Cueto (14–6) || Henderson (1) || 41,213 || 50–59|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 110 || August 8 || Reds || 3–2 || Axford (4–6) || Broxton (2–3) || Henderson (2) || 33,788 || 51–59|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 111 || August 10 || @ Astros || 3–4 || López (4–1) || Axford (4–7) || || 21,025 || 51–60|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 112 || August 11 || @ Astros || 5–6 (10) || López (5–1)|| Henderson (0–1) || || 17,942 || 51–61|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 113 || August 12 || @ Astros || 5–3 || Gallardo (11–8) || Lyles (2–9) || Loe (1) || 19,235 || 52–61|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 114 || August 13 || @ Rockies || 6–9 || Francis (4–4) || Fiers (6–5) || || 26,821 || 52–62|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 115 || August 14 || @ Rockies || 6–8 || Chatwood (3–2) || Wolf (3–9) || Betancourt (21) || 28,036 || 52–63 |- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 116 || August 15 || @ Rockies || 6–7 || Harris (1–0) || Henderson (0–2) || || 23,411 || 52–64|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 117 || August 16 || Phillies || 7–4 || Hernández (4–1) || Lindblom (2–3) || Henderson (3) || 30,117 || 53–64|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 118 || August 17 || Phillies || 6–2 || Gallardo (12–8) || Worley (6–8) || || 39,163 || 54–64|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 119 || August 18 || Phillies || 3–4 || Hamels (14–6) || Fiers (6–6) || Papelbon (27) || 43,386 || 54–65|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 120 || August 19 || Phillies || 0–8 || Kendrick (6–9) || Wolf (3–10) || || 42,224 || 54–66|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 121 || August 20 || Cubs || 9–5 || Rogers (1–1) || Germano (2–3) || || 28,776 || 55–66|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 122 || August 21 || Cubs || 5–2 || Estrada (1–5) || Rusin (0–1) || Axford (19) || 29,179 || 56–66|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 123 || August 22 || Cubs || 3–2 || Gallardo (13–8) || Wood (4–10) || Axford (20) || 30,743 || 57–66|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 124 || August 24 || @ Pirates || 6–5 || Fiers (7–6) || Rodríguez (8–13) || Loe (2) || 37,197 || 58–66|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 125 || August 25 || @ Pirates || 0–4 || Karstens (5–3) || Marcum (5–4) || || 37,460 || 58–67|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 126 || August 26 || @ Pirates || 7–0 || Rogers (2–1) || Bédard (7–14) || || 36,626 || 59–67|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 127 || August 27 || @ Cubs || 15–4 || Estrada (2–5) || Germano (2–4) || || 32,541 || 60–67|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 128 || August 28 || @ Cubs || 4–1 || Gallardo (14–8) || Wood (4–11) || Axford (21) || 30,017 || 61–67|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 129 || August 29 || @ Cubs || 3–1 || Fiers (8–6) || Samardzija (8–12) || Axford (22) || 33,271 || 62–67|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 130 || August 30 || @ Cubs || 11–12 || Mármol (2–2) || Rodríguez (2–7) || || 28,859 || 62–68|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 131 || August 31 || Pirates || 9–3 || Rogers (3–1) || Karstens (5–4) || || 33,877 || 63–68|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 132 || September 1 || Pirates || 3–2 || Axford (5–7) || Hanrahan (4–1) || || 32,060 || 64–68|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 133 || September 2 || Pirates || 12–8 || Loe (5–4) || McDonald (12–7) || Axford (23) || 32,728 || 65–68|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 134 || September 3 || @ Marlins || 3–7 || Nolasco (11–12) || Fiers (8–7) || Cishek (12) || 22,391 || 65–69|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 135 || September 4 || @ Marlins || 8–4 || Loe (6–4) || Dunn (0–2) || Axford (24) || 23,403 || 66–69|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 136 || September 5 || @ Marlins || 8–5 || Peralta (1–0) || Eovaldi (4–11) || Axford (25) || 22,288 || 67–69|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 137 || September 6 || @ Marlins || 2–6 || Johnson (8–11) || Estrada (2–6) || || 18,707 || 67–70|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 138 || September 7 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 (13) || Kintzler (1–0)|| Lynn (13–7) || Axford (26) || 38,648 || 68–70|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 139 || September 8 || @ Cardinals || 6–3 || Fiers (9–7) || Westbrook (13–11) || Axford (27) || 40,422 || 69–70|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 140 || September 9 || @ Cardinals || 4–5 (10)|| Lynn (14–7) || Loe (6–5) || || 39,919 || 69–71|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 141 || September 10 || Braves || 4–1 || Veras (4–4) || Venters (5–4) || Axford (28) || 34,395 || 70–71|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 142 || September 11 || Braves || 5–0 || Estrada (3–6) || Hudson (14–6) || || 27,382 || 71–71|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 143 || September 12 || Braves || 8–2 || Gallardo (15–8) || Maholm (12–10) || || 37,847 || 72–71|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 144 || September 14 || Mets || 3–7 || Niese (11–9) || Fiers (9–8) || || 38,216 || 72–72|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 145 || September 15 || Mets || 9–6 || Kintzler (2–0) || Mejía (0–1) || || 38,108 || 73–72|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 146 || September 16 || Mets || 3–0 || Peralta (2–0) || Young (4–8) || Axford (29) || 38,677 || 74–72|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 147 || September 18 || @ Pirates || 6–0 || Gallardo (16–8) || Burnett (15–8) || || 15,492 || 75–72|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 148 || September 19 || @ Pirates || 3–1 || Estrada (4–6) || McPherson (0–1) || Axford (30) || 15,337 || 76–72|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 149 || September 20 || @ Pirates || 9–7 || Parra (2–3) || Resop (1–4) || Axford (31) || 14,697 || 77–72|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 150 || September 21 || @ Nationals || 4–2 || Veras (5–4) || Clippard (2–6) || Axford (32) || 30,382 || 78–72|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 151 || September 22 || @ Nationals || 4–10 || Gonzalez (20–8) || Peralta (2–1) || || 40,493 || 78–73|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 152 || September 23 || @ Nationals || 6–2 || Kintzler (3–0) || Mattheus (5–3) || Axford (33) || 33,111 || 79–73|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 153 || September 24 || @ Nationals || 2–12 || Zimmermann (12–8) || Estrada (4–7) || || 25,302 || 79–74|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 154 || September 25 || @ Reds || 2–4 || Cueto (19–9) || Fiers (9–9) || Chapman (36) || 18,155 || 79–75|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 155 || September 26 || @ Reds || 8–1 || Marcum (6–4) || Arroyo (12–9) || || 20,570 || 80–75|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 156 || September 27 || @ Reds || 1–2 || Broxton (4–3) || Axford (5–8) || || 23,411 || 80–76|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 157 || September 28 || Astros || 6–7 || González (3–1) || Gallardo (16–9) || López (9) || 41,716 || 80–77|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 158 || September 29 || Astros || 9–5 || Estrada (5–7) || Keuchel (3–8) || || 34,294 || 81–77|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 159 || September 30 || Astros || 0–7 || Lyles (5–12) || Fiers (9–10) || || 38,443 || 81–78|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 160 || October 1 || Padres || 5–3 || Marcum (7–4) || Richard (14–14) || Axford (34) || 30,398 || 82–78|- align"center" bgcolor="bbffbb"| 161 || October 2 || Padres || 4–3 || Henderson (1–2) || Bass (2–8) || Axford (35) || 30,714 || 83–78|- align"center" bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 162 || October 3 || Padres || 6–7 || Layne (2–0) || Henderson (1–3) || Gregerson (9) || 34,451 || 83–79|

Transactions

• December 7, 2011: Signed RP Francisco Rodriguez.
• December 12, 2011: Signed SS Alex Gonzalez.
• December 13, 2011: Traded 3B Casey McGehee to Pirates for RP José Veras.
• December 14, 2011: Signed 3B Aramis Ramírez.
• January 9, 2012: Signed 3B Brooks Conrad.
• January 17, 2012: Signed LF Norichika Aoki.

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

The Brewers' farm system consisted of seven minor league affiliates in 2012.^[2] The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers won the Midwest League championship.^[3]

External links

• 2012 Milwaukee Brewers season at Baseball Reference
• 2012 Milwaukee Brewers season Official Site

Notes and References

1. Book: Reavy . Kevin . Spaeder . Ryan . 2016 . Milwaukee Brewers. Incredible Baseball Stats. Sports Publishing. 202. 978-1-61321-894-5.
2. Web site: 2012 Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. December 30, 2020.
3. Web site: Midwest League Champions. Midwest League. Minor League Baseball. December 31, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201231154202/https://www.milb.com/midwest/history/champions . December 31, 2020 .