The 1996 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 27th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 28th overall. The Brewers finished third in the American League Central with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses. The team scored a franchise record 894 runs.
Offseason January 23, 1996: Ben McDonald was signed as a free agent by the Brewers.Ben McDonald page at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 2 || @ Angels || 15–9 || Wickander (1–0) || Finley || — || 27,836 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 3 || @ Angels || 2–3 (11) || James || Lloyd (0–1) || — || 15,024 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 5 || @ Mariners || 10–6 || Karl (1–0) || Hurtado || — || 27,768 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 6 || @ Mariners || 5–8 || Johnson || Sparks (0–1) || — || 56,892 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 7 || @ Mariners || 1–3 || Hitchcock || Bones (0–1) || Jackson || 21,004 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 9 || Athletics || 10–4 || McDonald (1–0) || Van Poppel || — || 42,090 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 11 || Athletics || 0–11 || Johns || Karl (1–1) || — || 12,236 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 12 || Royals || 1–4 || Appier || Bones (0–2) || Montgomery || 7,113 || 3–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 13 || Royals || 2–3 || Gubicza || Sparks (0–2) || Montgomery || 9,224 || 3–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 14 || Royals || 5–2 || McDonald (2–0) || Haney || Miranda (1) || 19,131 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 16 || Yankees || 6–3 || Karl (2–1) || Key || — || 7,059 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 17 || Yankees || 8–4 || Bones (1–2) || Cone || — || 7,124 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 18 || @ Royals || 8–2 || Sparks (1–2) || Gubicza || — || 13,153 || 7–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || April 19 || @ Royals || 8–2 || McDonald (3–0) || Haney || — || 15,321 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 20 || @ Royals || 12–4 || Miranda (1–0) || Jacome || — || 17,220 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 21 || @ Royals || 5–4 || Wickander (2–0) || Pichardo || Fetters (1) || 14,666 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 22 || @ Athletics || 2–6 || Reyes || Bones (1–3) || Briscoe || 6,021 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 23 || @ Athletics || 6–9 || Wojciechowski || Sparks (1–3) || Mohler || 7,026 || 10–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 24 || Angels || 3–4 || Boskie || McDonald (3–1) || Percival || 7,051 || 10–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || April 25 || Angels || 6–5 || Fetters (1–0) || James || — || 6,707 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 26 || Mariners || 5–6 || Carmona || Potts (0–1) || Charlton || 13,072 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 27 || Mariners || 5–6 || Wells || Bones (1–4) || Charlton || 17,270 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || April 28 || Mariners || 16–9 || Potts (1–1) || Davis || — || 19,717 || 12–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || April 30 || @ Blue Jays || 8–9 || Crabtree || Boze (0–1) || — || 25,467 || 12–12
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 1 || @ Blue Jays || 3–9 || Guzman || Miranda (1–1) || — || 25,684 || 12–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 2 || @ Blue Jays || 5–7 || Hanson || Karl (2–2) || Timlin || 31,299 || 12–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 3 || @ Orioles || 2–8 || Erickson || Bones (1–5) || — || 41,037 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 4 || @ Orioles || 5–10 || Mussina || Sparks (1–4) || — || 44,175 || 12–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 5 || @ Orioles || 13–1 || McDonald (4–1) || Haynes || — || 46,027 || 13–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 7 || Red Sox || 2–4 || Clemens || Miranda (1–2) || Slocumb || 7,039 || 13–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 9 || Red Sox || 17–2 || Bones (2–5) || Sele || — || 7,379 || 14–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 10 || Orioles || 7–10 (12) || Orosco || Garcia (0–1) || McDowell || 9,520 || 14–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 11 || Orioles || 3–5 (10) || Rhodes || Potts (1–2) || Myers || 21,081 || 14–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 12 || Orioles || 6–4 || Miranda (2–2) || Erickson || Fetters (2) || 14,333 || 15–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 13 || White Sox || 6–2 || Sparks (2–4) || Baldwin || Boze (1) || 9,544 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || White Sox || 8–20 || Alvarez || Bones (2–6) || Keyser || 8,733 || 16–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 16 || White Sox || 3–2 || Lloyd (1–1) || Tapani || Fetters (3) || 13,849 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 17 || @ Twins || 12–1 || Karl (3–2) || Parra || — || 26,733 || 18–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 18 || @ Twins || 7–3 || Miranda (3–2) || Mahomes || Fetters (4) || 30,593 || 19–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 19 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Sparks (3–4) || Robertson || Fetters (5) || 24,411 || 20–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || May 20 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Bones (3–6) || Rodriguez || Fetters (6) || 13,376 || 21–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 21 || @ Indians || 5–6 || Tavarez || Boze (0–2) || — || 39,974 || 21–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 22 || @ Indians || 10–8 || Karl (4–2) || McDowell || Fetters (7) || 41,027 || 22–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 23 || @ Indians || 1–5 || Hershiser || Miranda (3–3) || — || 42,395 || 22–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 24 || @ White Sox || 3–4 || Thomas || Sparks (3–5) || Hernandez || 18,346 || 22–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 25 || @ White Sox || 7–9 || Alvarez || Bones (3–7) || Hernandez || 20,585 || 22–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 26 || @ White Sox || 1–12 || Tapani || McDonald (4–2) || — || 21,151 || 22–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 28 || Twins || 7–3 || Karl (5–2) || Mahomes || Garcia (1) || 10,117 || 23–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 29 || Twins || 7–8 (12) || Hansell || Lloyd (1–2) || — || 14,324 || 23–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 30 || Indians || 0–2 || Nagy || Bones (3–8) || Mesa || 11,543 || 23–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 31 || Indians || 4–10 || Martinez || McDonald (4–3) || — || 24,050 || 23–28
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 1 || Indians || 2–1 || Garcia (1–1) || McDowell || Fetters (8) || 22,004 || 24–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 2 || Indians || 6–11 || Poole || Karl (5–3) || — || 21,150 || 24–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 3 || Rangers || 6–9 || Witt || Sparks (3–6) || Henneman || 9,748 || 24–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 4 || Rangers || 6–2 || Bones (4–8) || Gross || — || 10,685 || 25–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 5 || Rangers || 6–4 || McDonald (5–3) || Hill || Fetters (9) || 11,276 || 26–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 7 || @ Red Sox || 7–10 || Garces || Garcia (1–2) || Slocumb || 26,861 || 26–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 8 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 (10) || Lloyd (2–2) || Hudson || Fetters (10) || 30,399 || 27–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 9 || @ Red Sox || 11–8 (10) || Burrows (1–0) || Slocumb || Fetters (11) || 28,120 || 28–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 10 || @ Rangers || 3–8 || Gross || Givens (0–1) || — || 43,275 || 28–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 11 || @ Rangers || 14–4 || McDonald (6–3) || Hill || Garcia (2) || 33,519 || 29–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || @ Rangers || 6–13 || Pavlik || Miranda (3–4) || — || 34,842 || 29–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 63 || June 13 || Athletics || 16–3 || Karl (6–3) || Wojciechowski || — || 12,439 || 30–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 14 || Athletics || 6–2 || Bones (5–8) || Wasdin || — || 14,404 || 31–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 15 || Athletics || 12–9 || Givens (1–1) || Wengert || Garcia (3) || 21,064 || 32–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 16 || Athletics || 9–10 || Taylor || Fetters (1–1) || Mohler || 26,744 || 32–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 17 || Royals || 9–4 || Burrows (2–0) || Appier || — || 9,315 || 33–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 18 || Royals || 9–1 || Karl (7–3) || Linton || Potts (1) || 9,116 || 34–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 19 || Royals || 4–8 (10) || Pichardo || Mercedes (0–1) || — || 13,431 || 34–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 20 || Angels || 3–10 || Langston || Givens (1–2) || — || 16,034 || 34–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 21 || Angels || 10–5 || McDonald (7–3) || Abbott || — || 16,274 || 35–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 22 || Angels || 4–6 || Boskie || Miranda (3–5) || Percival || 35,464 || 35–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 23 || Angels || 8–4 || Garcia (2–2) || Finley || — || 17,051 || 36–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || June 25 || @ Royals || 5–3 || Bones (6–8) || Gubicza || Fetters (12) || 14,448 || 37–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 26 || @ Royals || 3–7 || Haney || Givens (1–3) || — || 14,560 || 37–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || June 27 || @ Royals || 6–2 || McDonald (8–3) || Belcher || — || 17,670 || 38–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 77 || June 28 || @ Blue Jays || 5–1 || D'Amico (1–0) || Guzman || Fetters (13) || 31,333 || 39–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || June 29 || @ Blue Jays || 7–4 || Karl (8–3) || Janzen || — || 31,170 || 40–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 30 || @ Blue Jays || 2–15 || Hanson || Bones (6–9) || — || 30,104 || 40–39
|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 1 || @ Tigers || 2–0 || Sparks (4–6) || Olivares || Fetters (14) || 10,727 || 41–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 2 || @ Tigers || 2–1 (11) || Garcia (3–2) || Sager || Fetters (15) || 9,455 || 42–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 3 || @ Tigers || 5–8 || Williams || D'Amico (1–1) || — || 11,047 || 42–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 4 || @ Yankees || 1–4 || Pettitte || Karl (8–4) || Wetteland || 24,243 || 42–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 5 || @ Yankees || 3–12 || Gooden || Bones (6–10) || — || 26,699 || 42–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 6 || @ Yankees || 0–2 || Key || Sparks (4–7) || Wetteland || 24,033 || 42–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 7 || @ Yankees || 4–1 || McDonald (9–3) || Rogers || Fetters (16) || 35,242 || 43–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 11 || Blue Jays || 3–6 || Guzman || D'Amico (1–2) || Castillo || 16,019 || 43–44 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 12 || Blue Jays || 12–5 || McDonald (10–3) || Hanson || — || 15,691 || 44–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 13 || Blue Jays || 7–15 || Hentgen || Karl (8–5) || — || 29,383 || 44–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 14 || Blue Jays || 5–7 (10) || Crabtree || Garcia (3–3) || Timlin || 20,798 || 44–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 15 || Tigers || 9–10 || Sager || Bones (6–11) || Olson || 15,819 || 44–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || July 16 || Tigers || 20–7 || D'Amico (2–2) || Williams || — || 12,476 || 45–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 17 || Tigers || 3–2 (10) || Fetters (2–1) || Urbani || — || 21,121 || 46–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 18 || Yankees || 16–4 || Karl (9–5) || Gooden || — || 19,079 || 47–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 95 || July 19 || Yankees || 7–5 || Eldred (1–0) || Pettitte || Fetters (17) || 19,300 || 48–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 20 || Yankees || 2–4 || Rivera || Van Egmond (0–1) || Wetteland || 25,473 || 48–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 21 || Yankees || 3–2 || D'Amico (3–2) || Key || Fetters (18) || 25,662 || 49–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 22 || @ Mariners || 3–8 || Wagner || Mercedes (0–2) || — || 40,555 || 49–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || July 23 || @ Mariners || 7–3 || Karl (10–5) || Carmona || — || 22,378 || 50–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 24 || @ Mariners || 7–8 || Ayala || Fetters (2–2) || — || 19,899 || 50–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 25 || @ Angels || 4–5 || Holtz || Lloyd (2–3) || — || 16,841 || 50–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 26 || @ Angels || 5–6 || Springer || D'Amico (3–3) || Percival || 18,189 || 50–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 27 || @ Angels || 0–7 || Finley || McDonald (10–4) || — || 17,497 || 50–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 104 || July 28 || @ Angels || 4–3 (13) || Miranda (4–5) || Holtz || Garcia (4) || 25,539 || 51–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 105 || July 30 || Mariners || 5–6 || Wells || Eldred (1–1) || Ayala || — || 51–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc"