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.
Regular season
NL Central standings
NL Wild Card
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 PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGRyan Braun154598108191363411123063.319.595Rickie Weeks1575888513529421631674.230.400Aramis Ramírez1495709217150327105944.300.540Corey Hart149562911523543083544.270.507Nori Aoki1515208115037410503043.288.433Carlos Gómez1374157210819419513720.260.463Jonathan Lucroy96316461011741258422.320.513Nyjer Morgan1222894169533161220.239.308Martín Maldonado78233226290830117.266.408Cody Ransom64168183370626023.196.345Cesar Izturis571629386221113.235.333Travis Ishikawa941521939121430013.257.428Jean Segura44148193943014713.264.331Taylor Green5810381970314010.184.340George Kottaras5886101840312029.209.360Álex González24818214041516.259.457Jeff Bianchi3369813203904.188.348Mat Gamel21691017211634.246.348Edwin Maysonet3060715111413.250.350Brooks Conrad254023002603.075.225Logan Schafer162337120501.304.522Eric Farris13811000011.125.125Yorvit Torrealba5500000001.000.000Pitcher totals162292134013022105.137.202Team totals1625557776144230039202741158466.259.437 Source:
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 PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOYovani Gallardo1693.6633330204.0185868381204Randy Wolf3105.6925240142.117994904596Marco Estrada573.6429230138.1129625629143Mike Fiers9103.7423220127.2125565336135Shaun Marcum743.7021210124.0116575141109Zack Greinke933.4421210123.0120494728122Francisco Rodríguez274.38780372.06537353172John Axford584.677503569.16142363993Kameron Loe654.61700268.17841352055José Veras543.63720167.06129274079Manny Parra235.06620058.26239333561Mark Rogers313.9277039.03617171441Tim Dillard024.38340037.04521181429Liván Hernández307.68260036.1443131829Jim Henderson133.52360330.22612121345Wily Peralta212.4865029.024881123Tyler Thornburg004.5083022.0241111720Brandon Kintzler303.78140016.21877714Mike McClendon006.4390014.020111054Josh Stinson000.966109.171153Chris Narveson117.002209.0108745Vinnie Chulk1010.007009.0171010410Juan Pérez015.1410007.0644810Team totals83794.22162162441453.214587336825251402 Source:
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"