2012 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs logo.svg 2012 National League Central Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois 61–101 (.377) 5th Tom Ricketts Jed Hoyer Theo Epstein Dale Sveum WGN-TVWGN AmericaCSN ChicagoCSN Chicago PlusWCIU-TV(Len Kasper, Bob Brenly) WGN (AM)Chicago Cubs Radio Network(Pat Hughes, Keith Moreland, Judd Sirott) The 2012 Chicago Cubs season was the 141st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 137th in the National League and the 97th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 61–101, their worst record since 1966. The Cubs began the season at home on April 5, 2012 against the Washington Nationals and finished the season at home on October 3 against the Houston Astros. The season marked the first season with Jed Hoyer as General Manager and Theo Epstein as President of Baseball Operations.Muskat Carrie Hoyer rejoins Epstein as Cubs GM http://m.mlb.com/news/article/25802290// https://web.archive.org/web/20160308014852/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/25802290// 2016-03-08 MLB.com en-US It also marked the first season with Dale Sveum as manager.2011-11-17 Cubs hire Dale Sveum as new manager https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cubs-hire-dale-sveum-as-new-manager/ 2017-04-24 CBS Sports en The season also marked the last season with the Houston Astros in the National League Central as they would move to the American League West in 2013.http://m.mlb.com/news/article/25992120/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141227030030/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/25992120 dead December 27, 2014 Sale of Astros to Jim Crane, move to American League in 2013 approved Major League Baseball en-US 2017-04-24https://bleacherreport.com/articles/946545-mlb-realignment-astros-move-to-al-west-bad-for-houston-good-for-mlb MLB Realignment: Astros Move to AL West Bad for Houston, Good for MLB Williamson Paul Bleacher Report 2017-04-24 en-US The season also marked the first season in the Cubs rebuilding project under Theo Epstein that would break their 108-year World Series drought and lead the Cubs to the 2016 World Series championship. The season was the last full season with the Cubs for Alfonso Soriano, who would be traded at the 2013 trade deadline.Ehalt Matt 2013-07-26 Soriano goes hitless in return with Yankees https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9511031/alfonso-soriano-traded-new-york-yankees-chicago-cubs 2017-04-24 ESPN.com During the offseason, the Cubs would acquire future All-Star Anthony Rizzo from the San Diego Padres.Muskat Carrie Cubs acquire Anthony Rizzo in trade with Padres http://m.mlb.com/news/article/26278338/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150227134831/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/26278338/ 2015-02-27 MLB.com en-US During the season, the Cubs would also acquire players that would play important roles during their 2016 World Series season: Travis Wood was acquired via trade from the Cincinnati Reds on December 23, 2011,2011-12-23 Cubs trade Marshall to Reds for Wood, 2 others https://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7383879/chicago-cubs-trade-sean-marshall-cincinnati-reds-travis-wood-others 2025-02-04 ESPN.com Albert Almora was drafted on June 4,Padilla Doug 2012-06-04 Cubs take OF Almora in 1st round of MLB draft http://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/8009706/chicago-cubs-select-outfielder-albert-almora-first-round-pick-mlb-draft 2017-04-24 ESPN.com Jorge Soler was signed as an amateur free agent on June 30,Padilla Doug 2012-06-30 Cuban OF Soler signs nine-year deal with Cubs https://www.espn.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/8116588/chicago-cubs-sign-cuban-outfielder-jorge-soler-nine-year-deal 2025-02-04 ESPN.com and Kyle Hendricks was acquired via a trade with the Texas Rangers on July 30.Durrett Richard 2012-07-31 Rangers land Dempster in trade with Cubs https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8218905/texas-rangers-land-chicago-cubs-ryan-dempster 2025-02-04 ESPN.com Offseason transactions November 2011 November 2, Justin Berg, Robert Coello, Angel Guzman, Scott Moore, Chris Robinson, and Jeff Stevens granted free agency. November 15, signed Justin Berg as a free agent. November 18, Luis Montanez granted free agency. November 30, signed David DeJesus as a free agent. December December 8, drafted Lendy Castillo from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2011 rule 5 draft. Ryan Flaherty drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2011 rule 5 draft. Marwin Gonzalez drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 2011 rule 5 draft. December 8, traded Tyler Colvin and DJ LeMahieu to the Colorado Rockies. Received Casey Weathers (minors) and Ian Stewart. December 9, selected Jeff Bianchi off waivers from the Kansas City Royals. December 12, Koyie Hill granted free agency. December 21, signed Reed Johnson as a free agent. December 22, signed Manny Corpas as a free agent. December 23, traded Sean Marshall to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Dave Sappelt, Ronald Torreyes, and Travis Wood. December 26, signed Andy Sonnanstine as a free agent. January 2012 January 4, signed Andy Sonnanstine as a free agent. January 5, traded Carlos Zambrano and cash to the Miami Marlins. Received Chris Volstad. January 6, signed Edgar Gonzalez as a free agent. Traded Kyung-Min Na (minors) and Andrew Cashner to the San Diego Padres. Received Zach Cates (minors) and Anthony Rizzo. January 10, signed Paul Maholm as a free agent. January 11, Jeff Bianchi selected by the Milwaukee Brewers off waivers. January 13, signed Alfredo Amezaga and Kerry Wood as a free agents. January 18, signed Jason Jaramillo as a free agent. January 19, signed Rodrigo Lopez as a free agent. January 20, signed Bobby Scales as a free agent. January 30, signed Trever Miller and Matt Tolbert as a free agents. February February 2, signed Ryan Rowland-Smith as a free agent. February 6, selected Adrian Cardenas off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. February 18, signed Nate Robertson as a free agent. February 21, traded a player to be named later and Chris Carpenter to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later. Sent Aaron Kurcz (minors) (March 15, 2012) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. Received Jair Bogaerts (minors) (March 29, 2012) to complete the trade. March March 11, signed Gerardo Concepcion as an amateur free agent March 16, selected Frankie De La Cruz off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers. March 24, Andy Sonnanstine granted free agency. March 26, signed Shawn Camp as a free agent. Released Trever Miller. March 27, released Jason Jaramillo. March 31, released Bobby Scales. April April 4, selected Luis Valbuena off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. Source2012 Chicago Cubs Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/2012-transactions.shtml 2017-04-24 Baseball-Reference.com en Regular season NL Central standings Chicago Cubs NL Wild Card Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Transactions April April 5, John Gaub selected by the Tampa Bay Rays off waivers. April 21, traded Marlon Byrd and cash to the Boston Red Sox. Received a player to be named later and Michael Bowden. The Boston Red Sox sent Hunter Cervenka (May 15, 2012) to complete the trade. April 29, released Edgar Gonzalez. May May 12, signed Brian Esposito as a free agent. May 15, signed Mike MacDougal as a free agent. May 19, Kerry Wood voluntarily retired. Purchased Koyie Hill from the Cincinnati Reds. May 25, signed Diory Hernandez as a free agent. May 29, signed Shane Lindsay as a free agent. Released Nate Robertson. June June 1, selected Jairo Asencio off waivers from the Cleveland Indians. June 4, signed Hung-Chih Kuo as a free agent. Drafted Albert Almora in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 2012 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 2012. June 17, Koyie Hill granted free agency. June 27, released Shane Lindsay. June 30, signed Jorge Soler as an amateur free agent. July July 6, released Hung-Chih Kuo. July 12, purchased Justin Germano from the Boston Red Sox. July 27, signed Jeff Frazier as a free agent. July 30, traded Reed Johnson, Paul Maholm and cash to the Atlanta Braves. Received Jaye Chapman and Arodys Vizcaino. July 31, traded Geovany Soto to the Texas Rangers. Received Jake Brigham and player to be named or cash. Traded Ryan Dempster to the Texas Rangers. Received Christian Villanueva (minors) and Kyle Hendricks. August August 5, traded Jeff Baker to the Detroit Tigers. Received players to be named later. The Detroit Tigers sent Marcelo Carreno (minors) (October 16, 2012) and cash (October 16, 2012) to complete the trade. August 13, signed Seth McClung as a free agent. August 14, released Frankie De La Cruz. August 16, signed Horacio Ramirez as a free agent. August 19, selected Alex Hinshaw off waivers from the San Diego Padres. August 23, selected Miguel Socolovich off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. August 27, traded Blake Lalli to the Oakland Athletics. Received Anthony Recker. August 29, Scott Maine selected by the Cleveland Indians off waivers. September September 7, selected Jason Berken off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. October October 4, Blake DeWitt, Alex Hinshaw, and Randy Wells granted free agency. October 25, Anthony Recker selected by the New York Mets off waivers. October 26, Manny Corpas granted free agency. Chris Volstad selected by the Kansas City Royals off waivers. October 27, signed Edwin Maysonet as a free agent. October 29, Alfredo Amezaga, Shawn Camp, and Justin Germano granted free agency. October 31, Joe Mather granted free agency. Source. Game log Chicago Cubs; 2012 Regular season game log: 61–101 (Home: 38–43; Away: 23–58) y Chicago Cubs; April: 8–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 3–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 5 || Nationals || 1–2 || Clippard (1–0) || Mármol (0–1) || Lidge (1) || 41,176 || 0–1 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 7 || Nationals || 4–7 || Mattheus (1–0) || Wood (0–1) || Rodriguez (1) || 40,102 || 0–2 ||L2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 3 || April 8 || Nationals || 4–3 || Samardzija (1–0) || Zimmermann (0–1) || Mármol (1) || 31,973 || 1–2 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 9 || Brewers || 5–7 || Marcum (1–0) || Camp (0–1) || Axford (1) || 38,136 || 1–3 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 5 || April 10 || Brewers || 4–7 || Narveson (1–0) || Maholm (0–1) || Rodríguez (1) || 37,265 || 1–4 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 6 || April 11 || Brewers || 1–2 || Gallardo (1–1) || Dempster (0–1) || Axford (2) || 34,044 || 1–5 ||L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 7 || April 12 || Brewers || 8–0 || Garza (1–0) || Greinke (1–1) ||— | 36,311 || 2–5 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 8 || April 13 || @ Cardinals || 9–5 || Samardzija (2–0) || Wainwright (0–2) ||— | 46,882 || 3–5 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 14 || @ Cardinals || 1–5 || Lynn (2–0) || Volstad (0–1) ||— | 46,792 || 3–6 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Cardinals || 3–10 || Westbrook (2–0) || Maholm (0–2) ||— | 44,952 || 3–7 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 11 || April 17 || @ Marlins || 2–5 || Cishek (1–0) || Dolis (0–1) || Bell (1) || 24,544 || 3–8 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 18 || @ Marlins || 1–9 || Buehrle (1–2) || Garza (1–1) || || 25,723 || 3–9 ||L4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Marlins || 3–5 || Nolasco (2–0) || Samardzija (2–1) || Bell (2) || 23,168 || 3–10 ||L5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 14 || April 20 || Reds || 4–9 || Bailey (1–2) || Volstad (0–2) ||— | 37,782 || 3–11 ||L6 |-style="background:#cfc" | 15 || April 21 || Reds || 6–1 || Maholm (1–2) || Leake (0–2) ||— | 38,405 || 4–11 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 16 || April 22 || Reds || 3–4 || Cueto (2–0) || López (0–1) || Marshall (3) || 35,801 || 4–12 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 17 || April 23 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Dolis (1–1) || Motte (1–1) ||— | 37,794 || 5–12 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 18 || April 24 || Cardinals || 3–2 (10) || Russell (1–0) || Salas (0–1) ||— | 38,894 || 6–12 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 19 || April 25 || Cardinals || 1–5 || Lynn (4–0) || Volstad (0–3) ||— | 34,894 || 6–13 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 20 || April 27 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Maholm (2–2) || Halladay (3–2) || Dolis (1) || 45,261 || 7–13 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 21 || April 28 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Blanton (2–3) || Wells (0–1) || Papelbon (7) || 45,196 || 7–14 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 22 || April 29 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Garza (2–1) || Kendrick (0–2) ||— | 45,550 || 8–14 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 23 || April 30 || @ Phillies || 4–6 || Qualls (1–0) || Maine (0–1) || Papelbon (8) || 45,397 || 8–15 ||L1 |- y Chicago Cubs; May: 10–17 (Home: 7–7; Away: 3–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#bbb" | -- || May 1 || @ Reds||colspan=7| Postponed (rain). Makeup Date August 18. |-style="background:#cfc" | 24 || May 2 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Samardzija (3–1) || Arroyo (1–1) || Mármol (2) || 18,868 || 9–15 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Reds || 3–4 (10) || Ondrusek (2–0) || Dolis (1–2) ||— | 23,288 || 9–16 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 26 || May 4 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Maholm (3–2) || Billingsley (2–2) || Dolis (2) || 37,332 || 10–16 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 27 || May 5 || Dodgers || 1–5 || Capuano (4–0) || Volstad (0–4) ||— | 39,874 || 10–17 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 28 || May 6 || Dodgers || 4–3 (11) || Dolis (2–2) || Wright (1–2) ||— | 38,125 || 11–17 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc | 29 || May 7 || Braves || 5–1 || Samardzija (4–1) || Hanson (3–3) ||— | 36,307 || 12–17 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 30 || May 8 || Braves || 1–3 || Medlen (1–0) || Wood (0–2) || Kimbrel (10) || 38,523 || 12–18 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 31 || May 9 || Braves || 1–0 || Maholm (4–2) || Hudson (1–1) || Dolis (3) || 31,904 || 13–18 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 32 || May 11 || @ Brewers || 7–8 (13) || Chulk (1–0) || Castillo (0–1) ||— | 40,097 || 13–19 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Brewers || 2–8 || Marcum (2–1) || Volstad (0–5) ||— | 42,339 || 13–20 ||L2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 34 || May 13 || @ Brewers || 8–2 || Camp (1–1) || Loe (2–1) ||— | 42,167 || 14–20 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 35 || May 14 || @ Cardinals || 6–4 || Camp (2–1) || Boggs (0–1) || Dolis (4) || 44,276 || 15–20 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ Cardinals || 6–7 || Motte (2–1) || Dolis (2–3) ||— | 45,538 || 15–21 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 37 || May 16 || Phillies || 2–9 || Contreras (1–0) || Camp (2–2) ||— | 38,678 || 15–22 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 38 || May 17 || Phillies || 7–8 || Halladay (4–3) || Volstad (0–6) || Papelbon (11) || 37,986 || 15–23 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 39 || May 18 || White Sox || 2–3 || Thornton (2–3) || Samardzija (4–2) || Reed (4) || 34,937 || 15–24 ||L4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 40 || May 19 || White Sox || 4–7 || Danks (3–4) || Dempster (0–2) ||— | 40,228 || 15–25 ||L5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 41 || May 20 || White Sox || 0–6 || Peavy (5–1) || Maholm (4–3) ||— | 38,374 || 15–26 ||L6 |-style="background:#fbb" | 42 || May 21 || @ Astros || 4–8 || Norris (5–1) || Garza (2–2) ||— | 16,895 || 15–27 ||L7 |-style="background:#fbb" | 43 || May 22 || @ Astros || 1–2 || Happ (4–3) || Wood (0–1) || Myers (11) || 20,091 || 15–28 ||L8 |-style="background:#fbb" | 44 || May 23 || @ Astros || 1–5 || Rodríguez (4–4) || Samardzija (4–3) ||— | 18,732 || 15–29 ||L9 |-style="background:#fbb" | 45 || May 25 || @ Pirates || 0–1 || Burnett (3–2) || Dempster (0–3) || Hanrahan (11) || 29,914 || 15–30 ||L10 |-style="background:#fbb" | 46 || May 26 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Hanrahan (2–0) || Dolis (2–4) ||— | 38,132 || 15–31 ||L11 |-style="background:#fbb" | 47 || May 27 || @ Pirates || 4–10 || Bédard (3–5) || Garza (2–3) ||— | 27,486 || 15–32 ||L12 |-style="background:#cfc" | 48 || May 28 || Padres || 11–7 || Wells (1–1) || Hinshaw (0–1) ||— | 38,452 || 16–32 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 49 || May 29 || Padres || 5–3 || Samardzija (5–3) || Stults (1–1) || Russell (1) || 35,219 || 17–32 ||W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 50 || May 30 || Padres || 8–6 || Russell (2–0) || Thayer (0–1) ||— | 38,516 || 18–32 ||W3 |- y Chicago Cubs; June: 10–17 (Home: 6–5; Away: 4–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#fbb" | 51 || June 1 || @ Giants || 3–4 || Bumgarner (6–4) || Maholm (4–4) || López (1) || 41,100 || 18–33 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 52 || June 2 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Cain (6–2) || Garza (2–4) || Romo (1) || 41,239 || 18–34 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 53 || June 3 || @ Giants || 0–2 || Zito (5–2) || Wood (0–2) || Romo (2) || 41,112 || 18–35 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 54 || June 4 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Vogelsong (4–2) || Mármol (0–2) || Affeldt (1) || 41,524 || 18–36 ||L4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 55 || June 5 || @ Brewers || 10–0 || Dempster (1–3) || Gallardo (4–5) ||— | 28,071 || 19–36 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb | 56 || June 6 || @ Brewers || 0–8 || Greinke (7–2) || Maholm (4–5) ||— | 27,112 || 19–37 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 57 || June 7 || @ Brewers || 3–4 (10) || Axford (1–2) || Coleman (0–1) ||— | 30,123 || 19–38 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 58 || June 8 || @ Twins || 7–8 (10) || Capps (1–3) || Camp (2–3) ||— | 38,014 || 19–39 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 59 || June 9 || @ Twins || 3–11 || Diamond (5–1) || Samardzija (5–4) ||— | 39,309 || 19–40 ||L4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 60 || June 10 || @ Twins || 8–2 || Dempster (2–3) || Liriano (1–7) ||— | 37,526 || 20–40 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 61 || June 12 || Tigers || 4–3 || Mármol (1–2) || Coke (1–3) || Camp (1) || 41,164 || 21–40 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 62 || June 13 || Tigers || 4–8 || Porcello (4–4) || Garza (2–5) ||— | 41,326 || 21–41 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 63 || June 14 || Tigers || 3–5 || Verlander (6–4) || Wood (0–3) || Valverde (13) || 42,292 || 21–42 ||L2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 64 || June 15 || Red Sox || 3–0 || Dempster (3–3) || Matsuzaka (0–2) || Mármol (3) || 40,073 || 22–42 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 65 || June 16 || Red Sox || 3–4 || Lester (4–4) || Samardzija (5–5) || Aceves (16) || 40,766 || 22–43 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 66 || June 17 || Red Sox || 4–7 || Albers (2–0) || Camp (2–4) ||— | 38,531 || 22–44 ||L2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 67 || June 18 || @ White Sox || 12–3 || Garza (3–5) || Stewart (1–2) ||— | 33,215 || 23–44 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 68 || June 19 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Wood (1–3) || Peavy (6–3) || Mármol (4) || 30,282 || 24–44 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 69 || June 20 || @ White Sox || 0–7 || Floyd (5–7) || Wells (1–2) ||— | 32,311 || 24–45 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 70 || June 22 || @ D-backs || 1–6 || Ziegler (4–1) || Samardzija (5–6) || Hernandez (2) || 34,654 || 24–46 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 71 || June 23 || @ D-backs || 5–10 || Breslow (2–0) || Maholm (4–6) ||— | 38,542 || 24–47 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 72 || June 24 || @ D-backs || 1–5 || Miley (9–3) || Garza (3–6) ||— | 33,448 || 24–48 ||L4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 73 || June 25 || Mets || 6–1 || Wood (2–3) || Santana (5–4) ||— | 34,092 || 25–48 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 74 || June 26 || Mets || 5–3 || Maine (1–1) || Gee (5–6) || Mármol (5) || 34,064 || 26–48 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 75 || June 27 || Mets || 1–17 || Niese (6–3) || Samardzija (5–7) ||— | 35,837 || 26–49 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 76 || June 29 || Astros || 4–0 || Maholm (5–6) || Norris (5–5) || Mármol (6) || 32,891 || 27–49 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 77 || June 30 || Astros || 3–2 || Garza (4–6) || Happ (6–8) || Mármol (7) || 37,906 || 28–49 ||W2 |- y Chicago Cubs; July: 15–10 (Home: 9–3; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#cfc" | 78 || July 1 || Astros || 3–0 || Wood (3–3) || Rodríguez (6–6) || Mármol (8) || 37,389 || 29–49 ||W3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 79 || July 2 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Samardzija (6–7) || Hanson (9–5) || Russell (2) || 22,292 || 30–49 ||W4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 80 || July 3 || @ Braves || 3–10 || Jurrjens (2–2) || Volstad (0–7) ||— | 27,834 || 30–50 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 81 || July 4 || @ Braves || 5–1 || Maholm (6–6) || Delgado (4–9) ||— | 40,604 || 31–50 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 82 || July 5 || @ Braves || 3–7 || Minor (5–6) || Garza (4–7) ||— | 24,408 || 31–51 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 83 || July 6 || @ Mets || 8–7 || Wood (4–3) || Santana (6–5) ||— | 27,956 || 32–51 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 84 || July 7 || @ Mets || 1–3 || Gee (6–7) || Samardzija (6–8) || Parnell (2) || 26,096 || 32–52 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 85 || July 8 || @ Mets || 7–0 || Dempster (4–3) || Niese (7–4) ||— | 25,920 || 33–52 ||W1 |-style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" |colspan="10"|83rd All-Star Game in Kansas City, Missouri |-style="background:#cfc" | 86 || July 13 || D-backs || 8–1 || Maholm (7–6) || Kennedy (6–8) ||— | 36,878 || 34–52 ||W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 87 || July 14 || D-backs || 4–1 || Dempster (5–3) || Saunders (4–6) || Mármol (9) || 38,068 || 35–52 ||W3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 88 || July 15 || D-backs || 3–1 || Garza (5–7) || Cahill (7–8) || Mármol (10) || 36,659 || 36–52 ||W4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 89 || July 17 || Marlins || 5–9 || Sánchez (5–6) || Wood (4–4) ||— | 34,397 || 36–53 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 90 || July 18 || Marlins || 5–1 (8) || Russell (3–0) || Johnson (5–7) ||— | 34,934 || 37–53 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 91 || July 19 || Marlins || 4–2 || Maholm (8–6) || Buehrle (9–9) || Mármol (11) || 32,741 || 38–53 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 92 || July 20 || @ Cardinals || 1–4 || Lohse (10–2) || Dempster (5–4) || Motte (21) || 43,786 || 38–54 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 93 || July 21 || @ Cardinals || 0–12 || Westbrook (8–8) || Germano (0–1) ||— | 43,424 || 38–55 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 94 || July 22 || @ Cardinals || 0–7 || Lynn (12–4) || Wood (4–5) ||— | 42,411 || 38–56 ||L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 95 || July 23 || @ Pirates || 2–0 || Samardzija (7–8) || Bédard (5–11) || Mármol (12) || 27,586 || 39–56 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 96 || July 24 || @ Pirates || 5–1 || Maholm (9–6) || McDonald (10–4) ||— | 32,497 || 40–56 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 97 || July 25 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Correia (8–6) || Dempster (5–5) || Hanrahan (29) || 33,935 || 40–57 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 98 || July 27 || Cardinals || 6–9 || Lynn (13–4) || Wood (4–6) || Motte (23) || 40,778 || 40–58 ||L2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 99 || July 28 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Russell (4–0) || Kelly (1–4) || Mármol (13) || 41,276 || 41–58 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 100 || July 29 || Cardinals || 4–2 (10) || Russell (5–0) || Rosenthal (0–1) ||— | 39,534 || 42–58 ||W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 101 || July 30 || Pirates || 14–4 || Germano (1–1) || Bédard (5–12) ||— | 33,337 || 43–58 ||W3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 102 || July 31 || Pirates || 0–5 || Burnett (13–3) || Coleman (0–2) ||— | 33,158 || 43–59 ||L1 |- y Chicago Cubs; August: 8–21 (Home: 7–9; Away: 1–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#fbb" | 103 || August 1 || Pirates || 4–8 || Karstens (4–2) || Wood (4–7) ||— | 33,014 || 43–60 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 104 || August 3 || @ Dodgers || 1–6 || Billingsley (7–9) || Samardzija (7–9) ||— | 43,537 || 43–61 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 105 || August 4 || @ Dodgers || 1–3 || Kershaw (9–6) || Volstad (0–8) || Jansen (21) || 46,588 || 43–62 ||L4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 106 || August 5 || @ Dodgers || 6–7 || Jansen (5–3) || Camp (2–5) ||— | 42,495 || 43–63 ||L5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 107 || August 6 || @ Padres || 0–2 || Stults (2–2) || Wood (4–8) || Street (19) || 27,187 || 43–64 ||L6 |-style="background:#fbb" | 108 || August 7 || @ Padres || 4–7 || Ohlendorf (4–2) || Raley (0–1) || Street (20) || 26,518 || 43–65 ||L7 |-style="background:#fbb" | 109 || August 8 || @ Padres || 0–2 || Richard (9–11) || Samardzija (7–10) ||— | 24,663 || 43–66 ||L8 |-style="background:#cfc" | 110 || August 9 || Reds || 5–3 || Camp (3–5) || Marshall (4–4) || Mármol (14) || 33,397 || 44–66 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb | 111 || August 10 || Reds || 8–10 || Bailey (10–7) || Germano (1–2) || Chapman (26) || 36,891 || 44–67 ||L |-style="background:#fbb" | 112 || August 11 || Reds || 2–4 || Arroyo (8–7) || Russell (5–1) || Chapman (27) || 40,602 || 44–68 ||L |-style="background:#fbb" | 113 || August 12 || Reds || 0–3 || Cueto (15–6) || Raley (0–2) || Chapman (28) || 35,461 || 44–69 ||L |-style="background:#cfc" | 114 || August 13 || Astros || 7–1 || Samardzija (8–10) || Galarraga (0–3) ||— | 31,452 || 45–69 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 115 || August 14 || Astros || 1–10 || Harrell (10–8) || Volstad (0–9) ||— | 33,376 || 45–70 ||L |-style="background:#cfc" | 116 || August 15 || Astros || 7–2 || Germano (2–2) || Norris (5–10) ||— | 33,714 || 46–70 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 117 || August 17 || @ Reds || 3–7 || Arroyo (9–7) || Wood (4–9) ||— | 35,332 || 46–71 ||L |-style="background:#fbb" | 118 || August 18 || @ Reds || 3–5 || Cueto (16–6) || Samardzija (8–11) || Chapman (29) || 28,754 || 46–72 ||L |-style="background:#cfc" | 119 || August 18 || @ Reds || 9–7 || Raley (1–2) || Redmond (0–1) || Mármol (15) || 41,236 || 47–72 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 120 || August 19 || @ Reds || 4–5 || Chapman (5–4) || Camp (3–6) ||— | 41,615 || 47–73 ||L |-style="background:#fbb" | 121 || August 20 || @ Brewers || 5–9 || Rogers (1–1) || Germano (2–3) ||— | 28,776 || 47–74 ||L |-style="background:#fbb" | 122 || August 21 || @ Brewers || 2–5 || Estrada (1–5) || Rusin (0–1) || Axford (19) || 29,179 || 47–75 ||L |-style="background:#fbb" | 123 || August 22 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Gallardo (13–8) || Wood (4–10) || Axford (20) || 30,743 || 47–76 ||L |-style="background:#cfc" | 124 || August 24 || Rockies || 5–3 || Russell (6–1) || Belisle (3–5) || Mármol (16) || 31,255 || 48–76 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 125 || August 25 || Rockies || 3–4 || Torres (3–1) || Corpas (0–1) || Betancourt (26) || 35,296 || 48–77 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 126 || August 26 || Rockies || 5–0 (8)|| Volstad (1–9) || Chacín (1–4) || Camp (2) || 32,346 || 49–77 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 127 || August 27 || Brewers || 4–15 || Estrada (2–5) || Germano (2–4) ||— | 32,541 || 49–78 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb | 128 || August 28 || Brewers || 1–4 || Gallardo (14–8) || Wood (4–11) || Axford (21) || 30,017 || 49–79 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 129 || August 29 || Brewers || 1–3 || Fiers (8–6) || Samardzija (8–12) || Axford (22) || 33,271 || 49–80 ||L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 130 || August 30 || Brewers || 12–11 || Mármol (2–2) || Rodríguez (2–7) ||— | 28,859 || 50–80 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 131 || August 31 || Giants || 6–4 || Volstad (2–9) || Bumgarner (14–9) || Mármol (17) || 32,476 || 51–80 ||W2 |- y Chicago Cubs; September: 9–19 (Home: 3–9; Away: 6–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#fbb" | 132 || September 1 || Giants || 2–5 || Lincecum (8–14) || Germano (2–5) || Romo (9) || 32,477 || 51–81 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 133 || September 2 || Giants || 5–7 || Casilla (6–5) || Mármol (2–3) || López (6) || 39,760 || 51–82 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 134 || September 3 || @ Nationals || 1–2 || Detwiler (9–6) || Samardzija (8–13) || Clippard (30) || 23,215 || 51–83 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 135 || September 4 || @ Nationals || 5–11 || Jackson (9–9) || Rusin (0–2) ||— | 17,648 || 51–84 ||L4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 136 || September 5 || @ Nationals || 1–9 || Gonzalez (18–7) || Volstad (2–10) ||— | 21,244 || 51–85 ||L5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 137 || September 6 || @ Nationals || 2–9 || Zimmermann (10–8) || Germano (2–6) ||— | 22,447 || 51–86 ||L6 |-style="background:#cfc" | 138 || September 7 || @ Pirates || 12–2 || Wood (5–11) || Burnett (15–6) ||— | 32,699 || 52–86 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 139 || September 8 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Samardzija (9–13) || Grilli (1–5) ||— | 35,661 || 53–86 ||W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 140 || September 9 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Russell (7–1) || Grilli (1–6) || Mármol (18) || 28,671 || 54–86 ||W3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 141 || September 10 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Volstad (3–10) || Rodriguez (1–10) || Mármol (19) || 13,121 || 55–86 ||W4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 142 || September 11 || @ Astros || 0–1 || Lyles (4–11) || Germano (2–7) || López (4) || 14,205 || 55–87 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 143 || September 12 || @ Astros || 5–1 || Wood (6–11) || Abad (0–4) ||— | 13,101 || 56–87 ||W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 144 || September 14 || Pirates || 7–4 || Rusin (1–2) || McDonald (12–8) || Mármol (20) || 26,946 || 57–87 ||W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 145 || September 15 || Pirates || 6–7 || Rodríguez (11–13) || Berken (0–1) || Hanrahan (35) || 32,774 || 57–88 ||L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 146 || September 16 || Pirates || 13–9 || Beliveau (1–0) || Hughes (2–2) ||— | 33,559 || 58–88 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 147 || September 17 || Pirates || 0–3 || Correia (11–9) || Wood (6–12) || Hanrahan (36) || 33,017 || 58–89 ||L |-style="background:#fbb" | 148 || September 18 || Reds || 1–3 || Bailey (12–9) || Germano (2–8) || Broxton (26) || 32,547 || 58–90 ||L |-style="background:#fbb" | 149 || September 19 || Reds || 5–6 (11) || Ondrusek (5–2) || Cabrera (0–1) || Broxton (27) || 31,001 || 58–91 ||L |-style="background:#fbb" | 150 || September 20 || Reds || 3–5 || Cueto (18–9) || Corpas (0–2) || Simón (1) || 25,891 || 58–92 ||L |-style="background:#cfc" | 151 || September 21 || Cardinals || 5–4 (11) || Cabrera (1–1) || Kelly (5–7) ||— | 29,100 || 59–92 ||W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 152 || September 22 || Cardinals || 4–5 (10) || Boggs (4–1) || Chapman (0–1) || Motte (39) || 40,298 || 59–93 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 153 || September 23 || Cardinals || 3–6 || Lohse (16–3) || Germano (2–9) || Motte (40) || 33,354 || 59–94 ||L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 154 || September 25 || @ Rockies || 5–10 (7) || Torres (5–3) || Rusin (1–3) ||— | 26,660 || 59–95 ||L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 155 || September 26 || @ Rockies || 0–6 || Pomeranz (2–9) || Berken (0–2) ||— | 27,057 || 59–96 ||L4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 156 || September 27 || @ Rockies || 5–7 || Chacín (3–5) || Volstad (3–11) || Betancourt (31) || 30,288 || 59–97 ||L5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 157 || September 28 || @ D-backs || 3–8 || Kennedy (15–11) || Wood (6–13) ||— | 28,463 || 59–98 ||L6 |-style="background:#fbb" | 158 || September 29 || @ D-backs || 2–8 || Cahill (13–12) || Germano (2–10) ||— | 29,084 || 59–99 ||L7 |-style="background:#cfc" | 159 || September 30 || @ D-backs || 7–2 || Rusin (2–3) || Shaw (1–6) ||— | 35,535 || 60–99 ||W1 |- y Chicago Cubs; October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak |-style="background:#fbb" | 160 || October 1 || Astros || 0–3 || Harrell (11–11) || Berken (0–3) || Wright (1) || 32,167 || 60–100 ||L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 161 || October 2 || Astros || 0–3 || Norris (7–13) || Volstad (3–12) || López (10)|| 33,168 || 60–101 ||L2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 162 || October 3 || Astros || 5–4 || Mármol (3–3) || Ambriz (1–1) ||— | 27,606 || 61–101 ||W1 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fbb darkgray = Loss      #bbb darkgray = PostponementBold = Cubs team member Roster 2012 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 37 Jairo Asencio 16 Jeff Beliveau 57 Jason Berken 28,43 Michael Bowden 55 Alberto Cabrera 54 Shawn Camp 52 Lendy Castillo 37 Jaye Chapman 27 Casey Coleman 60 Manny Corpas 46 Ryan Dempster 48 Rafael Dolis 22 Matt Garza 41 Justin Germano 59 Alex Hinshaw 19 Rodrigo López 28 Paul Maholm 57 Scott Maine 49 Carlos Mármol 55,50 Blake Parker 43 Brooks Raley 18 Chris Rusin 40 James Russell 29 Jeff Samardzija 47 Miguel Socolovich 32 Chris Volstad 36 Randy Wells 34 Kerry Wood 30 Travis Wood Catchers 53 Welington Castillo 51 Steve Clevenger 55 Koyie Hill 47 Blake Lalli 20 Anthony Recker 18 Geovany Soto Infielders  3 Jeff Baker 15 Darwin Barney 45 Adrian Cardenas 13 Starlin Castro 11 Blake DeWitt  6 Bryan LaHair 44 Anthony Rizzo  2 Ian Stewart 24 Luis Valbuena  5 Josh Vitters Outfielders 24 Marlon Byrd  1 Tony Campana  9 David DeJesus  7 Brett Jackson  5 Reed Johnson  6 Bryan LaHair 16,21 Joe Mather 17 Dave Sappelt 12 Alfonso Soriano Manager 33 Dale Sveum Coaching Staff  4 Pat Listach (third base) 39 Dave McKay (first base)  7 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting) 38 James Rowson (hitting) 95 Andrew Lane (bullpen catcher)  8 Jamie Quirk (bench) 25 Chris Bosio (pitching) 35 Lester Strode (bullpen) 98 Édgar Tovar (bullpen catcher) Statistics Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G Games played AB At bats R Runs H Hits 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in AVG Batting average SB Stolen bases Jeff Baker 54 134 16 36 10 1 4 20 .269 4 Darwin Barney 156 548 73 139 26 4 7 44 .254 6 Marlon Byrd 13 43 1 3 0 0 0 2 .070 0 Tony Campana 89 174 26 46 6 0 0 5 .264 30 Adrian Cardenas 45 60 5 11 6 0 0 2 .183 0 Welington Castillo 52 170 16 45 11 0 5 22 .265 0 Starlin Castro 162 646 78 183 29 12 14 78 .283 25 Steve Clevenger 69 199 16 40 12 0 1 16 .201 0 David DeJesus 148 506 76 133 28 8 9 50 .263 7 Blake DeWitt 18 29 1 4 1 0 0 1 .138 0 Koyie Hill 11 39 3 7 1 0 0 1 .179 0 Brett Jackson 44 120 14 21 6 1 4 9 .175 0 Reed Johnson 76 169 23 51 9 3 3 16 .302 2 Bryan LaHair 130 340 42 88 17 0 16 40 .259 4 Blake Lalli 6 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 .133 0 Joe Mather 103 225 18 47 11 0 5 19 .209 5 Anthony Recker 9 18 1 3 1 0 1 4 .167 0 Anthony Rizzo 87 337 44 96 15 0 15 48 .285 3 Dave Sappelt 26 69 8 19 6 0 2 8 .275 0 Alfonso Soriano 151 561 68 147 33 2 32 108 .262 6 Geovany Soto 52 176 26 35 6 1 6 14 .199 0 Ian Stewart 55 179 16 36 5 2 5 17 .201 0 Luis Valbuena 90 265 26 58 20 0 4 26 .219 0 Josh Vitters 36 99 7 12 2 0 2 5 .121 2 Jason Berken 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Michael Bowden 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Casey Coleman 17 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 Manny Corpas 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Ryan Dempster 16 32 1 3 0 1 0 1 .094 0 Matt Garza 18 30 0 2 1 0 0 0 .067 0 Justin Germano 13 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 .059 0 Paul Maholm 21 39 1 3 0 0 1 3 .077 0 Scott Maine 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Brooks Raley 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 0 Chris Rusin 7 12 0 2 0 1 0 0 .167 0 James Russell 77 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Jeff Samardzija 31 50 0 5 0 0 0 3 .100 0 Chris Volstad 21 28 0 5 0 0 0 0 .179 0 Randy Wells 12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 Kerry Wood 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Travis Wood 28 53 5 10 3 0 1 4 .189 0Team totals1625411613129726536137570.24094 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; K = Strikeouts Player W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average G Games played GS Games started SV Saves IP Innings pitched H Hits allowed R Runs allowed ER Earned runs allowed BB Walks allowed K Strikeouts Jason Berken 0 3 4.82 4 4 0 18.2 23 14 10 6 11 Ryan Dempster 5 5 2.25 16 16 0 104.0 81 28 26 27 83 Matt Garza 5 7 3.91 18 18 0 103.2 90 48 45 32 96 Justin Germano 2 10 6.75 13 12 0 64.0 81 52 48 21 45 Paul Maholm 9 6 3.74 21 20 0 120.1 115 51 50 36 81 Brooks Raley 1 2 8.14 5 5 0 24.1 33 23 22 11 16 Chris Rusin 2 3 6.37 7 7 0 29.2 38 22 21 11 21 Jeff Samardzija 9 13 3.81 28 28 0 174.2 157 79 74 58 180 Chris Volstad 3 12 6.31 21 21 0 111.1 137 81 78 47 61 Travis Wood 6 13 4.27 26 26 0 156.0 133 80 74 57 119 Jairo Asencio 0 0 3.07 12 0 0 14.2 12 6 5 12 8 Jeff Beliveau 1 0 4.58 22 0 0 17.2 21 9 9 13 17 Michael Bowden 0 0 2.95 30 0 0 36.2 30 12 12 17 29 Alberto Cabrera 1 1 5.40 25 0 0 21.2 16 15 13 19 27 Shawn Camp 3 6 3.59 80 0 2 77.2 79 32 31 25 54 Lendy Castillo 0 1 7.88 13 0 0 16.0 24 16 14 12 13 Jaye Chapman 0 1 3.75 14 0 0 12.0 8 5 5 12 12 Casey Coleman 0 2 7.40 17 1 0 24.1 37 20 20 12 16 Manny Corpas 0 2 5.01 48 0 0 46.2 50 27 26 19 28 Rafael Dolis 2 4 6.39 34 0 4 38.0 40 29 27 24 24 Alex Hinshaw 0 0 135.00 2 0 0 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 Rodrigo López 0 1 5.68 4 0 0 6.1 8 6 4 5 2 Scott Maine 1 1 4.79 21 0 0 20.2 17 11 11 12 26 Carlos Mármol 3 3 3.42 61 0 20 55.1 40 24 21 45 72 Joe Mather 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Blake Parker 0 0 6.00 7 0 0 6.0 10 7 4 6 6 James Russell 7 1 3.25 77 0 2 69.1 67 28 25 30 55 Miguel Socolovich 0 0 4.50 6 0 0 6.0 4 3 3 3 6 Randy Wells 1 2 5.34 12 4 0 28.2 35 18 17 25 14 Kerry Wood 0 2 8.31 10 0 0 8.2 8 8 8 11 6Team totals611014.51162162281413.213997597085731128 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Iowa Cubs Pacific Coast League Dave Bialas AA Tennessee Smokies Southern League Buddy Bailey A Daytona Cubs Florida State League Brian Harper A Peoria Chiefs Midwest League Casey Kopitzke A-Short Season Boise Hawks Northwest League Mark Johnson Rookie AZL Cubs Arizona League Bobby Mitchell References External links Chicago Cubs schedule for the 2012 season 2012 Chicago Cubs season at ESPN 2012 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Chicago Cubs Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs Category:2012 in Chicago