| 2012 Chicago Cubs | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | Central | |||
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |||
| City | Chicago,Illinois | |||
| Record | 61–101 (.377) | |||
| Divisional place | 5th | |||
| Owners | Tom Ricketts | |||
| President of baseball operations | Theo Epstein | |||
| General managers | Jed Hoyer | |||
| Managers | Dale Sveum | |||
| Television | WGN-TV WGN America CSN Chicago CSN Chicago Plus WCIU-TV (Len Kasper,Bob Brenly) | |||
| Radio | WGN (AM) Chicago Cubs Radio Network (Pat Hughes,Keith Moreland,Judd Sirott) | |||
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The2012 Chicago Cubs season was the 141st season of theChicago Cubs franchise, the 137th in theNational League and the 97th atWrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in theNational League Central with a record of 61–101, their worst record since1966. The Cubs began the season at home on April 5, 2012 against theWashington Nationals and finished the season at home on October 3 against theHouston Astros.
The season marked the first season withJed Hoyer as General Manager andTheo Epstein as President of Baseball Operations.[1] It also marked the first season withDale Sveum as manager.[2] The season also marked the last season with theHouston Astros in theNational League Central as they would move to theAmerican League West in2013.[3][4]
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 the2016 World Series championship.
The season was the last full season with the Cubs forAlfonso Soriano, who would be traded at the 2013 trade deadline.[5]
During the offseason, the Cubs would acquire future All-StarAnthony Rizzo from theSan Diego Padres.[6] During the season, the Cubs would also acquire players that would play important roles during their2016 World Series season:Travis Wood was acquired via trade from theCincinnati Reds on December 23, 2011,[7]Albert Almora was drafted on June 4,[8]Jorge Soler was signed as an amateur free agent on June 30,[9] andKyle Hendricks was acquired via a trade with theTexas Rangers on July 30.[10]
Source[11]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 50–31 | 47–34 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 9 | 50–31 | 38–43 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 49–32 | 34–47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18 | 45–36 | 34–47 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36 | 38–43 | 23–58 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 42 | 35–46 | 20–61 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
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| Washington Nationals | 98 | 64 | .605 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| San Francisco Giants | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | +6 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 79 | 83 | .488 | 9 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 12 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 14 |
| Miami Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19 |
| Colorado Rockies | 64 | 98 | .395 | 24 |
| Chicago Cubs | 61 | 101 | .377 | 27 |
| Houston Astros | 55 | 107 | .340 | 33 |
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
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| Arizona | – | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 9–7 | 6–0 | 12–6 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 9–6 |
| Atlanta | 5–2 | – | 3–4 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 14–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 | 12–6 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 8–10 | 8–10 |
| Chicago | 4–5 | 4–3 | – | 4–12 | 2–4 | 8–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–13 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 7–10 | 1–6 | 5–10 |
| Cincinnati | 5–2 | 5–1 | 12–4 | – | 5–1 | 10–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 11–7 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–7 | 2–5 | 7–8 |
| Colorado | 7–9 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 1–5 | – | 5–2 | 8–10 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 8–10 | 4–14 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–13 |
| Houston | 0–6 | 2–4 | 5–8 | 5–10 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 2–4 | 8–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–12 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–11 | 1–7 | 6–9 |
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–8 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 11–7 | 8-10 | 6–5 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Miami | 3–5 | 4–14 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | – | 4–4 | 4–12 | 8–10 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 5–13 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 13–4 | 6–9 | 1–5 | 9–8 | 6–1 | 4–4 | – | 3–2 | 2–5 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 3–5 | 6–9 |
| New York | 4–3 | 6–12 | 2–4 | 2–6 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 12–4 | 2–3 | – | 10–8 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–14 | 8–7 |
| Philadelphia | 4–2 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 10–8 | 5–2 | 8–10 | – | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 9-9 | 5–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 4–3 | 2–3 | 8–8 | 7–11 | 4–2 | 12–5 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 4–11 | 2–5 | 4–3 | – | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–2 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 11–7 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–6 | 10–8 | 5–3 | 7–11 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–1 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 8–7 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 14–4 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 3–3 | 1–5 | 7–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–7 | 7–6 | 5–2 | 11–4 | 5–6 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 7–8 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 3–4 | 8–7 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 10–8 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 5–3 | 14–4 | 9-9 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5-1 | 4-3 | – | 10–8 |
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April: 8–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 3–7)
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May: 10–17 (Home: 7–7; Away: 3–10)
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June: 10–17 (Home: 6–5; Away: 4–12)
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July: 15–10 (Home: 9–3; Away: 6–7)
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August: 8–21 (Home: 7–9; Away: 1–12)
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September: 9–19 (Home: 3–9; Away: 6–10)
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| 2012 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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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 | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5411 | 613 | 1297 | 265 | 36 | 137 | 570 | .240 | 94 |
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 | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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| 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 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 101 | 4.51 | 162 | 162 | 28 | 1413.2 | 1399 | 759 | 708 | 573 | 1128 |