Zack Greinke steals second base on May 27 (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)
By Jon Weisman
From the Dodgers public relations department:
The Dodgers have not stolen a base since June 7 and, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, their 23-game streak without a steal is the longest streak in modern franchise history (since 1900). Los Angeles has been thrown out on all six attempted steals during the stolen base drought. The last Major League team with a longer streak was the Cardinals, who went 33 games without a steal from June 10-July 20, 2011 and then won the World Series in October.
NL division leaders and their league rank in stolen bases:
12t) St. Louis
14) Washington
15) Los Angeles— Dodger Insider (@DodgerInsider) July 3, 2015
The last Dodger to steal a base, Andre Ethier in the sixth inning against St. Louis, was thrown out at home trying to score to end that same inning. Jimmy Rollins was the last Dodger to steal a base and then score (June 2) — though he stole third and then scored on a triple.
The last Dodger to steal second base before Ethier was Zack Greinke on May 27. The last Dodger to steal two bases in a game was Jimmy Rollins on May 23.
And yes, as you can see from the chart that follows … the Dodgers have not stolen a base that led directly to a run this entire season.
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Unbelievable.