The 2016 Orioles may set a new post-war record for fewest steal attempts per game. We use the occasion to look through history at the Orioles’ attitude towards theft.
If you like stealing bases, the 2016 Orioles aren’t your team. Through Saturday’s game, the team’s attempted 25 steals in 1,484 player-games. (1,484 is what you get when you add up the individual games played for the 27 players used as batters.) That’s a rate of 1.6 attempts per 100 player-games when the league-average rate is about six attempts per 100 player-games. Media outlets are starting to notice.