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Pete Crow-Armstrong now has 31 homers since the start of June
That’s seven more than anyone else in MLB in that span
Players to hit 14+ home runs in at least 1 calendar month before turning 25:
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Ken Griffey Jr.
Mark McGwire
Bob Horner
Reggie Jackson
Harmon Killebrew
Mickey Mantle
Eddie Mathews
Ralph Kiner
Joe DiMaggio
Rudy York
Chuck Klein
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Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 14 homers in August are the most by a player at age 24 or younger in a calendar month since Ken Griffey Jr. hit 15 in May 1994
five homers in a 2-game span out of leadoff spot, since at least 1900:
2026 Pete Crow-Armstrong
2023 Jose Altuve
2021 Kyle Schwarber
2016 Mookie Betts
All but Altuve’s span included two leadoff home runs
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Most home runs in a calendar month, Cubs history:
June 1998 Sammy Sosa: 20
Aug 2001 Sosa: 17
Aug 1999 Sosa: 15
Aug 1987 Andre Dawson: 15
Aug 2026 Pete Crow-Armstrong: 14
Sept 2007 Alfonso Soriano: 14
June 1990 Ryne Sandberg: 14
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Can Pete Crow-Armstrong join this list in his next game?
Only 4 MLB players have had 3 straight multi-HR games:
2003 Jeff DaVanon
1969 Lee May
1962 Frank Thomas
1951 Gus Zernial
Pete Crow-Armstrong is the second Cubs player this year with 5 homers in a 2-game span, joining Dansby Swanson
The Cubs are the second team in MLB history with two instances in one season, joining the 1947 Pirates, with Ralph Kiner doing it both times
h/t @EliasSports
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Cubs with five homers in a 2-game span:
2026 Pete Crow-Armstrong
2026 Dansby Swanson
1979 Dave Kingman
1968 Billy Williams
1884 Cap Anson
Most home runs by a Reds rookie in a season:
1956 Frank Robinson: 38
2026 Sal Stewart: 31
2008 Joey Votto: 24
Daily Statcast leaders for Day 155 (August 29) of the MLB season:
Exit velocity
Distance
Pitch velocity
Swings & misses
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Pete Crow-Armstrong is the fourth player in MLB history with a leadoff home run in the next game after hitting 3+ homers in a game, joining:
9/4/24 Kyle Schwarber
9/6/16 Brian Dozier
6/1/16 Mookie Betts
h/t @EliasSports
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Pete Crow-Armstrong leaves the yard AGAIN!
That’s 4 home runs in his last 7 at-bats 😱
Pete Crow-Armstrong now has 30 homers since the start of June
That’s six more than anyone else in MLB in that span
Most leadoff home runs in a calendar month, MLB history:
June 2021 Kyle Schwarber: 7
September 2007 Alfonso Soriano: 7
August 2026 Pete Crow-Armstrong: 6
That’s NINE leadoff home runs this year for PCA, with SIX of them coming in August 😮💨
Pete Crow-Armstrong has leadoff homers in back-to-back games
Will he join this list in their next game?
most consecutive games with a leadoff home run, since 1900:
1996 Brady Anderson: 4
2023 Alex Verdugo: 3
2018 Ronald Acuna Jr.: 3
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Pete Crow-Armstrong leaves the yard AGAIN!
That’s 4 home runs in his last 7 at-bats 😱
Most leadoff home runs in a season, Cubs history:
2007 Alfonso Soriano: 12
2026 Pete Crow-Armstrong: 9
1976 Rick Monday: 8
Pete Crow-Armstrong leaves the yard AGAIN!
That’s 4 home runs in his last 7 at-bats 😱
Multiple home runs & a triple in a game, Orioles/Browns franchise history:
8/30/26 Gunnar Henderson
9/7/14 Nelson Cruz
9/3/00 Chris Richard
7/5/97 Jeffrey Hammonds
4/13/91 Cal Ripken Jr.
7/16/41 Chet Laabs
9/18/38 Harlond Clift
6/5/1925 Ken Williams
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Gunnar Henderson LAUNCHES his second homer of the game and puts the @Orioles back on top 🚀
Austin Wells is the first player in MLB history to hit two homers in an inning in a game he did not start
h/t @EliasSports
Austin Wells and Paul Goldschmidt go back-to-back as the @Yankees put up 10 in the Bronx!
I love this!!!!
Josh Bell invited kids out pregame today to give them his children's book What Color is the Sky and do a special reading for them!
Coby Mayo now has 15 homers off lefties this season, breaking a tie with Matt Olson for most in MLB
Most consecutive starts allowing two runs or fewer in a season, Cleveland franchise history:
1974 Gaylord Perry: 11
2026 Parker Messick: 10 *active
1956 Bob Lemon: 10
