Pete Crow-Armstrong made history on Thursday by achieving the rarity of 40 home runs and 40 steals in the same campaign, becoming the first to do so with the Chicago Cubs.
A record-breaking campaign
The center fielder solidified the feat by stealing second base in the first inning of the game against the Marlins at Wrigley Field, echoing a season filled with marks. Crow-Armstrong had already been the first player in the franchise to hit at least 40 home runs and 30 steals, and he is the second, along with Sammy Sosa, to register 30 home runs and 30 steals in a Cubs campaign.
With 45 home runs in the season, the player joins the list of batters who achieved that figure in Chicago history, including Sosa, Ernie Banks, Hack Wilson, Andre Dawson, Dave Kingman, and Derrek Lee. He also surpasses Billy Williams, who hit 42 home runs in 1970, as the left-handed hitter with the most home runs in a season in Cubs history.
The 40-40 and the MLB community
The achievement puts him alongside Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., Alfonso Soriano, Alex Rodríguez, Barry Bonds, and José Canseco, the only players to have achieved the 40-40 season in MLB history.
Reaction from fans and the organization
Crow-Armstrong’s name has become a frequent chant at Wrigley Field, and the abbreviation “P-C-A” has transcended to other stadiums. The Cubs’ baseball operations president, Jed Hoyer, highlighted the difficulty of achieving the 40-40 and the historical importance of the feat.
Season finale and the relevance of the historic season
As the regular season comes to a close, Crow-Armstrong positions himself as one of the key figures in the Cubs, combining power and speed to set new individual marks in the franchise.
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