Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong is chasing a 40-home run, 40-stolen base season and several franchise and Major League Baseball records during the final days of the 2026 regular season.
As of September 17, Crow-Armstrong has 44 home runs and 37 stolen bases. He needs three more steals to become the seventh player in MLB history with a 40-40 season. He has also tied Ernie Banks for a Cubs age-based home-run record and has already broken multiple records previously held by Billy Williams. [MLB] [MLB Stats]
How Close Is Pete Crow-Armstrong To A 40-40 Season?
Crow-Armstrong needs three more stolen bases to reach 40.
He already has 44 home runs, so stolen bases are the only remaining requirement for him to record a 40-home run, 40-steal season. [MLB]
Crow-Armstrong would become only the seventh player in MLB history to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in the same season. [MLB]
The six existing members of the 40-40 club are:
Jose Canseco — 1988: 42 home runs, 40 stolen bases
Barry Bonds — 1996: 42 home runs, 40 stolen bases
Alex Rodriguez — 1998: 42 home runs, 46 stolen bases
Alfonso Soriano — 2006: 46 home runs, 41 stolen bases
Ronald Acuña Jr. — 2023: 41 home runs, 73 stolen bases
Shohei Ohtani — 2024: 54 home runs, 59 stolen bases
Crow-Armstrong would also become the first Cubs player ever to have a 40-40 season. [MLB]
What Ernie Banks Record Is Pete Crow-Armstrong Chasing?
Crow-Armstrong has tied Ernie Banks for the most home runs in a season by a Cubs player age 24 or younger.
Banks hit 44 home runs in 1955. Crow-Armstrong reached 44 with his second home run against the Atlanta Braves on September 16, 2026. [MLB] [MLB Cubs Stats]
That means:
44 home runs: Tied with Banks
45 home runs: Crow-Armstrong would hold the record by himself
Crow-Armstrong therefore needs one more home run to break Banks’ mark. [MLB]
Did Pete Crow-Armstrong Break Billy Williams’ Home Run Record?
Yes.
Crow-Armstrong has already established the Cubs single-season record for home runs by a left-handed hitter.
Billy Williams previously held the record after hitting 42 home runs in 1970. Crow-Armstrong’s 43rd home run on September 16 moved him past Williams, and he later added his 44th homer in the same game. [MLB]
Crow-Armstrong became the 10th Cubs player to hit at least 40 home runs in a season and the first Cub to reach 40 since Derrek Lee hit 46 in 2005. [MLB]
What Cubs Extra-Base-Hit Record Did Pete Crow-Armstrong Break?
Crow-Armstrong also broke another Billy Williams record during the September 16 game against Atlanta.
His two home runs and triple increased his total to 81 extra-base hits in 2026, setting a Cubs single-season record for a left-handed hitter.
Williams previously held the record with 80 extra-base hits in 1970. [MLB]
Crow-Armstrong therefore owns both the Cubs’ single-season home-run and extra-base-hit records for a left-handed batter.
Is Pete Crow-Armstrong Chasing A Wrigley Field Home Run Record?
Yes.
Crow-Armstrong has hit 27 home runs at Wrigley Field during the 2026 season.
Billy Williams holds the Cubs record for the most home runs by a left-handed batter at Wrigley in one season after hitting 28 at home in 1970. [MLB]
That leaves Crow-Armstrong:
1 home run away from tying Williams
2 home runs away from breaking the record
The Cubs still have a three-game home series against the Miami Marlins remaining on their regular-season schedule, giving Crow-Armstrong another opportunity to challenge the Wrigley mark. [Chicago Cubs]
What MLB Total-Bases Record Is Pete Crow-Armstrong Chasing?
Crow-Armstrong has produced six games with at least 10 total bases in 2026.
That ties Nelson Cruz’s 2019 season for the most games with 10 or more total bases in a single season since at least 1900. [MLB]
Crow-Armstrong therefore needs one more 10-total-base game to set the MLB record by himself.
Earlier in the season, Crow-Armstrong had moved into a tie with Larry Walker, Johnny Mize and Jimmie Foxx with five such games before recording his sixth. [MLB]
What Career Total-Bases Record Is Pete Crow-Armstrong Chasing?
Crow-Armstrong has already established a remarkable age-based MLB record.
His September 16 performance was the 10th game of his career with at least 10 total bases.
That is three more than any other player accumulated before turning 25 years old since at least 1900. [MLB]
Crow-Armstrong is also approaching the Cubs’ career record for such games.
Billy Williams: 12
Sammy Sosa: 12
Pete Crow-Armstrong: 10
Crow-Armstrong needs two more to tie the Cubs record and three more to break it. [MLB]
Could Pete Crow-Armstrong Lead MLB In Home Runs?
Crow-Armstrong is also involved in the race for the 2026 Major League home-run lead, although that is a league leaderboard rather than a historical record.
After his two-home-run game against Atlanta, Crow-Armstrong had 44 home runs, one behind Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber’s MLB-leading 45 as of September 17. [Reuters]
Crow-Armstrong’s next home run could therefore simultaneously move him into a tie for the MLB lead and break his tie with Banks for the Cubs age-24-or-younger record.
How Many Games Does Pete Crow-Armstrong Have Left?
Crow-Armstrong has nine regular-season games remaining entering September 18.
The Cubs have three games at Cincinnati, three at home against Miami and three at Boston to finish the regular season. [Chicago Cubs]
The remaining schedule gives Crow-Armstrong nine games to chase three stolen bases for 40-40, one home run to break the Banks age record and another 10-total-base game to break the MLB single-season mark.
Pete Crow-Armstrong Records And Milestones At A Glance
As of September 17, 2026:
40-40 season: 44 HR, 37 SB — needs 3 stolen bases. [MLB]
Cubs home runs at age 24 or younger: 44 — tied with Ernie Banks; needs 1 HR to break the record. [MLB]
Cubs home runs by a left-handed hitter: 44 — record already broken. [MLB]
Cubs extra-base hits by a left-handed hitter: 81 — record already broken. [MLB]
Wrigley Field home runs by a Cubs left-handed hitter: 27 — needs 1 to tie Billy Williams and 2 to break the record. [MLB]
MLB games with 10+ total bases in one season: 6 — tied with Nelson Cruz; needs 1 to break the record. [MLB]
Cubs career games with 10+ total bases: 10 — needs 2 to tie Billy Williams and Sammy Sosa and 3 to pass them. [MLB]
The most historically significant remaining chase is the 40-40 club. Three more stolen bases would make Pete Crow-Armstrong the first Cubs player and only the seventh player in Major League history to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same season.
