5 stunning Pete Crow-Armstrong facts following electric start to Cubs-White Sox series

Pete Crow-Armstrong kicked off the Cubs’ series against the White Sox in spectacular fashion. The 24-year-old MVP candidate crushed the first pitch he saw for a leadoff home run before later delivering a walk-off blast in extra innings to send Cubs fans home happy with a 7-5 victory in the opener of the three-game crosstown series.

Crow-Armstrong’s historic performance left plenty to unpack beyond the final score. His two-home-run effort not only provided the Cubs fans with a memorable walk-off victory, but also added several impressive milestones to his breakout season. From the history he made to the numbers that put his performance into perspective, there are several noteworthy takeaways from his electric night. Here are five of the most fascinating facts and stats from Crow-Armstrong’s performance.

Five facts to know following Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong’s historic night against the White Sox

1) Historic statline

According to OptaSTATS, Crow-Armstrong’s 4-5 performance with one double, two home runs, one walk, and a stolen base is a first. They indicated that no other player in MLB history has reached base time five times, collected four hits in which three of them went for extra bases, stolen a base, and hit a leadoff home run and walk-off home run all in the same game.

2) First career walk-off home run

Over the last three years, Crow-Armstrong has hit a remarkable 71 home runs. That said, his walk-off blast in the 10th inning against the White Sox was his first career walk-off home run, making it a rather memorable one.

3 +4) First leadoff home run and walk-off home run in the same game since…

The last time a MLB player hit a leadoff home run and walk-off home run in the same game was 2010. Back then, Chris Young did it for the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 7. Furthermore, it has been since May 7, 1957 that a MLB player has hit the first pitch of the game for a lead-off home run while also ending the game with a walk-off home run. Back then, Vic Powers did so for the Kansas City A’s.

5) 30/30 club

In this contest, Crow-Armstrong once again joined the 30 home run and 30 stolen base club. According to Meghan Montemurro, he is just the third player in MLB history with multiple 30/30 seasons at age 24 or younger and just the second to do it in back-to-back seasons. Bobby Witt Jr last accomplished this in 2023-2024.

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