Pete Crow-Armstrong and Alex Bregman just put themselves in some of baseball’s rarest company, and the Cubs’ offense is riding the wave.
In August, the two Chicago teammates each reached at least 12 home runs, a feat that has happened only four times in MLB history, according to Sarah Langs, and not since 1999. Crow-Armstrong finished the month with 13 homers, while Bregman had 12.
Langs listed the only other instances of teammates doing it in the same calendar month: Aug. 2026 CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong, Alex Bregman; Aug. 1999 TEX Ivan Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro; July 1961 NYY Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle; June 1960 NYY Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle.
It’s the kind of power surge that goes beyond a simple hot streak. A player getting to 12 homers in a month is big on its own. Two teammates doing it together puts them in a tiny statistical club filled with some of the biggest names in the game.
Crow-Armstrong and Bregman both flashed that kind of pop with three-homer games this month. Bregman even had two of them, underlining just how loud his August has been.
That production has mattered for a Cubs team that has needed its offense to carry the load with poor pitching this season. Chicago has been one of baseball’s best teams, and Crow-Armstrong has been at the center of it, with the NL MVP favorite label following him into the stretch.
August has only strengthened that case. Crow-Armstrong’s surge has pushed him into the lead over Shohei Ohtani, and with Bregman joining the barrage, the Cubs’ lineup has looked as dangerous as any in the league.
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