Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong continued his historic season on Monday night, hitting his 42nd home run during a 7-3 win over the Atlanta Braves. The blast tied Hall of Famer Billy Williams for the most home runs by a left-handed hitter in a single season in franchise history.

Williams reached 42 homers in 1970, and he had previously stood alone as the only left-handed batter in franchise history to reach 40 home runs in a season. Crow-Armstrong joined that exclusive group earlier this month before pulling level with Williams on Monday.

The 24-year-old center fielder produced one of his best all-around performances of the season, finishing with four hits and four RBIs. His big deal night started in the second inning, when he doubled into the right-field corner to bring home two runs and reach 100 RBIs for the first time in his three full Major League seasons. His RBI total eventually climbed to 102.

Crow-Armstrong then singled and stole second in the fourth inning, recording his 37th stolen base of the season. That leaves him three steals short of a potential 40-homer, 40-steal season. Reaching that mark would make him the first player in Cubs history to accomplish it and just the seventh player in MLB history to post a 40-40 campaign.

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His record-tying home run came in the sixth against Braves right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver. Crow-Armstrong drove an inside fastball into the right-field bleachers for a two-run shot, giving him 25 home runs at Wrigley Field this season. Only Williams, with 28 in 1970, has hit more home runs at home in one season as a left-handed Cubs batter.

Crow-Armstrong is also the first Cubs hitter since Derrek Lee in 2005 to combine at least 40 home runs with 100 RBIs in one season. Among Cubs players who have reached both benchmarks, he is the only one to also steal at least 30 bases. Ryne Sandberg came closest, stealing 25 bases in 1990.

The center fielder's performance only added to the argument for him to win the MVP. Crow-Armstrong leads MLB with 10.1 WAR, well ahead of Shohei Ohtani's 6.8, according to Fangraphs. He has also posted consecutive 30-homer, 30-steal seasons.

Behind Crow-Armstrong, David Peterson allowed one run on three hits across six-plus innings, striking out seven. The Cubs have won three of four games and moved a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies for the National League's top wild-card position.