Calling home runs fireworks on Independence Day is a little bit played out, but the Chicago Cubs truly earned such a comparison this year.
By the end of the seventh inning, Chicago was leading the St. Louis Cardinals at home 11-1 on the Fourth of July off a slew of home runs from the bats in the lineup.
Two players hit multiple home runs, Michael Busch with three and Pete Crow-Armstrong with two. But the real highlight was the franchise record being set: The eighth home run from the Cubs off the bat of Busch broke the previous team record of seven home runs in a game.
NEW FRANCHISE RECORD UNLOCKED
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 4, 2025
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Seiya Suzuki, Dansby Swanson and Carson Kelly all added dingers as well.
Just stunning stuff from the Northsiders.
Chicago leads the NL Central by several games and is in a flirtatious spot with the top seed in the National League. Coming into the day third in home runs with 131, the Cubs will launch all the way to first in MLB, pending the results of the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers games this afternoon and tonight, the two teams ahead of Chicago.
The Cubs also join the Yankees as the only other team to hit eight or more home runs this year. New York hit nine home runs in March, breaking its own franchise record in that game.
The Cardinals attempted to rally back, scoring two runs in the top of the ninth inning, but the deficit was too much. Chicago won 11-3.
The record for most home runs in an MLB game is 10, set by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1987. The only other team to hit eight or more home runs on the Fourth of July is the Boston Red Sox in 1977.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Cubs Make Stunning Franchise History on Fourth of July.
