Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ndị Cubs 1984 mere ihe ngosi mbụ nke franchise kemgbe 1945, ma bụrụ ndị mbụ nke naanị egwuregwu abụọ egwuregwu nke Smith na-egwuri egwu (nke ọzọ bụ 1988 Red Sox). Smith zọpụtara ihe karịrị egwuregwu 30 maka oge mbụ na ọrụ ya, mana chịkọtara 3.65 ERA, nke kachasị njọ n'ime afọ iri. N'asọmpị postseason, ọ pụtara n'egwuregwu abụọ nke
Njikọ Njikọ Njikọ NL. Na Egwuregwu 2, Smith nwetara nchekwa na mmeri 4x2 Cubs site na ịdekọ ihe abụọ ikpeazụ. Mmeri ahụ nyere ndị Cubs egwuregwu abụọ-na-enweghị isi na usoro kachasị mma nke ise, mana San Diego Padres meriri egwuregwu atọ sochirinụ iji gbochie ndị Cubs ịbanye na World Series nke 1984. Smith weere mmeri na Egwuregwu 4: na-abanye na ala nke asatọ na egwuregwu ahụ ejikọtara, 5 <unk> 5, o kwere ka otu kụrụ aka ma mee ka egwuregwu ahụ jikọta; na ala nke itoolu, o kwere ka otu onye pụọ na Tony Gwynn, nke abụọ na-agba ọsọ na-agba ọsọ site n'aka Steve Garvey iji mee ka egwuregwu nke ise. Smith agbaghị bọọlụ n'egwuregwu nke ise; ebe Chicago na-ebute ụzọ 3-0 mgbe agba nke abụọ gasịrị, San Diego gbara ọsọ isii a na-azaghị maka 6-3 ikpeazụ. N'ime oge asatọ Smith na Cubs (1980<unk>1987), nke a bụ naanị afọ ndị Cubs nwere ndekọ mmeri, na naanị oge ha kwụsịrị karịa nke anọ na ngalaba ha.