Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Cubs na 1984 sun yi wasan farko na wasan bayan wasan tun daga 1945, kuma sune na farko daga cikin kungiyoyi biyu na wasan da Smith ya buga (ɗayan kuma shine Red Sox na 1988). Smith ya ceci wasanni fiye da 30 a karon farko a cikin aikinsa, amma ya tattara 3.65 ERA, mafi munin shekaru goma. A cikin kakar wasa, ya bayyana a wasanni biyu na
Gasar Zakarun NL. A cikin Wasan 2, Smith ya sami ceto a cikin nasarar 4 × 2 Cubs ta hanyar yin rikodin fitarwa biyu na ƙarshe. Wannan nasarar ta baiwa Cubs damar cin wasanni biyu-babu-babu a cikin mafi kyawun jerin wasanni biyar, amma San Diego Padres sun ci wasanni uku masu zuwa don hana Cubs damar shiga cikin Wasannin Duniya na 1984. Smith ya ɗauki asara a Wasan na 4: shiga a ƙarshen na takwas tare da wasan da aka daidaita, 5<unk>5, ya ba da izini ɗaya kuma ya ci gaba da wasa; a ƙarshen na tara, ya ba da izini ɗaya zuwa Tony Gwynn, sannan ya bi sahun gida biyu daga Steve Garvey don tilasta wasa na biyar. Smith bai buga wasa ba a Wasan na 5; yayin da Chicago ta ci gaba da jagoranci 3-0 bayan wasan na biyu, San Diego ya zira kwallaye shida da ba a amsa ba don wasan karshe na 6-3. Daga cikin shekaru takwas na Smith tare da Cubs (1980<unk>1987), wannan ita ce shekarar da Cubs ke da rikodin nasara, kuma kawai lokacin da suka gama sama da na huɗu a sashin su.