itter ▁into ▁the ▁e ighth ▁in ning ▁against ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁that ▁was ▁broken ▁up ▁by ▁Albert ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Tr out ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 3 - 7 ▁record ▁in ▁ 3 1 ▁starts , ▁posting ▁a ▁ 3 . 4 1 ▁E RA . ▁Steve ▁pitch ed ▁effectively ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁National ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series ▁against ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res , ▁going ▁ 8 . 1 ▁inn ings ▁for ▁the ▁victory ▁in ▁Game ▁ 2 , ▁which ▁put ▁the ▁C ubs ▁one ▁victory ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁first ▁World ▁Series ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁relief ▁in ▁the ▁series - dec iding ▁Game ▁ 5 ▁in ▁San ▁Diego , ▁which ▁the ▁C ubs ▁lost . ▁ ▁Tr out ▁started ▁strong ▁in ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 - 1 ▁record ▁through ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁until ▁u ln ar ▁n erve ▁problems ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁disabled ▁list , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁only ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁nine ▁starts ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁Tr out ▁was ▁trad ed ▁in ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es , ▁for ▁Bob ▁T ew ks bury , ▁Rich ▁Sche id , ▁and ▁Dean ▁Wil kins . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁Tr out ' s ▁ac quisition ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁a ▁mid - season ▁trade ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁dis astr ous ▁trade ▁for ▁the ▁Yan ke es . ▁Though