| Steve Trout | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1957-07-30)July 30, 1957 (age 67) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 1, 1978, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 5, 1989, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 88–92 |
| Earned run average | 4.18 |
| Strikeouts | 656 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Steven Russell Trout (born July 30, 1957) is an American former professionalbaseball pitcher who playedMajor League Baseball (MLB) during the 1980s.
He is the son of formerMLB pitcherDizzy Trout. He had the nickname "Rainbow".
After attendingThornwood High School inSouth Holland, Illinois, Trout was drafted by theChicago White Sox in the first round of the1976 MLB draft.[1] He played three years in the minor leagues before joining the White Sox and pitching in his first MLB game on July 1, 1978, against theMinnesota Twins.[1]
Before the1983 season, Trout was traded to theChicago Cubs along withWarren Brusstar forScott Fletcher,Pat Tabler,Randy Martz, andDick Tidrow.[1] Trout had 32 starts in his first season with the Cubs, going 10–14 with a 4.65ERA.
The following season in1984, he stayed in the Cubs rotation, pitching along withRick Sutcliffe,Dennis Eckersley, andLee Smith. They led the Cubs to 96 victories and their first trip to the playoffs in 39 years. Steve pitched the Cubs home opener on April 13 against theNew York Mets, pitching a complete game and allowing just two hits in the 11–2 victory.[2] On May 30, Trout took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against theAtlanta Braves that was broken up byAlbert Hall.[3]
Trout finished the season with a 13–7 record in 31 starts, posting a 3.41 ERA. Steve pitched effectively in the1984 National League Championship Series against theSan Diego Padres, going 8.1 innings for the victory in Game 2, which put the Cubs one victory away from their firstWorld Series since 1945. He pitched in relief in the series-deciding Game 5 in San Diego, which the Cubs lost.[4]
Trout started strong in1985 with a 6–1 record through June 8, until ulnar nerve 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[5] Trout was traded in1987 to theNew York Yankees, forBob Tewksbury,Rich Scheid, andDean Wilkins.
Trout's acquisition by theNew York Yankees in a mid-season trade proved to be a disastrous trade for the Yankees. Though his last two starts with the Cubs were complete game shutouts, and his ERA was one of the best in the National League, with the Yankees he proved unable to locate the strike zone. He walked 37 batters and threw nine wild pitches in 46 innings and lasted an average of only four innings in his nine Yankee starts. The Yankees traded Trout to Seattle after the 1987 season, paying the Mariners over one million dollars to offset some of Trout's substantial salary.
Trout was traded to theMariners before the1988 season withHenry Cotto in exchange forLee Guetterman,Clay Parker, andWade Taylor. He pitched infrequently over the next season and a half before being released by the team.
Trout runs a baseball clinic from his home inVenice, Florida, from November through April. It is open to all ages.[4] In 2002, he authored a book about his and his fatherDizzy Trout's baseball lives calledHome Plate: The Journey of the Most Flamboyant Father and Son Pitching Combination in Major League History.
He served as pitching coach for theBrockton Rox of theCan-Am League and Chicago'sWindy City ThunderBolts of theFrontier League. On January 25, 2008, it was announced that Trout would be the manager of theTexarkana Gunslingers for their inaugural season[6]
Moloka'i High School inHawaii hired Trout in March 2010 to be its head coach. Trout answered an ad in the local newspaper.[7]
He started the Chicago-based Trout Baseball Academy in 2015 and conducts baseball camps for children throughout the year.[8]
Trout recently co-wrote a children's illustration book calledLoosey-Goosey Baseball that is available for purchase on his website.[9]
According to theChicago Sun-Times in 2015, Trout sued a North Side baseball camp claiming the camp unlawfully used his name in the source code of their website for monetary gains.[10]