Playoff Series Breakdown
| Play-In Round: Tigers @ White Sox | ||
| 1 | Tigers 5, White Sox 0 | WP: Gregg LP: Carlton |
| 2 | White Sox 14, Tigers 1 | WP: Dierker LP: Fidrych |
| 3 | Tigers 9, White Sox 4 | WP: Sutton LP: Jenkins |
| Tigers Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Play-In Round: A's @ Yankees | ||
| 1 | A's 12, Yankees 10 | WP: Hoffman LP: Wagner |
| 2 | A's 6, Yankees 5 | WP: Palmer LP: Haren |
| A's Win Series 2-0 | ||
| Play-In Round: Marlins @ Diamondbacks | ||
| 1 | Diamondbacks 4, Marlins 0 | WP: Liriano LP: Nola |
| 2 | Marlins 4, Diamondbacks 3 | WP: Saberhagen LP: Spahn |
| 3 | Diamondbacks 5, Marlins 2 | WP: Martinez LP: Richard |
| Diamondbacks Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Play-In Round: Giants @ Brewers | ||
| 1 | Brewers 6, Giants 2 | WP: Smith LP: Cooper |
| 2 | Giants 10, Brewers 1 | WP: Score LP: Ellsworth |
| 3 | Giants 6, Brewers 5 | WP: Sutter LP: Diaz |
| Giants Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Tigers @ Royals | ||
| 1 | Royals 8, Tigers 4 | WP: Ford LP: Guidry |
| 2 | Royals 3, Tigers 0 | WP: Krause LP: Lundgren |
| 3 | Tigers 9, Royals 1 | WP: Sutton LP: McQuillan |
| 4 | Tigers 10, Royals 5 | WP: Gregg LP: Newhouser |
| 5 | Tigers 7, Royals 6 | WP: Messersmith LP: Bell |
| 6 | Royals 6, Tigers 5 | WP: Dotel LP: Fidrych |
| 7 | Royals 4, Tigers 3 | WP: Worrell LP: Messersmith |
| Royals Win Series 4-3 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Giants @ Braves | ||
| 1 | Braves 2, Giants 1 | WP: Nelson LP: Cicotte |
| 2 | Braves 6, Giants 3 | WP: Marichal LP: Cooper |
| 3 | Braves 14, Giants 5 | WP: Sheets LP: Score |
| 4 | Giants 6, Braves 1 | WP: Alexander LP: Davenport |
| 5 | Giants 9, Braves 8 | WP: Miller LP: Feliz |
| 6 | Giants 5, Braves 2 | WP: Matlack LP: Rucker |
| 7 | Giants 6, Braves 2 | WP: Cooper LP: Marichal |
| Giants Win Series 4-3 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Diamondbacks @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 1 | WP: Doolittle LP: Garber |
| 2 | Pirates 6, Diamondbacks 5 | WP: Urbina LP: Nen |
| 3 | Pirates 7, Diamondbacks 3 | WP: Vaughn LP: Spahn |
| 4 | Diamondbacks 5, Pirates 4 | WP: Nen LP: Doolittle |
| 5 | Diamondbacks 8, Pirates 1 | WP: Coveleski LP: Snell |
| 6 | Pirates 8, Diamondbacks 6 | WP: Niedenfuer LP: Carpenter |
| Pirates Win Series 4-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: A's @ Angels | ||
| 1 | Angels 8, A's 3 | WP: Joss LP: Scherzer |
| 2 | Angels 1, A's 0 | WP: Hernandez LP: Darvish |
| 3 | Angels 9, A's 6 | WP: Kimbrel LP: Rivera |
| 4 | Angels 12, A's 3 | WP: Singer LP: Palmer |
| Angels Win Series 4-0 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Giants @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Pirates 4, Giants 1 | WP: McLain LP: Alexander |
| 2 | Pirates 7, Giants 1 | WP: Snell LP: Cicotte |
| 3 | Pirates 9, Giants 4 | WP: Vaughn LP: Score |
| 4 | Pirates 5, Giants 3 | WP: Vance LP: Matlack |
| Pirates Win Series 4-0 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Royals @ Angels | ||
| 1 | Angels 4, Royals 2 | WP: Joss LP: McQuillan |
| 2 | Royals 7, Angels 4 | WP: Ford LP: Hernandez |
| 3 | Angels 9, Royals 1 | WP: Raymond LP: Newhouser |
| 4 | Angels 7, Royals 3 | WP: Singer LP: Marquard |
| 5 | Royals 5, Angels 4 | WP: Bell LP: Blyleven |
| 6 | Angels 13, Royals 0 | WP: Joss LP: McQuillan |
| Angels Win Series 4-2 | ||
| World Series: Angels @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Pirates 4, Angels 2 | WP: Snell LP: Hernandez |
| 2 | Angels 5, Pirates 0 | WP: Raymond LP: McLain |
| 3 | Angels 5, Pirates 3 | WP: Myers LP: Vaughn |
| 4 | Pirates 8, Angels 4 | WP: Vance LP: Joss |
| 5 | Angels 4, Pirates 3 | WP: Foulke LP: Haddix |
| 6 | Angels 6, Pirates 3 | WP: Blyleven LP: Young |
| Angels Win Series 4-2 | ||
