Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Red Sox @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 9, Red Sox 1 | WP: Tidrow LP: McGlothen |
| 2 | Red Sox 13, Indians 1 | WP: Moret LP: Clark |
| 3 | Indians 7, Red Sox 4 | WP: McDowell LP: Bertaina |
| 4 | Indians 5, Red Sox 3 | WP: Thompson LP: Peters |
| 5 | Red Sox 14, Indians 3 | WP: McGlothen LP: Tidrow |
| 6 | Red Sox 8, Indians 2 | WP: Moret LP: Clark |
| 7 | Red Sox 6, Indians 2 | WP: Bertaina LP: McDowell |
| Red Sox Win Series 4-3 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Orioles @ A's | ||
| 1 | A's 7, Orioles 4 | WP: Montgomery LP: McNally |
| 2 | A's 4, Orioles 0 | WP: Blue LP: Garland |
| 3 | A's 7, Orioles 4 | WP: Hunter LP: Palmer |
| 4 | Orioles 7, A's 6 | WP: Hutson LP: Fingers |
| 5 | A's 6, Orioles 1 | WP: Montgomery LP: McNally |
| A's Win Series 4-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Expos @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 5, Expos 2 | WP: Durham LP: Gogolewski |
| 2 | Dodgers 5, Expos 1 | WP: Riddleberger LP: Rogers |
| 3 | Expos 5, Dodgers 4 | WP: Moore LP: Sutton |
| 4 | Expos 1, Dodgers 0 | WP: Blair LP: Vance |
| 5 | Expos 2, Dodgers 1 | WP: Gura LP: Alexander |
| 6 | Dodgers 6, Expos 3 | WP: Rau LP: Rogers |
| 7 | Expos 2, Dodgers 0 | WP: Moore LP: Sutton |
| Expos Win Series 4-3 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Pirates @ Phillies | ||
| 1 | Phillies 10, Pirates 0 | WP: Merritt LP: Moose |
| 2 | Phillies 17, Pirates 8 | WP: Jones LP: Candelaria |
| 3 | Phillies 1, Pirates 0 | WP: Ford LP: Lamb |
| 4 | Phillies 12, Pirates 4 | WP: Phoebus LP: Hooton |
| 5 | Phillies 10, Pirates 6 | WP: Merritt LP: Moose |
| Phillies Win Series 5-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Red Sox @ A's | ||
| 1 | Red Sox @ A's | |
| 2 | Red Sox @ A's | |
| 3 | A's @ Red Sox | |
| 4 | A's @ Red Sox | |
| 5 | A's @ Red Sox | |
| 6 | Red Sox @ A's | |
| 7 | Red Sox @ A's | |
| Series Tied 0-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Expos @ Phillies | ||
| 1 | Expos @ Phillies | |
| 2 | Expos @ Phillies | |
| 3 | Phillies @ Expos | |
| 4 | Phillies @ Expos | |
| 5 | Phillies @ Expos | |
| 6 | Expos @ Phillies | |
| 7 | Expos @ Phillies | |
| Series Tied 0-0 | ||
