Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Tigers @ Giants | ||
| 1 | Giants 3, Tigers 0 | WP: Barnes LP: Ehmke |
| Giants Win Series 1-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Reds @ Giants | ||
| 1 | Reds 2, Giants 1 | WP: Eller LP: Schupp |
| 2 | Reds 4, Giants 2 | WP: Ring LP: Douglas |
| 3 | Reds 4, Giants 0 | WP: Ruether LP: Barnes |
| Reds Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Pirates @ Red Sox | ||
| 1 | Pirates 2, Red Sox 0 | WP: Adams LP: Mays |
| 2 | Red Sox 1, Pirates 0 | WP: Russell LP: Carlson |
| 3 | Red Sox 9, Pirates 8 | WP: Pennock LP: Fillingim |
| Red Sox Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Reds @ Red Sox | ||
| 1 | Red Sox 8, Reds 2 | WP: Mays LP: Eller |
| 2 | Reds 6, Red Sox 1 | WP: Ring LP: Russell |
| 3 | Red Sox 11, Reds 10 | WP: Jones LP: Luque |
| 4 | Reds 5, Red Sox 1 | WP: Eller LP: Mays |
| 5 | Reds 2, Red Sox 1 | WP: Ring LP: Russell |
| Reds Win Series 3-2 | ||
| World Series: Reds @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Reds 5, Indians 4 | WP: Bressler LP: Uhle |
| 2 | Indians 3, Reds 2 | WP: Caldwell LP: Luque |
| 3 | Reds 7, Indians 3 | WP: Ruether LP: Shocker |
| 4 | Reds 1, Indians 0 | WP: Eller LP: Mails |
| 5 | Indians @ Reds | |
| 6 | Reds @ Indians | |
| 7 | Reds @ Indians | |
| Reds Lead Series 3-1 | ||
