Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Phillies @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 4, Phillies 3 | WP: Howe LP: McGraw |
| 2 | Phillies 4, Dodgers 3 | WP: Garber LP: Garman |
| 3 | Dodgers 9, Phillies 6 | WP: Welch LP: Lerch |
| 4 | Dodgers 5, Phillies 3 | WP: Sosa LP: McGraw |
| 5 | Phillies 9, Dodgers 6 | WP: Lonborg LP: Stewart |
| 6 | Dodgers 15, Phillies 1 | WP: Valenzuela LP: Carlton |
| Dodgers Win Series 4-2 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Yankees @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | Tigers 12, Yankees 1 | WP: Young LP: Beattie |
| 2 | Tigers 5, Yankees 1 | WP: Morris LP: Guidry |
| 3 | Yankees 6, Tigers 1 | WP: Righetti LP: Fidrych |
| 4 | Yankees 7, Tigers 4 | WP: Tiant LP: Petry |
| 5 | Tigers 5, Yankees 4 | WP: Young LP: Rajsich |
| 6 | Yankees 6, Tigers 4 | WP: Guidry LP: Morris |
| 7 | Tigers 4, Yankees 1 | WP: Fidrych LP: Righetti |
| Tigers Win Series 4-3 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Brewers @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 5, Brewers 4 | WP: D'Acquisto LP: Caldwell |
| 2 | Cardinals 9, Brewers 4 | WP: Martin LP: Haas |
| 3 | Cardinals 6, Brewers 5 | WP: D'Acquisto LP: Rodriguez |
| 4 | Cardinals 1, Brewers 0 | WP: Forsch LP: Sorensen |
| Cardinals Win Series 4-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: A's @ Royals | ||
| 1 | Royals 6, A's 1 | WP: Gale LP: Norris |
| 2 | Royals 6, A's 4 | WP: Leonard LP: McCatty |
| 3 | A's 9, Royals 8 | WP: Bair LP: Bird |
| 4 | A's 3, Royals 2 | WP: Medich LP: Chamberlain |
| 5 | A's 8, Royals 4 | WP: Norris LP: Gale |
| 6 | A's 9, Royals 4 | WP: McCatty LP: Leonard |
| A's Win Series 4-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: A's @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | A's 7, Tigers 3 | WP: Norris LP: Young |
| 2 | Tigers 4, A's 0 | WP: Morris LP: Blue |
| 3 | Tigers 10, A's 4 | WP: Fidrych LP: McCatty |
| 4 | Tigers 10, A's 2 | WP: Petry LP: Wirth |
| 5 | A's 4, Tigers 1 | WP: Norris LP: Young |
| 6 | Tigers 4, A's 3 | WP: Hiller LP: Blue |
| Tigers Win Series 4-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Cardinals @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 7, Cardinals 4 | WP: Valenzuela LP: Fulgham |
| 2 | Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1 | WP: Welch LP: Martin |
| 3 | Cardinals 8, Dodgers 2 | WP: Rasmussen LP: Sutton |
| 4 | Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1 | WP: Hooton LP: Forsch |
| 5 | Dodgers 8, Cardinals 0 | WP: Valenzuela LP: Fulgham |
| Dodgers Win Series 4-1 | ||
| World Series: Dodgers @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | Tigers 6, Dodgers 1 | WP: Young LP: Welch |
| 2 | Tigers 3, Dodgers 2 | WP: Foucault LP: Castillo |
| 3 | Dodgers 9, Tigers 3 | WP: Sutton LP: Morris |
| 4 | Tigers 2, Dodgers 0 | WP: Petry LP: Hooton |
| 5 | Dodgers 6, Tigers 2 | WP: Welch LP: Young |
| 6 | Tigers 6, Dodgers 2 | WP: Fidrych LP: Valenzuela |
| Tigers Win Series 4-2 | ||
