Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Senators @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | Senators 5, Tigers 3 | WP: Loes LP: Susce |
| 2 | Tigers 5, Senators 4 | WP: Erautt LP: Marlowe |
| 3 | Senators 6, Tigers 3 | WP: Kline LP: Mizell |
| 4 | Tigers 3, Senators 2 | WP: Drysdale LP: Roberts |
| 5 | Tigers 2, Senators 1 | WP: Fornieles LP: Poholsky |
| 6 | Tigers 6, Senators 0 | WP: Susce LP: Loes |
| Tigers Win Series 4-2 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Athletics @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 9, Athletics 0 | WP: Antonelli LP: Law |
| 2 | Athletics 2, Indians 0 | WP: Tiefenauer LP: Baumann |
| 3 | Indians 5, Athletics 3 | WP: Koski LP: Score |
| 4 | Indians 4, Athletics 2 | WP: Clevenger LP: Nuxhall |
| 5 | Athletics 5, Indians 1 | WP: Tiefenauer LP: Peterson |
| 6 | Athletics 4, Indians 1 | WP: Law LP: Antonelli |
| 7 | Indians 3, Athletics 1 | WP: Koski LP: Nuxhall |
| Indians Win Series 4-3 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Dodgers @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1 | WP: Hoeft LP: Nichols |
| 2 | Cardinals 4, Dodgers 3 | WP: Paine LP: King |
| 3 | Cardinals 7, Dodgers 0 | WP: MacDonald LP: Sanford |
| 4 | Dodgers 5, Cardinals 2 | WP: Jackson LP: Brodowski |
| 5 | Dodgers 7, Cardinals 2 | WP: Bessent LP: Presko |
| 6 | Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1 | WP: Hoeft LP: Nichols |
| Dodgers Win Series 4-2 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Cubs @ Phillies | ||
| 1 | Phillies 7, Cubs 1 | WP: Newhouser LP: Ridzik |
| 2 | Cubs 5, Phillies 4 | WP: Lively LP: Byrne |
| 3 | Phillies 2, Cubs 1 | WP: Jones LP: Boyer |
| 4 | Phillies 3, Cubs 1 | WP: Kennedy LP: Crone |
| 5 | Cubs 5, Phillies 4 | WP: Lively LP: Spencer |
| 6 | Cubs 7, Phillies 2 | WP: Ridzik LP: Newhouser |
| 7 | Cubs 3, Phillies 2 | WP: Simmons LP: Spencer |
| Cubs Win Series 4-3 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Cubs @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Cubs 9, Dodgers 5 | WP: Boyer LP: Perry |
| 2 | Cubs 3, Dodgers 2 | WP: Crone LP: Sanford |
| 3 | Cubs 5, Dodgers 2 | WP: Ridzik LP: Hoeft |
| 4 | Dodgers 7, Cubs 4 | WP: Johnson LP: Simmons |
| 5 | Cubs 6, Dodgers 5 | WP: McDevitt LP: Labine |
| Cubs Win Series 4-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Tigers @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 4, Tigers 3 | WP: Koski LP: Newcombe |
| 2 | Indians 2, Tigers 1 | WP: Savransky LP: Mizell |
| 3 | Indians 7, Tigers 1 | WP: Antonelli LP: Susce |
| 4 | Indians 4, Tigers 0 | WP: Baumann LP: Drysdale |
| Indians Win Series 4-0 | ||
