Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Giants @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 6, Giants 2 | WP: Ankiel LP: Gardner |
| Cardinals Win Series 1-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Twins @ Red Sox | ||
| 1 | Twins 5, Red Sox 4 | WP: Milton LP: Brown |
| Twins Win Series 1-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Cardinals @ Mets | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 2, Mets 1 | WP: Reyes LP: McLean |
| 2 | Mets 3, Cardinals 0 | WP: Gsellman LP: Flaherty |
| 3 | Mets 4, Cardinals 2 | WP: Peterson LP: Ankiel |
| 4 | Cardinals 6, Mets 1 | WP: Kile LP: Hampton |
| 5 | Mets 1, Cardinals 0 | WP: McLean LP: Cabrera |
| Mets Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Twins @ Mariners | ||
| 1 | Mariners 6, Twins 1 | WP: Gilbert LP: Cabrera |
| 2 | Mariners 6, Twins 2 | WP: Miller LP: Waldrep |
| 3 | Twins 4, Mariners 2 | WP: Milton LP: Woo |
| 4 | Twins 10, Mariners 1 | WP: Redman LP: Armas |
| 5 | Twins 4, Mariners 3 | WP: Cabrera LP: Gilbert |
| Twins Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Twins @ Yankees | ||
| 1 | Twins 3, Yankees 1 | WP: Waldrep LP: Garcia |
| 2 | Yankees 3, Twins 2 | WP: Castillo LP: Wells |
| 3 | Twins 9, Yankees 5 | WP: Duran LP: Castillo |
| 4 | Yankees 7, Twins 3 | WP: Hernandez LP: Redman |
| 5 | Twins 4, Yankees 2 | WP: Waldrep LP: Garcia |
| 6 | Yankees 3, Twins 1 | WP: Castillo LP: Cabrera |
| 7 | Yankees 6, Twins 5 | WP: Rivera LP: Hawkins |
| Yankees Win Series 4-3 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Mets @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Astros 5, Mets 3 | WP: Bieber LP: Gsellman |
| 2 | Mets 6, Astros 5 | WP: Smith LP: Henry |
| 3 | Mets 2, Astros 1 | WP: White LP: Slusarski |
| 4 | Astros 5, Mets 4 | WP: McKnight LP: Leiter |
| 5 | Astros 3, Mets 0 | WP: Bieber LP: Gsellman |
| 6 | Mets 3, Astros 2 | WP: Benitez LP: Reynolds |
| 7 | Mets 4, Astros 3 | WP: Wendell LP: Williams |
| Mets Win Series 4-3 | ||
| World Series: Mets @ Yankees | ||
| 1 | Yankees 4, Mets 1 | WP: Garcia LP: Gsellman |
| 2 | Mets 3, Yankees 1 | WP: McLean LP: Fleming |
| 3 | Yankees 9, Mets 1 | WP: Clemens LP: Peterson |
| 4 | Yankees 6, Mets 4 | WP: Rivera LP: Smith |
| 5 | Mets 8, Yankees 2 | WP: Gsellman LP: Garcia |
| 6 | Yankees 5, Mets 2 | WP: Fleming LP: McLean |
| Yankees Win Series 4-2 | ||
