Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Giants @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | Giants 1, Tigers 0 | WP: Hubbell LP: Johnson |
| 2 | Tigers 10, Giants 1 | WP: Verlander LP: Schumacher |
| 3 | Tigers 7, Giants 3 | WP: Dauss LP: Luque |
| 4 | Giants 13, Tigers 8 | WP: Starr LP: Collins |
| 5 | Tigers 9, Giants 6 | WP: Leonard LP: Hubbell |
| 6 | Tigers 5, Giants 4 | WP: Verlander LP: Schumacher |
| Tigers Win Series 4-2 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Astros @ Red Sox | ||
| 1 | Red Sox 1, Astros 0 | WP: Tiant LP: Verlander |
| 2 | Red Sox 3, Astros 0 | WP: Martinez LP: Cole |
| 3 | Astros 4, Red Sox 1 | WP: Giles LP: Murphy |
| 4 | Red Sox 8, Astros 1 | WP: Jenkins LP: McHugh |
| 5 | Red Sox 4, Astros 2 | WP: Tiant LP: Verlander |
| Red Sox Win Series 4-1 | ||
| World Series: Red Sox @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | Red Sox 6, Tigers 5 | WP: Tiant LP: Leonard |
| 2 | Tigers 5, Red Sox 2 | WP: Dauss LP: Martinez |
| 3 | Red Sox 15, Tigers 4 | WP: Murphy LP: Verlander |
| 4 | Red Sox 14, Tigers 1 | WP: Jenkins LP: Collins |
| 5 | Red Sox 3, Tigers 1 | WP: Tiant LP: Leonard |
| Red Sox Win Series 4-1 | ||
