Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Yankees @ A's | ||
| 1 | A's 4, Yankees 3 | WP: Grove LP: Heusser |
| 2 | Yankees 2, A's 1 | WP: Hoyt LP: Gregory |
| 3 | Yankees 5, A's 2 | WP: Ryba LP: Earnshaw |
| Yankees Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Phillies @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 8, Phillies 7 | WP: Dean LP: Melton |
| 2 | Phillies 2, Cardinals 0 | WP: Schumacher LP: Turner |
| 3 | Phillies 5, Cardinals 3 | WP: French LP: Fette |
| Phillies Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Cubs @ Giants | ||
| 1 | Giants 5, Cubs 1 | WP: Hubbell LP: Tinning |
| 2 | Cubs 5, Giants 4 | WP: Sunkel LP: Fitzsimmons |
| 3 | Cubs 4, Giants 3 | WP: Bush LP: Benton |
| Cubs Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: White Sox @ Red Stockings | ||
| 1 | Red Stockings 2, White Sox 1 | WP: Pearson LP: Gomez |
| 2 | Red Stockings 6, White Sox 1 | WP: Blanton LP: Hockette |
| Red Stockings Win Series 2-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Phillies @ Cubs | ||
| 1 | Cubs 4, Phillies 1 | WP: Tinning LP: Melton |
| 2 | Phillies 12, Cubs 2 | WP: Schumacher LP: Malone |
| 3 | Cubs 7, Phillies 4 | WP: Sunkel LP: French |
| Cubs Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Yankees @ Red Stockings | ||
| 1 | Red Stockings 8, Yankees 0 | WP: Pearson LP: Heusser |
| 2 | Red Stockings 10, Yankees 2 | WP: Blanton LP: Hildebrand |
| Red Stockings Win Series 2-0 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Red Stockings @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | Red Stockings 2, Tigers 1 | WP: Pearson LP: Herring |
| 2 | Tigers 2, Red Stockings 0 | WP: Wyatt LP: Blanton |
| 3 | Tigers @ Red Stockings | |
| 4 | Tigers @ Red Stockings | |
| 5 | Tigers @ Red Stockings | |
| 6 | Red Stockings @ Tigers | |
| 7 | Red Stockings @ Tigers | |
| Series Tied 1-1 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Cubs @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Cubs 3, Dodgers 1 | WP: Tinning LP: Mungo |
| 2 | Cubs 6, Dodgers 1 | WP: Malone LP: Leonard |
| 3 | Dodgers @ Cubs | |
| 4 | Dodgers @ Cubs | |
| 5 | Dodgers @ Cubs | |
| 6 | Cubs @ Dodgers | |
| 7 | Cubs @ Dodgers | |
| Cubs Lead Series 2-0 | ||
