Playoff Series Breakdown
| Play-In Round: Tigers @ White Sox | ||
| 1 | White Sox 10, Tigers 0 | WP: Bahnsen LP: Abbott |
| 2 | Tigers 3, White Sox 0 | WP: Lolich LP: Wood |
| 3 | White Sox 4, Tigers 2 | WP: Johnson LP: Coleman |
| White Sox Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Play-In Round: Padres @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Pirates 2, Padres 0 | WP: Blass LP: Strom |
| 2 | Padres 2, Pirates 1 | WP: Selma LP: Candelaria |
| 3 | Padres 6, Pirates 3 | WP: Kern LP: Moose |
| Padres Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Play-In Round: Braves @ Twins | ||
| 1 | Twins 6, Braves 5 | WP: Reynolds LP: Frisella |
| 2 | Twins 2, Braves 1 | WP: Perry LP: Nolan |
| Twins Win Series 2-0 | ||
| Play-In Round: Yankees @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 7, Yankees 0 | WP: Gogolewski LP: Tidrow |
| 2 | Yankees 7, Indians 3 | WP: Stottlemyre LP: Bosman |
| 3 | Yankees 7, Indians 6 | WP: McDowell LP: Tidrow |
| Yankees Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Reds @ Padres | ||
| 1 | Reds 4, Padres 3 | WP: Nelson LP: Strom |
| 2 | Reds 5, Padres 1 | WP: Gullett LP: Selma |
| Reds Win Series 2-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: A's @ White Sox | ||
| 1 | A's 8, White Sox 5 | WP: Miller LP: Bahnsen |
| 2 | White Sox 2, A's 1 | WP: Wood LP: Hooton |
| 3 | A's 7, White Sox 5 | WP: Keough LP: Gossage |
| A's Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Quakers @ Twins | ||
| 1 | Quakers 13, Twins 10 | WP: Rozema LP: Blyleven |
| 2 | Quakers 5, Twins 3 | WP: Richert LP: Goltz |
| 3 | Quakers 9, Twins 3 | WP: Lonborg LP: Corbin |
| Quakers Win Series 3-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Orioles @ Yankees | ||
| 1 | Yankees 4, Orioles 2 | WP: Tidrow LP: McNally |
| 2 | Orioles 5, Yankees 0 | WP: Garland LP: Stottlemyre |
| 3 | Yankees 3, Orioles 0 | WP: McDowell LP: Cuellar |
| Yankees Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Yankees @ A's | ||
| 1 | Yankees 5, A's 2 | WP: Stottlemyre LP: Blue |
| 2 | A's 3, Yankees 0 | WP: Hooton LP: McDowell |
| 3 | A's @ Yankees | |
| 4 | A's @ Yankees | |
| 5 | A's @ Yankees | |
| 6 | Yankees @ A's | |
| 7 | Yankees @ A's | |
| Series Tied 1-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Reds @ Quakers | ||
| 1 | Quakers 5, Reds 3 | WP: Carlton LP: McQueen |
| 2 | Reds @ Quakers | |
| 3 | Quakers @ Reds | |
| 4 | Quakers @ Reds | |
| 5 | Quakers @ Reds | |
| 6 | Reds @ Quakers | |
| 7 | Reds @ Quakers | |
| Quakers Lead Series 1-0 | ||
