Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Yankees @ White Sox | ||
| 1 | White Sox 10, Yankees 5 | WP: Agosto LP: Howell |
| 2 | White Sox 5, Yankees 1 | WP: Burns LP: Guidry |
| 3 | White Sox 10, Yankees 2 | WP: Dotson LP: Fontenot |
| 4 | White Sox 6, Yankees 2 | WP: Hoyt LP: Righetti |
| White Sox Win Series 4-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Astros @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 7, Astros 4 | WP: Andujar LP: Ryan |
| 2 | Astros 8, Cardinals 1 | WP: Heathcock LP: Forsch |
| 3 | Astros 1, Cardinals 0 | WP: Sutton LP: LaPoint |
| 4 | Cardinals 2, Astros 1 | WP: Andujar LP: Ryan |
| 5 | Astros 6, Cardinals 1 | WP: Heathcock LP: Forsch |
| 6 | Cardinals 3, Astros 1 | WP: LaPoint LP: Sutton |
| 7 | Astros 9, Cardinals 3 | WP: Ryan LP: Andujar |
| Astros Win Series 4-3 | ||
| World Series: Astros @ White Sox | ||
| 1 | White Sox 9, Astros 1 | WP: Hoyt LP: Heathcock |
| 2 | White Sox 2, Astros 1 | WP: Burns LP: Ryan |
| 3 | Astros 9, White Sox 3 | WP: Sutton LP: Dotson |
| 4 | Astros 1, White Sox 0 | WP: Heathcock LP: Hoyt |
| 5 | White Sox @ Astros | |
| 6 | Astros @ White Sox | |
| 7 | Astros @ White Sox | |
| Series Tied 2-2 | ||
