Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: A's @ Angels | ||
| 1 | Angels 7, A's 3 | WP: Messersmith LP: Hunter |
| 2 | Angels 7, A's 6 | WP: Huff LP: Bailey |
| 3 | Angels 5, A's 0 | WP: Tanana LP: Ruffing-h |
| 4 | A's 6, Angels 3 | WP: Outman LP: Turley |
| 5 | A's 3, Angels 2 | WP: Lindblad LP: Hawkins |
| 6 | A's 3, Angels 2 | WP: Bailey LP: Duren |
| 7 | A's 5, Angels 1 | WP: Ruffing-h LP: Tanana |
| A's Win Series 4-3 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Clippers @ Padres | ||
| 1 | Padres 9, Clippers 2 | WP: Tewksbury LP: Yarbrough |
| 2 | Padres 6, Clippers 2 | WP: Cortes Jr. LP: Burnett |
| 3 | Padres 6, Clippers 1 | WP: Rasmussen LP: Gooden |
| 4 | Clippers 3, Padres 2 | WP: Orth-h LP: Carlyle |
| 5 | Clippers 3, Padres 2 | WP: Smith LP: Kelley |
| 6 | Padres 11, Clippers 1 | WP: Cortes Jr. LP: Burnett |
| Padres Win Series 4-2 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Reds @ Cubs | ||
| 1 | Cubs 4, Reds 2 | WP: Sanderson LP: Gray |
| 2 | Reds 4, Cubs 3 | WP: Chapman LP: Smith |
| 3 | Cubs 13, Reds 4 | WP: Smith LP: White |
| 4 | Cubs 10, Reds 6 | WP: Smith LP: Almanzar |
| 5 | Reds 5, Cubs 0 | WP: Gray LP: Sanderson |
| 6 | Reds 3, Cubs 2 | WP: Harris LP: Reuschel |
| 7 | Cubs 7, Reds 1 | WP: Garcia LP: Shirley |
| Cubs Win Series 4-3 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Rangers @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 6, Rangers 4 | WP: McDowell LP: Brown |
| 2 | Indians 2, Rangers 0 | WP: Niekro LP: Honeycutt |
| 3 | Rangers 11, Indians 5 | WP: Gossage LP: Kluber |
| 4 | Rangers 11, Indians 5 | WP: Ellis LP: Peterson |
| 5 | Rangers 8, Indians 0 | WP: Brown LP: McDowell |
| 6 | Rangers 8, Indians 3 | WP: Honeycutt LP: Niekro |
| Rangers Win Series 4-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: A's @ Rangers | ||
| 1 | Rangers 2, A's 0 | WP: Brown LP: Hunter |
| 2 | A's 6, Rangers 4 | WP: Outman LP: Rogers |
| 3 | A's 7, Rangers 5 | WP: Bailey LP: Martin |
| 4 | Rangers 8, A's 0 | WP: Ellis LP: Montas |
| 5 | A's 5, Rangers 4 | WP: Hunter LP: Brown |
| 6 | A's 5, Rangers 0 | WP: Outman LP: Rogers |
| A's Win Series 4-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Cubs @ Padres | ||
| 1 | Padres 1, Cubs 0 | WP: Tewksbury LP: Sanderson |
| 2 | Padres 6, Cubs 0 | WP: Rasmussen LP: Wood |
| 3 | Cubs 2, Padres 1 | WP: Reuschel LP: Cortes Jr. |
| 4 | Padres 7, Cubs 6 | WP: Kelley LP: Lieber |
| 5 | Padres 3, Cubs 2 | WP: King LP: Sanderson |
| Padres Win Series 4-1 | ||
| World Series: A's @ Padres | ||
| 1 | Padres 3, A's 2 | WP: Cortes Jr. LP: Ruffing-h |
| 2 | A's 9, Padres 5 | WP: Bailey LP: King |
| 3 | A's 4, Padres 2 | WP: Hunter LP: Tewksbury |
| 4 | Padres 7, A's 3 | WP: Yates LP: Bailey |
| 5 | Padres 3, A's 0 | WP: Cortes Jr. LP: Ruffing-h |
| 6 | A's 5, Padres 0 | WP: Dull LP: Kelley |
| 7 | Padres 4, A's 3 | WP: Yates LP: Hunter |
| Padres Win Series 4-3 | ||
