Postseason
| Division Series ABC/NBC |
League Championship Series NBC |
World Series ABC |
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| East 1 | New York Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| East 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | |||||||||||
| East | New York Yankees | 3 | |||||||||||
| West | Oakland Athletics | 0 | |||||||||||
| West 1 | Oakland Athletics | 3 | |||||||||||
| West 2 | Kansas City Royals | 0 | |||||||||||
| AL | New York Yankees | 2 | |||||||||||
| NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | |||||||||||
| East 1 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | |||||||||||
| East 2 | Montreal Expos | 3 | |||||||||||
| East | Montreal Expos | 2 | |||||||||||
| West | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | |||||||||||
| West 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | |||||||||||
| West 2 | Houston Astros | 2 | |||||||||||
NOTE: Due to a strike in mid-season, the season was divided into a first half and a second half. The division winner of the first half (denoted East 1, West 1) played the division winner of the second half (denoted East 2, West 2).
- American League Championship Series MVP: Graig Nettles
- National League Championship Series MVP: Burt Hooton
- World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4–2); Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero, and Steve Yeager, co-MVPs
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