| American League Playoffs | ||||||||
| Season | Playoff | Wildcard | ALDS | ALCS | MVP | |||
| 2021 | Tampa 3 Oakland 2 | Toronto 3 Tampa 1 | Houston 4 Toronto 3 | Yuli Gurriel | ||||
| Houston 3 Chicago 2 | ||||||||
| 2020 | New York 2 Cleveland 0 | New York 3 Minnesota 2 | Los Angeles 4 New York 2 | Mike Trout | ||||
| Houston 2 Chicago 1 | Los Angeles 3 Houston 0 | |||||||
| Los Angeles 2 Tampa 0 | ||||||||
| Minnesota 2 Oakland 1 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Boston 7 Oakland 4 | Boston 3 Minnesota 1 | New York 4 Boston 3 | Giancarlo Stanton | ||||
| New York 3 Houston 0 | ||||||||
| 2018 | New York 6 Tampa 3 | Boston 3 New York 1 | Boston 4 Cleveland 2 | Andrew Benintendi | ||||
| Cleveland 3 Houston 2 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Minnesota 6 Boston 3 | Minnesota 3 Cleveland 0 | Houston 4 Minnesota 2 | Carlos Correa | ||||
| Houston 3 New York 2 | ||||||||
| 2016 | Toronto 1 Seattle 0 | WC | Cleveland 3 Toronto 2 | Boston 3 Cleveland 1 | Texas 4 Boston 2 | Jonathan Lucroy | ||
| Texas 3 Detroit 2 | ||||||||
| 2015 | Tampa 6 Texas 1 | Toronto 3 Tampa 2 | Toronto 4 Kansas City 1 | Chris Collabello | ||||
| Kansas City 3 Houston 2 | ||||||||
| 2014 | Detroit 5 Cleveland 2 | ALC | Oakland 5 Toronto 1 | Detroit 3 Tampa 0 | Los Angeles 4 Detroit 0 | Matt Shoemaker | ||
| Los Angeles 3 Oakland 2 | ||||||||
| 2013 | New York 3 Texas 0 | Detroit 3 New York 2 | Detroit 4 Boston 3 | Max Scherzer | ||||
| Boston 3 Oakland 0 | ||||||||
| 2012 | Oakland 7 Seattle 6 | Tampa 3 Detroit 1 | Texas 4 Tampa 1 | Josh Hamilton | ||||
| Texas 3 Oakland 2 | ||||||||
| 2011 | Texas 3 Boston 1 | Texas 4 New York 3 | Mike Napoli | |||||
| New York 3 Chicago 2 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Texas 3 Tampa 2 | Texas 4 Boston 2 | Vladimir Guerrero | |||||
| Boston 3 Chicago 0 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Los Angeles 3 New York 0 | Los Angeles 4 Boston 2 | Kendry Morales | |||||
| Boston 3 Detroit 0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Los Angeles 3 New York 2 | Los Angeles 4 Boston 2 | Francisco Rodriguez | |||||
| Boston 3 Cleveland 2 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Seattle 3 Los Angeles 2 | ALW | Boston 3 Seattle 1 | Boston 4 Cleveland 1 | David Ortiz | |||
| Cleveland 3 New York 2 | ||||||||
| 2006 | New York 3 Los Angeles 0 | New York 4 Detroit 0 | Gary Sheffield | |||||
| Detroit 3 Toronto 2 | ||||||||
| 2005 | Chicago 6 Boston 2 | WC | Chicago 3 New York 2 | Oakland 4 Chicago 1 | Mark Kotsay | |||
| Oakland 3 Cleveland 1 | ||||||||
| 2004 | Oakland 3 New York 0 | Oakland 4 Minnesota 1 | Jermaine Dye | |||||
| Minnesota 3 Boston 2 | ||||||||
| 1990 | Oakland 4 Toronto 3 | Jose Canseco | ||||||
| 1987 | Toronto 4 California 1 | Jesse Barfield | ||||||
| 1986 | California 8 Texas 0 | ALW | California 4 New York 3 | Gary Pettis | ||||
| 1985 | Boston 4 Oakland 2 | Roger Clemens | ||||||
| 1982 | California 4 Cleveland 2 | Reggie Jackson | ||||||
| 1980 | Milwaukee 4 Oakland 3 | Moose Haas | ||||||
| 1973 | Baltimore 4 Minnesota 3 | Rich Coggins | ||||||
| 1972 | Baltimore 4 Oakland 3 | Brooks Robinson | ||||||
| 1971 | Baltimore 4 Oakland 1 | Dave Johnson | ||||||
| 1970 | Oakland 4 Baltimore 3 | Bert Campaneris | ||||||
| 1969 | Baltimore 4 Minnesota 1 | Frank Robinson | ||||||
| 1967 | Minnesota | |||||||
| 1966 | Chicago | |||||||
| 1965 | Chicago | |||||||
| 1964 | Baltimore 10 New York 4 | AL | Baltimore | |||||
| Baltimore 14 Detroit 3 | AL | |||||||
| 1963 | New York | |||||||
| 1962 | New York | |||||||
| 1961 | New York | |||||||
| 1960 | Chicago | |||||||