| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Paintsville Yankees | NYY | 52 | 13 | .800 | -- | 398 | 211 | Bill Livesey | Paul G. Fyffe Field | 21,214 | Rob Teegarden (1) | Pete Filson (1) | |
| 2 | Kingsport Braves | ATL | 39 | 31 | .557 | 15.5 | 398 | 345 | Gene Hassell | Dobyns-Bennett | 26,085 | Paul Runge (3) | Rick Behenna (5) | |
| 3 | Elizabethton Twins | MIN | 37 | 33 | .529 | 17.5 | 414 | 371 | Fred Waters | Joe O'Brien Field | 16,660 | Kevin Miller (2) | Ed Hodge (2) | |
| 4 | Bluefield Orioles | BAL | 33 | 35 | .485 | 20.5 | 312 | 300 | J.R. Miner | Bowen Field | 23,630 | Angelo Blake (11) | Larry Woodall (4) | |
| 5 | Johnson City Cardinals | STL | 25 | 43 | .368 | 28.5 | 292 | 501 | Nick Leyva | Howard Johnson Field | 29,591 | Jon Ayer (7) | Earl Weaver (13) | |
| 6 | Bristol Tigers | DET | 19 | 50 | .275 | 35.0 | 264 | 432 | Joe Lewis | Devault Memorial Stadium | 11,555 | Henry Washington (23) | Scott Bollens (15) |