| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | 85 | 55 | .607 | -- | 675 | 599 | Bill Slack | Ernie Shore Field | 68,702 | Reid Nichols (1) | Steve Crawford (1) | |
| 2 | Alexandria Mariners | SEA | 74 | 62 | .544 | 9.0 | 589 | 595 | Bobby Floyd | Municipal Stadium | 34,614 | Gary Pellant (4) | Bryan Clark (4) | |
| 3 | Peninsula Pilots | PHI | 68 | 68 | .500 | 15.0 | 604 | 572 | Ron Clark | War Memorial Stadium | 44,050 | Bob Dernier (2) | Thomas Hart (2) | |
| 4 | Kinston Eagles | TOR | 67 | 69 | .493 | 16.0 | 592 | 630 | Duane Larson | Grainger Stadium | 38,569 | Rocket Wheeler (5) | Rafael Santana (12) | |
| 5 | Lynchburg Mets | NYM | 61 | 73 | .455 | 21.0 | 548 | 558 | Jack Aker | Lynchburg City Stadium | 53,400 | Mike Fitzgerald (11) | John Violette (5) | |
| 6 | Salem Pirates | PIT | 54 | 82 | .397 | 29.0 | 557 | 662 | Jim Mahoney | Salem Municipal Stadium | 43,036 | Michael Barnes (6) | Frank Milozewski (16) |