| Eastern | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| Tulsa Drillers | TEX | 36 | 30 | .545 | -- | 592 | 544 | Tom Burgess | Robert B. Sutton | 155,845 | George Wright (12) | Walt Terrell (9) | Lost in Semi-Finals | |
| Shreveport Captains | SF | 32 | 37 | .464 | 5.5 | 563 | 563 | Jack Mull | SPAR Stadium | 46,930 | Dan Gladden (15) | Alan Fowlkes (1) | ||
| Jackson Mets ** | NYM | 29 | 39 | .426 | 8.0 | 532 | 528 | Davey Johnson | Smith-Wills Stadium | 112,511 | Marvell Wynne (24) | Rick Ownbey (12) | League Champions | |
| Arkansas Travelers | STL | 27 | 41 | .397 | 10.0 | 504 | 606 | Gaylen Pitts | Ray Winder Field | 202,604 | Jeff Doyle (19) | David Jorn (18) | ||
| Western | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| Amarillo Gold Sox | SD | 42 | 26 | .618 | -- | 667 | 585 | Eddie Watt | Potter County Memorial St | 89,476 | Jody Lansford (11) | Dave Dravecky (2) | Lost in Semi-Finals | |
| San Antonio Dodgers | LAD | 40 | 28 | .588 | 2.0 | 775 | 682 | Don LeJohn | V.J. Keefe Memorial Stadi | 134,668 | Mark Bradley (2) | Tom Niedenfuer (3) | Lost in Finals | |
| Midland Cubs | CHC | 36 | 31 | .537 | 5.5 | 757 | 770 | George Enright, Roy Hartsfield | Cubs Stadium | 105,294 | Mel Hall (1) | Craig Lefferts (4) | ||
| El Paso Diablos | MIL | 28 | 38 | .424 | 13.0 | 712 | 736 | Tony Muser | Dudley Field | 210,398 | Stan Davis (5) | Chick Valley (7) | ||