| Eastern | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Jackson Mets ** | NYM | 83 | 53 | .610 | -- | 641 | 525 | Sam Perlozzo | Smith-Wills Stadium | 119,007 | Lenny Dykstra (3) | Wililam Fultz (4) | League Champions |
| 2 | Arkansas Travelers | STL | 62 | 74 | .456 | 21.0 | 545 | 642 | Dave Bialas | Ray Winder Field | 212,029 | Curt Ford (12) | Allen Morlock (2) | |
| 3 | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | 62 | 73 | .459 | 20.5 | 569 | 586 | Orlando Gomez | Tulsa County Stadium | 124,160 | Randy Asadoor (17) | Steve Kordish (11) | |
| 4 | Shreveport Captains | SF | 59 | 77 | .434 | 24.0 | 552 | 583 | Duane Espy | SPAR Stadium | 42,384 | Bob O'Connor (27) | Larry Crews (7) | |
| Western | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Beaumont Golden Gators | SD | 89 | 47 | .654 | -- | 665 | 541 | Bobby Tolan | Vincent-Beck Stadium | 130,950 | Jim Steels (1) | Ed Vosberg (3) | Lost in Finals |
| 2 | El Paso Diablos | MIL | 72 | 63 | .533 | 16.5 | 738 | 674 | Terry Bevington | Dudley Field | 205,196 | Dale Sveum (2) | Bryan Clutterbuck (6) | |
| 3 | San Antonio Dodgers | LAD | 64 | 72 | .471 | 25.0 | 693 | 692 | Gary LaRocque | V.J. Keefe Memorial Stadi | 125,542 | Stu Pederson (4) | Tim Meeks (1) | |
| 4 | Midland Cubs | CHC | 52 | 84 | .382 | 37.0 | 577 | 716 | George Enright | Cubs Stadium | 101,312 | Dan Norman (6) | Doug Potestio (27) | |