| Eastern | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Indianapolis Indians ** | MTL | 89 | 53 | .627 | -- | 628 | 500 | Joe Sparks | Bush Stadium | 314,016 | Jack Daugherty (1) | Jeff Fischer (3) | League Champions |
| 2 | Nashville Sounds | CIN | 73 | 69 | .514 | 16.0 | 480 | 587 | Jack Lind | Herschel Greer Stadium | 317,785 | Van Snider (3) | Norm Charlton (1) | |
| 3 | Buffalo Bisons | PIT | 72 | 70 | .507 | 17.0 | 585 | 523 | Rocky Bridges | Pilot Field | 1,147,651 | Benny Distefano (5) | Randy Kramer (2) | |
| 4 | Louisville Redbirds | STL | 63 | 79 | .444 | 26.0 | 535 | 647 | Mike Jorgensen | Cardinal Stadium | 574,852 | Craig Wilson (16) | John Martin (13) | |
| Western | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Omaha Royals | KC | 81 | 61 | .570 | -- | 631 | 524 | Glenn Ezell | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 308,080 | Luis De los Santos (10) | Al Hargesheimer (20) | Lost in Finals |
| 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHC | 78 | 64 | .549 | 3.0 | 669 | 602 | Pete Mackanin | Sec Taylor Stadium | 279,091 | Phil Stephenson (4) | Len Damian (5) | |
| 3 | Denver Zephyrs | MIL | 72 | 69 | .511 | 8.5 | 755 | 641 | Gene Dusan | Mile High Stadium | 374,867 | German Rivera (6) | Mark Knudson (10) | |
| 4 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | 67 | 74 | .475 | 13.5 | 573 | 618 | Toby Harrah | All Sports Stadium | 260,336 | Tom O'Malley (8) | Mike Jeffcoat (7) | |