| Eastern | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | 79 | 64 | .552 | -- | 699 | 677 | Butch Hobson | McCoy Stadium | 349,338 | Scott Cooper (5) | Paul Quantrill (6) | Lost in Finals |
| 2 | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | 76 | 68 | .528 | 3.5 | 711 | 658 | Greg Biagini | Silver Stadium | 345,167 | Benny Distefano (9) | Anthony Telford (2) | |
| 3 | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | 73 | 71 | .507 | 6.5 | 683 | 702 | Leroy Stanton | MacArthur Stadium | 307,993 | Derek Bell (1) | Doug Linton (5) | |
| 4 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | 65 | 78 | .455 | 14.0 | 666 | 700 | Bill Dancy | Lackawanna County Stadium | 535,725 | Kim Batiste (14) | Andy Ashby (1) | |
| Western | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Columbus Clippers ** | NYY | 85 | 59 | .590 | -- | 749 | 624 | Rick Down | Cooper Stadium | 570,605 | Mike Humphreys (6) | Royal Clayton (8) | League Champions |
| 2 | Tidewater Tides | NYM | 77 | 65 | .542 | 7.0 | 613 | 600 | Steve Swisher | Met Park | 196,998 | Jeff Gardner (4) | Blaine Beatty (3) | |
| 3 | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | 74 | 70 | .514 | 11.0 | 637 | 653 | Joe Sparks | Ned Skeldon Stadium | 217,662 | Johnny Paredes (3) | Dave Haas (11) | |
| 4 | Richmond Braves | ATL | 65 | 79 | .451 | 20.0 | 654 | 628 | Phil Niekro | The Diamond | 434,994 | Rico Rossy (13) | Paul Marak (15) | |