| Eastern | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Nashville Sounds | CHW | 81 | 62 | .566 | -- | 731 | 669 | Rick Renick | Herschel Greer Stadium | 438,745 | Drew Denson (1) | Brian Drahman (14) | Lost in Finals |
| 2 | Buffalo Bisons | PIT | 71 | 73 | .493 | 10.5 | 685 | 709 | Doc Edwards | Pilot Field | 1,058,620 | Russ Morman (5) | Roy Smith (1) | |
| 3 | Louisville Redbirds | STL | 68 | 76 | .472 | 13.5 | 639 | 698 | Jack Krol | Cardinal Stadium | 643,833 | Keith Lockhart (7) | Bob Sebra (12) | |
| 4 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | 66 | 77 | .462 | 15.0 | 657 | 664 | Marc Bombard | Bush Stadium | 300,397 | Willie Greene (28) | Ross Powell (2) | |
| Western | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Iowa Cubs ** | CHC | 85 | 59 | .590 | -- | 681 | 656 | Marv Foley | Sec Taylor Stadium II | 446,860 | Eduardo Zambrano (3) | Steve Trachsel (4) | League Champions |
| 2 | New Orleans Zephyrs | MIL | 80 | 64 | .556 | 5.0 | 685 | 631 | Chris Bando | Privateer Park | 161,846 | Larry Sheets (10) | Steve Sparks (5) | |
| 3 | Omaha Royals | KC | 70 | 74 | .486 | 15.0 | 741 | 682 | Jeff Cox | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 384,972 | Karl Rhodes (2) | Rick Reed (3) | |
| 4 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | 54 | 90 | .375 | 31.0 | 656 | 807 | Bob Jones | All Sports Stadium | 364,673 | Steve Balboni (8) | Terry Burrows (18) | |