| East | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Evansville Triplets ** | DET | 78 | 58 | .574 | -- | 724 | 617 | Jim Leyland | Bosse Field | 120,265 | Dave Stegman (7) | Ralph Treuel (26) | League Champions |
| 2 | Springfield Redbirds | STL | 73 | 63 | .537 | 5.0 | 688 | 680 | Hal Lanier | Lanphier Park | 94,910 | Leon Durham (5) | Dan O'Brien (7) | |
| 3 | Iowa Oaks | CHW | 69 | 67 | .507 | 9.0 | 685 | 709 | Joe Sparks | Sec Taylor Stadium | 136,100 | Bob Molinaro (2) | John Sutton (11) | |
| 4 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN | 67 | 69 | .493 | 11.0 | 527 | 559 | Roy Majtyka | Bush Stadium | 166,063 | Ron Oester (21) | Bruce Berenyi (1) | |
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | Affiliate | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Oklahoma City 89ers | PHI | 72 | 63 | .533 | -- | 731 | 681 | Lee Elia | All Sports Stadium | 193,792 | Keith Moreland (4) | Marty Bystrom (3) | Lost in Finals |
| 2 | Omaha Royals | KC | 65 | 71 | .478 | 7.5 | 583 | 621 | Gordon MacKenzie | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium | 157,277 | Ken Phelps (12) | Craig Eaton (6) | |
| 3 | Denver Bears | MTL | 62 | 73 | .459 | 10.0 | 712 | 720 | Jack McKeon | Mile High Stadium | 335,684 | Randy Bass (3) | Bill Atkinson (4) | |
| 4 | Wichita Aeros | CHC | 57 | 79 | .419 | 15.5 | 648 | 739 | -- | Lawrence-Dumont Stadium | 92,611 | Karl Pagel (1) | Randy Martz (8) | |