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| East Standings | Wins--- | Losses- | GB | Attended | Manager |
| Springfield Cardinals | 75 | 61 | -- | 99,935 | Hal Lanier |
| Evansville Triplets | 61 | 74 | 13.5 | 106,849 | Jim Leyland |
| Iowa Oaks | 59 | 77 | 16 | 126,981 | Pete Ward/Sam Ewing |
| Indianapolis Indians | 58 | 77 | 16.5 | 180,483 | Jim Beauchamp |
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| Denver Bears | 92 | 44 | -- | 565,214 | Billy Gardner |
| Oklahoma City 89ers | 70 | 65 | 21.5 | 200,938 | Jim Snyder |
| Omaha Royals | 66 | 70 | 26 | 159,113 | Joe Sparks |
| Wichita Aeros | 61 | 74 | 30.5 | 101,108 | Jack Hiatt |
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| BA:Tim Raines, Denver, .354 | |||||
| Runs:Randy Bass, Denver, 106 | |||||
| Hits: Manny Castillo, Omaha, 173 | |||||
| RBIs:Randy Bass, Denver, 143 | |||||
| HRs:Randy Bass, Denver, 37 | |||||
| Wins:Steven Ratzer, Denver, 15 | |||||
| SOs:Bruce Berenyi, Indianapolis, 121 | |||||
| ERA:Alan Olmsted, Springfield, 2.77 | |||||
 | Joe Sparks was named manager of the Royals for the 1980 season. He had started the 1979 season as a coach of the Chicago White Sox and finished the season with the Iowa Oaks. He started his professional career with the Hastings Giants in 1956. He was a regular at third base and averaged .255 for the year. A West Virginia native, he led the Nebraska State League in assists and tied for the top in double plays. In 1958 he had 14 home runs playing for Danville in the Carolina League. In 1959 he played for Eugene and had 17 home runs and in 1960 he batted .308 for Eugene. 1961 saw him in Springfield in the Eastern League where he also hit .308. He also played for two seasons with Tacoma in the Pacific Coast League. In 1970 he began his managing career with Duluth-Superior in the Northern League. He was manager of the year in the Midwest League in 1971. He was manager of the Royals through the 1983 season and managed the Royals to a Western Division championship in 1981 and 1982. |
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