League standings - 1979 National League
Regular season
| Divisional | 
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB |  | L10 | Strk | Recent | RF | RA | Mgn | Mgc | 
| NL EAST |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
| 1979 | Cleveland Spiders | 91 | 71 |  .562 | - |   | 8-2 | W1 | wlwwwwwwlw | 820 | 689 | 131 | 0 | 
| 1979 | Evanston Black Sox | 88 | 74 |  .543 | 3 |   | 3-7 | L1 | lwllllwwll | 826 | 734 | 92 |   | 
| 1979 | Fairfax Peppers | 85 | 77 |  .525 | 6 |   | 8-2 | W6 | wwwwwwllww | 658 | 601 | 57 |   | 
| 1979 | Blue Ridge Mountaineers | 82 | 80 |  .506 | 9 |   | 1-9 | L8 | llllllllwl | 604 | 617 | -13 |   | 
| 1979 | Flushing Rats | 80 | 82 |  .494 | 11 |   | 8-2 | L1 | lwwwwwwwlw | 635 | 706 | -71 |   | 
| 1979 | Collierstown Highlanders | 64 | 98 |  .395 | 27 |   | 2-8 | W1 | wlllllllwl | 689 | 800 | -111 |   | 
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| NL WEST |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
| 1979 | Niskayuna Nationals | 106 | 56 |  .654 | - |   | 8-2 | W3 | wwwlwwwwlw | 831 | 609 | 222 | 0 | 
| 1979 | Hatteras Pelicans | 87 | 75 |  .537 | 19 |   | 4-6 | L3 | lllwllwwwl | 698 | 709 | -11 |   | 
| 1979 | Rockford Forest Citys | 82 | 80 |  .506 | 24 |   | 6-4 | W1 | wllwwlwwlw | 838 | 760 | 78 |   | 
| 1979 | Asheville Tourists | 79 | 83 |  .488 | 27 |   | 4-6 | L1 | lwwllwlllw | 686 | 763 | -77 |   | 
| 1979 | Rossville Cubs | 76 | 86 |  .469 | 30 |   | 4-6 | L2 | llwwwlllwl | 728 | 801 | -73 |   | 
| 1979 | Bloomington Hoosiers | 58 | 104 |  .358 | 48 |   | 4-6 | W2 | wwlllwllwl | 558 | 780 | -222 |   | 
| Wildcard | 
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB |  | L10 | Strk | Recent | Mgc | 
| 1979 | Niskayuna Nationals | 106 | 56 |  .654 | na |   | 8-2 | W3 | wwwlwwwwlw |   | 
| 1979 | Cleveland Spiders | 91 | 71 |  .562 | na |   | 8-2 | W1 | wlwwwwwwlw |   | 
| 1979 | Evanston Black Sox | 88 | 74 |  .543 | - |   | 3-7 | L1 | lwllllwwll | 0 | 
| 1979 | Hatteras Pelicans | 87 | 75 |  .537 | 1 |   | 4-6 | L3 | lllwllwwwl |   | 
| 1979 | Fairfax Peppers | 85 | 77 |  .525 | 3 |   | 8-2 | W6 | wwwwwwllww |   | 
| 1979 | Rockford Forest Citys | 82 | 80 |  .506 | 6 |   | 6-4 | W1 | wllwwlwwlw |   | 
| 1979 | Blue Ridge Mountaineers | 82 | 80 |  .506 | 6 |   | 1-9 | L8 | llllllllwl |   | 
| 1979 | Flushing Rats | 80 | 82 |  .494 | 8 |   | 8-2 | L1 | lwwwwwwwlw |   | 
| 1979 | Asheville Tourists | 79 | 83 |  .488 | 9 |   | 4-6 | L1 | lwwllwlllw |   | 
| 1979 | Rossville Cubs | 76 | 86 |  .469 | 12 |   | 4-6 | L2 | llwwwlllwl |   | 
| 1979 | Collierstown Highlanders | 64 | 98 |  .395 | 24 |   | 2-8 | W1 | wlllllllwl |   | 
| 1979 | Bloomington Hoosiers | 58 | 104 |  .358 | 30 |   | 4-6 | W2 | wwlllwllwl |   | 
| Expanded1 | 
| Year | Team | Home | Road | Grass | Turf | vsLHP | vsRHP | Div | InterLg | 
| 1979 | Niskayuna Nationals | 58-23 | 48-33 | 38-24 | 68-32 | 34-10 | 72-46 | 40-20 | 30-18 | 
| 1979 | Cleveland Spiders | 54-27 | 37-44 | 79-56 | 12-15 | 28-22 | 63-49 | 37-23 | 27-21 | 
| 1979 | Evanston Black Sox | 47-34 | 41-40 | 79-59 | 9-15 | 23-23 | 65-51 | 32-28 | 29-19 | 
| 1979 | Hatteras Pelicans | 46-35 | 41-40 | 71-63 | 16-12 | 24-22 | 63-53 | 35-25 | 26-22 | 
| 1979 | Fairfax Peppers | 40-41 | 45-36 | 70-69 | 15-8 | 22-23 | 63-54 | 33-27 | 21-27 | 
| 1979 | Rockford Forest Citys | 44-37 | 38-43 | 69-65 | 13-15 | 12-30 | 70-50 | 31-29 | 25-23 | 
| 1979 | Blue Ridge Mountaineers | 46-35 | 36-45 | 67-67 | 15-13 | 27-27 | 55-53 | 30-30 | 26-22 | 
| 1979 | Flushing Rats | 43-38 | 37-44 | 65-71 | 15-11 | 29-20 | 51-62 | 29-31 | 21-27 | 
| 1979 | Asheville Tourists | 40-41 | 39-42 | 28-30 | 51-53 | 15-34 | 64-49 | 26-34 | 20-28 | 
| 1979 | Rossville Cubs | 36-45 | 40-41 | 64-73 | 12-13 | 26-19 | 50-67 | 31-29 | 24-24 | 
| 1979 | Collierstown Highlanders | 34-47 | 30-51 | 26-39 | 38-59 | 22-28 | 42-70 | 19-41 | 21-27 | 
| 1979 | Bloomington Hoosiers | 32-49 | 26-55 | 49-89 | 9-15 | 11-34 | 47-70 | 17-43 | 24-24 | 
| Expanded2 | 
| Year | Team | Lead7 | Tied7 | Trail7 | 1-run | Extra | 
| 1979 | Niskayuna Nationals | 85-4 | 15-16 | 6-36 | 24-26 | 9-9 | 
| 1979 | Cleveland Spiders | 74-5 | 14-8 | 3-58 | 24-25 | 8-6 | 
| 1979 | Evanston Black Sox | 70-8 | 13-14 | 5-52 | 17-24 | 7-9 | 
| 1979 | Hatteras Pelicans | 59-6 | 18-13 | 10-56 | 35-19 | 10-3 | 
| 1979 | Fairfax Peppers | 62-7 | 11-14 | 12-56 | 27-30 | 10-11 | 
| 1979 | Rockford Forest Citys | 61-6 | 11-10 | 10-64 | 24-28 | 3-7 | 
| 1979 | Blue Ridge Mountaineers | 65-6 | 10-9 | 7-65 | 29-28 | 6-10 | 
| 1979 | Flushing Rats | 65-7 | 10-8 | 5-67 | 25-20 | 6-5 | 
| 1979 | Asheville Tourists | 62-9 | 9-8 | 8-66 | 32-21 | 5-4 | 
| 1979 | Rossville Cubs | 59-5 | 9-15 | 8-66 | 22-28 | 9-6 | 
| 1979 | Collierstown Highlanders | 50-4 | 8-12 | 6-82 | 21-25 | 4-11 | 
| 1979 | Bloomington Hoosiers | 45-4 | 7-14 | 6-86 | 24-28 | 5-6 |