In the Western League it was the Sacramento Grizzlies who won 107 games in the regular season, and beat the Racers 2 games to none in the Western League Championship. The Grizzlies were led by 30 year old catcher
Lee Cowan, who hit .290 with 33 home runs and 113 RBI. On the mound the Grizzlies were led by
Mike Love (23-8, 2.76),
Julio Zambrano (21-11, 3.16), and
Bill James (15-8, 2.29).
Lonnie Wanhalls was named Series MVP after hitting .667 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.