| Position | 1st Backup  | 2nd Backup | 3rd Backup | Fill Order |
| C | Jim Hancock | None | None | 1 |
| 1B | Hank Bauer | Hank Bauer | None | 2 |
| 2B | Jimmy Miller | Clete Boyer | None | 3 |
| 3B | Jimmy Miller | Clete Boyer | None | 4 |
| SS | Jimmy Miller | Clete Boyer | None | 5 |
| LF | None | Hank Bauer | None | 6 |
| CF | None | Hank Bauer | None | 7 |
| RF | None | Hank Bauer | None | 8 |
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