| Position | 1st Backup  | 2nd Backup | 3rd Backup | Fill Order |
| C | Whitey Bertotti | Emil Uhlaender | Elmer Simon | 5 |
| 1B | Jimmy Mientkiewicz | Dolly Morris | None | 4 |
| 2B | Danny Fuller | Harley Jones | Bill Heflin | 1 |
| 3B | Bobby Winkelsas | Webb Etna | Cub Ward | 3 |
| SS | Cub Ward | Bill Heflin | Danny Fuller | 2 |
| LF | Emil Uhlaender | Joe Schiappacasse | Juan Soto | 7 |
| CF | Joe Schiappacasse | Harley Jones | None | 6 |
| RF | Juan Soto | Jimmy Mientkiewicz | None | 8 |
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