| Position | 1st Backup  | 2nd Backup | 3rd Backup | Fill Order |
| C | Johnny Cedeno | Roy Tillman | None | 1 |
| 1B | Hal McGee | Jim Brown | Chick Daringer | 8 |
| 2B | Jim Visner | Felipe Birmingham | Carlos Santana | 4 |
| 3B | Jim Brown | Felipe Birmingham | Jim Visner | 5 |
| SS | Harry McConnell | Jim Visner | Jim Brown | 2 |
| LF | Chick Daringer | Harry McConnell | Hal McGee | 7 |
| CF | Masanori Kobayashi | Chick Daringer | Hal McGee | 3 |
| RF | Chick Daringer | Harry McConnell | Felipe Birmingham | 6 |
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