| Position | 1st Backup  | 2nd Backup | 3rd Backup | Fill Order |
| C | Vance Rainey | None | None | 1 |
| 1B | Tom Hennigan | None | Terry Sheffield | 3 |
| 2B | None | Walt Gilbert | Terry Sheffield | 4 |
| 3B | Terry Sheffield | None | Walt Gilbert | 5 |
| SS | None | Walt Gilbert | Terry Sheffield | 2 |
| LF | Tom Hennigan | George Chiles | None | 6 |
| CF | Tom Hennigan | George Chiles | None | 7 |
| RF | Tom Hennigan | George Chiles | None | 8 |
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