| Position | 1st Backup  | 2nd Backup | 3rd Backup | Fill Order |
| C | None | None | None | 7 |
| 1B | Dan Finch | Nick Punto | None | 4 |
| 2B | Pedro Cahill | Royce Lewis | Nomar Garciappara | 1 |
| 3B | Bill Sudakis | Royce Lewis | None | 4 |
| SS | Pedro Cahill | Royce Lewis | None | 8 |
| LF | Dan Finch | Bob Yount | None | 5 |
| CF | Bob Yount | Harmon Killebrew | None | 8 |
| RF | Bob Yount | Harmon Killebrew | None | 5 |
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