| Position | 1st Backup  | 2nd Backup | 3rd Backup | Fill Order |
| C | Mickey Christensen | None | None | 3 |
| 1B | Lenny Dessens | George Rice | None | 4 |
| 2B | Doug Alberts | Kim Ripken | None | 5 |
| 3B | George Rice | Charlie Adams | None | 6 |
| SS | Doug Alberts | Kim Ripken | None | 1 |
| LF | Bobby Henderson | Wally Walsh | None | 7 |
| CF | Wally Walsh | Bobby Henderson | None | 2 |
| RF | Wally Walsh | Bobby Henderson | None | 8 |
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