| Position | 1st Backup  | 2nd Backup | 3rd Backup | Fill Order |
| C | Buck Lee | None | None | 1 |
| 1B | Jim Washburn | None | None | 5 |
| 2B | Sam Craver | None | None | 2 |
| 3B | Bones Mack | Sam Craver | None | 4 |
| SS | Frank Moffett | Sam Craver | None | 3 |
| LF | Ken Barkley | Lou Brock | None | 6 |
| CF | Lou Brock | Ken Barkley | None | 8 |
| RF | Ken Barkley | Lou Brock | None | 7 |
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