| Position | 1st Backup  | 2nd Backup | 3rd Backup | Fill Order |
| C | Pete Murray | None | None | 8 |
| 1B | Ray Knight | None | Freddie Inks | 4 |
| 2B | Bob Horne | Warren Small | None | 1 |
| 3B | Bob Horne | Warren Small | None | 3 |
| SS | Warren Small | Bob Horne | None | 2 |
| LF | Freddie Inks | Pat Vadeboncoeur | Irv Chaney | 6 |
| CF | Irv Chaney | Freddie Inks | Pat Vadeboncoeur | 5 |
| RF | Pat Vadeboncoeur | Irv Chaney | Freddie Inks | 7 |
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