| Position | 1st Backup  | 2nd Backup | 3rd Backup | Fill Order |
| C | Bill Sloat | Guillermo Nichols | None | 4 |
| 1B | George Pruess | Merv Ruffin | Bryan Grieve | 6 |
| 2B | Ron Susko | A.J. Ferguson | Gene Kelly | 1 |
| 3B | Shane Taveras | Bryan Grieve | A.J. Ferguson | 3 |
| SS | Jim Bare | Shane Taveras | A.J. Ferguson | 2 |
| LF | Jumbo Walker | Merv Ruffin | Greg Murray | 7 |
| CF | Darrell LaRose | Merv Ruffin | Greg Murray | 5 |
| RF | Mike Garcia | Merv Ruffin | Greg Murray | 8 |
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