[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] SMITH BARNEY/TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 6
   [NAME] TBC MANAGED INCOME PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1996
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1996
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       23,003,854
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      23,293,464
[RECEIVABLES]                                2,356,399
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  77,747
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              25,727,610
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                     2,103,739
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       91,751
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                          2,195,490
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    22,524,191
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        2,127,184
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        1,010,854
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    1,063,584
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                      (345,286)
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       289,610
[NET-ASSETS]                                23,532,120
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,355,182
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 175,486
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      1,179,696
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     (339,622)
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                       38,407
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        (301,215)
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      567,702
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       186,111
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,163,766
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    116,880
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             69,444
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                         878,481
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        454,153
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      177,884
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          123,774
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                175,486
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        19,070,270
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.16
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.65
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                         (0.14)
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.61
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.06
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.92
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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