[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 2
   [NAME] ALLIANCE GROWTH PORTFOLIO
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[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          OCT-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                      440,610,765
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                     553,126,532
[RECEIVABLES]                                4,391,398
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                  39,548
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                             557,557,478
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    12,599,416
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                      432,047
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         13,031,463
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                   385,496,312
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                       26,153,412
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                       18,072,508
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    1,277,123
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                     45,236,813
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                   112,515,767
[NET-ASSETS]                               544,526,015
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                            3,410,009
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            1,257,795
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                               3,357,973
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      1,309,831
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                    45,285,163
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                   69,278,096
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                      115,873,090
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      386,436
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                    12,018,154
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      7,641,028
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    294,993
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                            734,869
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     249,930,129
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                        353,728
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                   11,969,804
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                        3,268,019
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                              3,357,973
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                       410,306,846
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            16.30
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.05
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          05.11
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.02
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.62
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              20.82
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.82
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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