[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000919557
[NAME] 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-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               OCT-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       35,755,238
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      36,337,109
[RECEIVABLES]                                7,807,753
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     116
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              44,144,978
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                    12,276,668
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       89,322
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                         12,365,990
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    29,354,244
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        2,751,446
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                        2,127,184
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                    1,767,672
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                         75,201
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                       581,871
[NET-ASSETS]                                31,778,988
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                                    0
[INTEREST-INCOME]                            2,000,778
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 235,768
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                      1,765,010
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       420,487
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                      292,261
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        2,477,758
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                    1,060,922
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                             0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        710,326
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    184,846
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             98,782
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                     129,055,737
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                      1,063,584
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                    (345,286)
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          176,499
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                235,768
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        27,250,419
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.06
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.70
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          00.28
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.49
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                            0
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              11.55
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.87
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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