League current injuries -- American League
Regular season -- as of 8/24/1987
| Injuries |
| | | | | | Duration |
| Date | Team | Name | Cause | Return | Orig | Left |
| 6/20/1987 | EBS | Kelly | General | 10/31/1987 | 133 | 68 |
| 8/17/1987 | CLE | Fielder | General | 10/31/1987 | 75 | 68 |
| 5/25/1987 | CRF | Ramos | General | 10/31/1987 | 159 | 68 |
| 8/4/1987 | CLE | Daulton | General | 10/31/1987 | 88 | 68 |
| 7/22/1987 | DAY | Thon | General | 10/31/1987 | 101 | 68 |
| 7/16/1987 | CRF | Young | General | 10/31/1987 | 107 | 68 |
| 8/17/1987 | CLE | Hatcher | General | 10/31/1987 | 75 | 68 |
| 8/17/1987 | CLE | Thompson | General | 10/31/1987 | 75 | 68 |
| 8/17/1987 | CLE | Uribe | General | 10/31/1987 | 75 | 68 |
| 7/9/1987 | COL | Tibbs | General | 10/31/1987 | 114 | 68 |
| 8/17/1987 | CLE | Tudor | General | 10/31/1987 | 75 | 68 |
| 8/17/1987 | DAY | Glavine | General | 10/31/1987 | 75 | 68 |
| 6/7/1987 | CRF | Soto | General | 10/31/1987 | 146 | 68 |
| 6/7/1987 | DAY | Crews | General | 10/31/1987 | 146 | 68 |
| 7/9/1987 | CLE | Price | General | 10/31/1987 | 114 | 68 |
| 6/7/1987 | CLE | Aase | General | 10/31/1987 | 146 | 68 |
| 7/22/1987 | EBS | Wills | General | 10/31/1987 | 101 | 68 |