League current injuries -- National League
Regular season -- as of 8/24/1987
| Injuries |
| | | | | | Duration |
| Date | Team | Name | Cause | Return | Orig | Left |
| 7/9/1987 | BHS | Lusader | General | 10/31/1987 | 114 | 68 |
| 8/4/1987 | BHS | Bonilla | General | 10/31/1987 | 88 | 68 |
| 7/22/1987 | LER | Washington | General | 10/31/1987 | 101 | 68 |
| 7/29/1987 | LER | Davidson | General | 10/31/1987 | 94 | 68 |
| 6/26/1987 | SMV | Ramirez | General | 10/31/1987 | 127 | 68 |
| 7/3/1987 | LER | Simmons | General | 10/31/1987 | 120 | 68 |
| 8/17/1987 | SMV | Guante | General | 10/31/1987 | 75 | 68 |
| 7/3/1987 | BHS | Ojeda | General | 10/31/1987 | 120 | 68 |
| 6/7/1987 | LER | Toliver | General | 10/31/1987 | 146 | 68 |
| 5/18/1987 | MIL | Bielecki | General | 10/31/1987 | 166 | 68 |
| 5/25/1987 | BCB | Palacios | General | 10/31/1987 | 159 | 68 |
| 6/13/1987 | NYM | Nolte | General | 10/31/1987 | 140 | 68 |
| 6/26/1987 | OTT | Mason | General | 10/31/1987 | 127 | 68 |
| 7/3/1987 | SMV | Gallagher | General | 10/31/1987 | 120 | 68 |
| 7/29/1987 | OTT | Nixon | General | 10/31/1987 | 94 | 68 |
| 8/17/1987 | BCB | Trout | General | 10/31/1987 | 75 | 68 |
| 7/9/1987 | SMV | LaPoint | General | 10/31/1987 | 114 | 68 |
| 8/17/1987 | LER | Schatzeder | General | 10/31/1987 | 75 | 68 |