League current injuries -- American League
Regular season -- as of 10/14/1961
| Injuries |
| | | | | | Duration |
| Date | Team | Name | Cause | Return | Orig | Left |
| 9/29/1961 | FRA | Camilli | General | 10/15/1961 | 16 | 1 |
| 9/29/1961 | FRA | Orsino | General | 10/15/1961 | 16 | 1 |
| 10/8/1961 | JOL | Shoemaker | General | 10/24/1961 | 16 | 10 |
| 9/29/1961 | BBC | Anderson,C | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | FRA | Bond | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | BBC | Craig | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | MAS | Goodman | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | NEW | McDowell | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | FRA | Morton | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | MOU | Pappas | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 10/8/1961 | MAS | O'Connell | General | 10/31/1961 | 23 | 17 |