League current injuries -- National League
Regular season -- as of 10/14/1961
| Injuries |
| | | | | | Duration |
| Date | Team | Name | Cause | Return | Orig | Left |
| 10/8/1961 | RAL | Cheney,T | General | 10/24/1961 | 16 | 10 |
| 9/29/1961 | RIV | Adair | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | NBA | Brewer,T | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | RAL | Brunet | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | RAL | Flood | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | RIV | Hershberger | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | RAL | Kindall | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | RAL | Marichal | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | RIV | McCovey | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | RIV | Torre | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | TOL | Woodling | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 9/29/1961 | RAL | Wyatt | General | 10/29/1961 | 30 | 15 |
| 10/8/1961 | TOL | Hamlin | General | 10/31/1961 | 23 | 17 |
| 9/29/1961 | RAL | Virgil,O | General | 10/31/1961 | 32 | 17 |