| Wednesday, September 27th , 1961 | | SP Yukiharu Goto was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: mild shoulder strain. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last one week. | | Sunday, August 27th , 1961 | | SS Ginnosuke Smith was injured in a collision at a base. The Diagnosis: sore elbow. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 3 weeks. | | Sunday, July 16th , 1961 | | SP Toshitada Masuda was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: elbow strain. He's expected to miss about 2 months. | | Saturday, July 15th , 1961 | | RP Mitsukuni Yoshimura was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: torn flexor tendon (elbow). He's expected to miss about 13 months. | | Monday, July 3rd , 1961 | | 3B Kikuichi Shirai was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: hip flexor strain. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 days. | | Tuesday, June 20th , 1961 | | SP Seiya Okazaki was injured. The Diagnosis: sinus infection. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 2 days. | | Sunday, May 21st , 1961 | | 2B Okyoito Nishimura was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: bruised foot. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 3 days. | | Monday, May 1st , 1961 | | CL Takatsugu Miyamoto was injured while pitching. The Diagnosis: mild abdominal strain. This is a day-to-day injury expected to last 1 day. | | |
