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 | Under The Knife Between The Lines Baseball Injury Report |
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| Baltimore Orioles |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | SS Bobby Grich | dislocated finger | 2 days | Not on DL | | CF Paul Blair | fractured elbow | 6-7 months | On DL, eligible for return | | 2B Junior Kennedy | dislocated shoulder | 6-7 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Bill Campbell | ruptured ulnar collateral ligament (elbow) | 5-6 weeks | On DL, eligible for return |
| California Angels |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | RF Ellis Valentine | strained calf muscle | 4 days | Not on DL | | P Dave Baldwin | torn back muscle | 3 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
| Chicago White Sox |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Steve Busby | fractured elbow | 11-12 months | 25 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
| Chicago Cubs |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | LF Ralph Garr | pinched nerve (neck) | 3 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Kent Tekulve | herniated disc (back) | 5-6 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
| Cincinnati Reds |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Dave Tomlin | back spasms | 6 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | LF Pete Rose | strained hamstring muscle | 1-2 weeks | Not on DL |
| Cleveland Indians |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | RF Frank Robinson | dislocated finger | 3 days | Not on DL | | P Kevin Kobel | torn bicep muscle | 5 weeks | 11 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | LF Vada Pinson | pinched nerve (neck) | 5 days | Not on DL |
| Detroit Tigers |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Rick Williams | torn bicep muscle | one week | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Willie Prall | torn rotator cuff muscle | 1 day | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | CF Jim Northrup | scratched cornea | 2 weeks | 8 day(s) left |
| Houston Astros |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | C Cliff Johnson | bruised ribs | one week | Not on DL | | P Bill Greif | torn rotator cuff muscle | 6 weeks | Not on DL |
| Kansas City Royals |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Norm Angelini | fractured elbow | 7-8 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Bill Gogolewski | torn labrum (Shoulder) | 6 months | 32 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Eddie Solomon | torn back muscle | 2 months | 8 day(s) left | | P Claude Osteen | torn bicep muscle | 4-5 weeks | 25 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | SS Bill Russell | fractured elbow | 5-6 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Bill Singer | dead arm syndrome | 2 days | Not on DL |
| Milwaukee Brewers |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | RF Bruce Bochte | strained thigh muscle | 1 day | 8 day(s) left |
| Minnesota Twins |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P James Hughes | finger blister | 5 days | Not on DL | | P Bert Blyleven | torn bicep muscle | 6 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | 3B Brooks Robinson | fractured knee | 3-4 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
| New York Yankees |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Mike Kekich | bone chips (elbow) | 6 weeks | 18 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | CF Bobby Murcer | fractured ulna (arm) | 4 weeks | 11 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
| Philadelphia Phillies |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | C Jim Essian | torn back muscle | 5-6 weeks | 53 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Bob Moose | torn tricep muscle | 5 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
| San Diego Padres |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Terry Forster | torn rotator cuff muscle | 2 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | P Ralph Garcia | ruptured disc (back) | 4 months | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) |
| San Francisco Giants |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Ed Figueroa | strained back muscle | 4 days | Not on DL |
| St. Louis Cardinals |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | RF Bake McBride | bruised ribs | one week | Not on DL |
| Texas Rangers |  |
| | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Joe Coleman | strained rotator cuff muscle | 2 days | 1 day(s) left | | P Rick Henninger | fractured cheekbone | 5 weeks | 46 day(s) left (60-day DL) | |
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