An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]
Key
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point |
| ♦ | Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |
All-Americans
| Position | Name | School | Notes |
| Pitcher | Eddie Bane ♦ | Arizona State | 43 consecutive scoreless innings (T-4th in Division I),[3] 505 career strikeouts (6th in Division I),[3] 213 strikeouts in a single season (T-6th in Division I)[3] |
| Pitcher | Ron Roznovsky | Texas | |
| Catcher | John Stearns | Colorado | 4x NL All-Star[4] |
| First baseman | Jerry Tabb | Tulsa | 1971 College World Series Most Outstanding Player[5] |
| Second baseman | Phil Turner | TCU | |
| Third baseman | Keith Moreland | Texas | |
| Shortstop | Roy Smalley | USC | AL All-Star[6] |
| Outfielder | Bobby Tucker | Tennessee | |
| Outfielder | Steve Newell | Massachusetts | |
| Outfielder | Joe Wallis | Southern Illinois |
See also
References
- ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ↑ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ↑ "John Stearns". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Roy Smalley". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
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