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
PitcherBill ThomUSC
PitcherAlvin NeigerDelawareCareer ERA of 1.10 (8th in Division I),[3] Career 4.64 H/9 (2nd in Division I),[3] Single-season (1959) 4.11 H/9 (6th in Division I)[3]
CatcherArchie SkeenUtah
First basemanPerry McGriffFlorida
Second basemanRalph HochgrebeMissouri
Third basemanJohn WerhasUSC
ShortstopBob KlausIllinois
OutfielderMatt EncinasArizona6 BB in a single game (April 26, 1959, vs. Air Force Falcons) (T-2nd in Division I)[3]
OutfielderDoug HoffmanClemson
OutfielderMoe MorhardtConnecticut

See also

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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