1954 College Baseball All-America Team

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
PitcherPaul EbertOhio StateTheodore Roosevelt Award[3]
PitcherCharles HeerleinSt. John's
CatcherTom YewcicMichigan StateCollege World Series Most Outstanding Player[4]
First basemanJay DeanOregon State
Second basemanWilliam NolanSeton Hall
Third basemanJohn YvarsNorth Carolina State
ShortstopWarren GoodrichStanford
OutfielderRichard Murphy (2)Ohio
OutfielderJerry SchoonmakerMissouri
OutfielderMickey Sullivan (2)Baylor

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Surgeon to receive Teddy Award" (PDF). The NCAA News. November 21, 1988. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "College World Series Most Outstanding Player". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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