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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

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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

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Position Name School Notes
Pitcher Paul Ebert Ohio State Theodore Roosevelt Award[3]
Pitcher Charles Heerlein St. John's
Catcher Tom Yewcic Michigan State College World Series Most Outstanding Player[4]
First baseman Jay Dean Oregon State
Second baseman William Nolan Seton Hall
Shortstop John Yvars North Carolina State
Shortstop Warren Goodrich Stanford
Outfielder Richard Murphy (2) Ohio
Outfielder Jerry Schoonmaker Missouri
Outfielder Mickey Sullivan (2) Baylor

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Surgeon to receive Teddy Award" (PDF). The NCAA News. November 21, 1988. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "College World Series Most Outstanding Player". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 12, 2012.