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]
1947 All-Americans included 1958 AL MVP Jackie Jensen
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]
Key
edit| 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
edit| Position | Name | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Nino Barnise | California | |
| Pitcher | Joe Landrum | Clemson | |
| Catcher | Lee Eilbracht | Illinois | |
| First baseman | Andy Phillip | Illinois | |
| Second baseman | Charlie Teague ♦ | Wake Forest | |
| Third baseman | Gene Hooks | Wake Forest | |
| Shortstop | Chuck Brayton | Washington State | Inducted into National College Baseball Hall of Fame as a coach |
| Outfielder | Bill Howe | Yale | |
| Outfielder | Jackie Jensen | California | 1958 AL MVP[3] 3x MLB All Star[3] 1959 Gold Glove Award[3] |
| Outfielder | John Fiscalini | California |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Jackie Jensen". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2012.