1963 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]

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 Don Hagen Occidental
Pitcher Eddie Jones Connecticut
Catcher Jeff Torborg Rutgers
First baseman Butch Thompson Texas
Second baseman Jon Andersen Minnesota
Third baseman Tom Moore (2) Florida
Shortstop Bill Bethea Texas
Outfielder Mike Augustine Florida State
Outfielder Bill Scripture Wake Forest
Outfielder Bobby Stewart Richmond

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.