1975 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]

1975 All-Americans included future New York Yankees teammates Rick Cerone (left) & Steve Kemp (right).

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 Earl Bass (2) South Carolina 23 consecutive wins (T-5th in Division I)[3]
Pitcher Jim Gideon (2) Texas 19 wins in a single season (1974) (T-3rd in Division I)[3]
Catcher Rick Cerone Seton Hall
First baseman Hank Small South Carolina
Second baseman Randy Duarte Iowa State
Third baseman Keith Moreland (2) Texas
Shortstop Jerry Maddox Arizona State
Outfielder Dennis Walling Clemson
Outfielder Dave Stegman Arizona
Outfielder Steve Kemp USC 1979 AL All-Star[4]
Designated hitter George Weicker Davidson

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. ^ a b "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Steve Kemp". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2012.