1975 College Baseball All-America Team

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

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
PitcherEarl Bass (2)South Carolina23 consecutive wins (T-5th in Division I)[3]
PitcherJim Gideon (2)Texas19 wins in a single season (1974) (T-3rd in Division I)[3]
CatcherRick CeroneSeton Hall
First basemanHank SmallSouth Carolina
Second basemanRandy DuarteIowa State
Third basemanKeith Moreland (2) Texas
ShortstopJerry MaddoxArizona State
OutfielderDennis WallingClemson
OutfielderDave StegmanArizona
OutfielderSteve KempUSC1979 AL All-Star[4]
Designated hitterGeorge WeickerDavidson

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners". NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Division I Record Book". NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Steve Kemp". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.