1976 College Baseball All-America Team
1976 All-Americans included National Baseball Hall of Famer
Paul Molitor.
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
All-Americans
| Position |
Name |
School |
Notes |
| Pitcher | Floyd Bannister ♦ | Arizona State | 186 innings pitched in a single season (1976) (Division I record),[3] 19 wins in a single season (1976) (T-3rd in Division I),[3] 217 strikeouts in a single season (1975) (5th in Division I),[3] 213 strikeouts in a single season (1976) (T-6th in Division I),[3] 1982 AL All-Star,[4] First overall pick in 1976 Major League Baseball Draft[5] |
| Pitcher | Richard Wortham | Texas | 50 career wins (2nd in Division I)[3] |
| Catcher | Jerry Willeford | Houston | |
| First baseman | Rick Honeycutt | Tennessee | 2× MLB All-Star[6] |
| Second baseman | Greg Vogel | Penn State | |
| Third baseman | Guillermo Bonilla | Florida State | |
| Shortstop | Paul Molitor | Minnesota | National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee,[7] 7× MLB All-Star,[7] 1993 World Series MVP,[7] 1987 Hutch Award, 1993 Babe Ruth Award, 1997 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, 1998 Branch Rickey Award |
| Outfielder | Ken Landreaux | Arizona State | 1980 AL All-Star[8] |
| Outfielder | Dave Stegman (2) | Arizona | |
| Outfielder | John Northrup | Central Michigan | |
| Designated hitter | Bill Ewing | Wyoming | |
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