1954 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]

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
PitcherPaul EbertOhio StateTheodore Roosevelt Award[3]
PitcherCharles HeerleinSt. John's
CatcherTom YewcicMichigan StateCollege World Series Most Outstanding Player[4]
First basemanJay DeanOregon State
Second basemanWilliam NolanSeton Hall
ShortstopJohn YvarsNorth Carolina State
ShortstopWarren GoodrichStanford
OutfielderRichard Murphy (2)Ohio
OutfielderJerry SchoonmakerMissouri
OutfielderMickey Sullivan (2)Baylor

See also

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. "Surgeon to receive Teddy Award" (PDF). The NCAA News. November 21, 1988. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. "College World Series Most Outstanding Player". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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