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]
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 |
| 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 |
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References
- The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- "Steve Kemp". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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