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" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. "Steve Kemp". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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