1981 College Baseball All-America Team

1981 All-Americans included Houston Astros first base coach Bobby Meacham.

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]

The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1981 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).[2]

Key

ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award as national Player of the Year[2]
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point[2]
♦ Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans

Position Name School ABCA BA Notes
PitcherTony ArnoldTexas
Green tickY
Green tickY
21 consecutive wins (8th in Division I)[4]
PitcherNeal Heaton (2) ♦Miami
Green tickY
Green tickY
BA Pitcher of the Year,[2] 1990 NL All-Star,[5] 23 strikeouts vs. Indiana State Sycamores (March 10, 1981)(T-3rd in Division I)[4]
PitcherKendall CarterArizona State
—
Green tickY
47 career wins (T-5th in Division I),[4] 19 wins in a single season (1981) (T-2nd in Division I)[4]
PitcherFrank ViolaSt. John's
—
Green tickY
1988 Cy Young Award,[6] 3x MLB All-Star[6]
CatcherTom NietoOral Roberts
Green tickY
Green tickY
First basemanPhil Stephenson ♦Wichita State
Green tickY
Green tickY
420 career runs (Division I record),[4] 418 career hits (Division I record),[4] 730 total bases (Division I record),[4] 206 career SB (Division I record),[4] 300 career BB (Division I record),[4] 91 career doubles (3rd in Division I),[4] 322 career RBI (3rd in Division I)[4]
Second basemanByron HornEastern Michigan
Green tickY
—
Second basemanJeff RonkCal
—
Green tickY
Third basemanMike SoddersArizona State
Green tickY
Green tickY
BA POY[2]
ShortstopDan DavidsmeierUSC
Green tickY
—
ShortstopBobby MeachamSan Diego State
Green tickY
—
OutfielderMike Fuentes (2)Florida State State
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderJoe Carter ♦Wichita State
—
Green tickY
5x MLB All-Star,[7] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner,[7] 1992 & 1993 World Series Champion,[7] 312 RBI (4th in Division I),[4] 640 career total bases (8th in Division I).[4] 430 career batting average (15th in Division I)[4]
OutfielderJohn ChristensenCal State Fullerton
—
Green tickY
OutfielderMark GillaspieMississippi State
Green tickY
—
OutfielderKevin RomineArizona State
Green tickY
—
Designated hitterPhil StromUtah
Green tickY
—
Designated hitterFranklin StubbsVirginia Tech
—
Green tickY

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "Neal Heaton". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Frank Viola". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 "Joe Carter". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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