1949 College Baseball All-America Team
1949 All-Americans included seven-year Major League Baseball veteran Jim Brideweser
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 |
| Pitcher | Murray Wall | Texas | |
| Pitcher | Jack Bruner | Iowa | |
| Catcher | Kentucky | ||
| First baseman | Tom Hamilton | Texas | 1949 College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3] |
| Second baseman | Charlie Teague (2) ♦ | Wake Forest | |
| Third baseman | Gene Hooks (2) | Wake Forest | |
| Shortstop | Jim Brideweser | USC | |
| Outfielder | Indiana | ||
| Outfielder | Syracuse | ||
| Outfielder | Bill Renna | Santa Clara |
See also[]
- Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball
References[]
- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "College World Series Most Outstanding Player". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
Categories:
- College Baseball All-America Teams
- 1949 NCAA baseball season