1952 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 |
Pitcher | James O'Neill | Holy Cross | College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3] |
Pitcher | Missouri | ||
Catcher | Larry Isbell | Baylor | |
First baseman | Duke | ||
Second baseman | USC | ||
Third baseman | Dick Groat (2) ♦ | Duke | 1960 NL MVP,[4] 5x MLB All-Star,[4] 1951 Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year[5] |
Shortstop | Harvey Kuenn | Wisconsin | 10x MLB All-Star,[6] 1953 AL Rookie of the Year[6] |
Outfielder | California | ||
Outfielder | Rutgers | ||
Outfielder | Junior Wren | Missouri |
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.
- ^ a b "Dick Groat". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ "Helms Foundation Player of the Year Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Harvey Kuenn". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
Categories:
- College Baseball All-America Teams
- 1952 NCAA baseball season