1953 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 | Paul Giel | Minnesota | College Football Hall of Fame Inductee[3] |
| Pitcher | CCNY | ||
| Catcher | Stanford | ||
| First baseman | USC | ||
| Second baseman | Oklahoma | ||
| Third baseman | Tennessee | ||
| Shortstop | Bruce Haynam | Michigan | |
| Outfielder | Bowdoin | ||
| Outfielder | Ohio | ||
| Outfielder | Mickey Sullivan | Baylor |
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.
- ^ "Paul Giel". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
Categories:
- College Baseball All-America Teams
- 1953 NCAA baseball season