1957 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 | Penn State | ||
| Pitcher | California | ||
| Catcher | (2) | Notre Dame | |
| First baseman | Alabama | ||
| Second baseman | Michigan | ||
| Third baseman | Amherst | ||
| Shortstop | Dick Howser ♦ | Florida State | Namesake of Dick Howser Trophy & Florida State's Dick Howser Stadium, 1961 MLB All Star[3] |
| Outfielder | Missouri | ||
| Outfielder | Bill Olson | USC | |
| Outfielder | Arizona |
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.
- ^ "Dick Howser". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
Categories:
- College Baseball All-America Teams
- 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season