1968 College Baseball All-America Team

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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 Tim Plodinec Arizona
Pitcher North Carolina
Catcher Thurman Munson Kent State 1976 AL MVP[3] 7x MLB All Star,[3] 3x Gold Glove Award Winner,[3] 1970 AL Rookie of the Year[3]
First baseman Ohio
Second baseman Florida State
Third baseman Cal State LA
Shortstop Danny Thompson Oklahoma State 1974 Hutch Award[4]
Outfielder Santa Clara
Outfielder Tom Paciorek Houston 1981 AL All Star[5]
Outfielder Arizona

See also[]

  • Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References[]

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Thurman Munson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Danny Thompson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Tom Paciorek". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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