1972 College Baseball All-America Team

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1972 All-Americans included 9x MLB All-Star Fred Lynn.

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 Craig Swan Arizona State 47 career wins (T-5th in Division I)[3]
Pitcher Dick Ruthven Fresno State 2x NL All-Star[4]
Catcher Ron Pruitt Michigan State
First baseman Doug Ault Texas Tech
Second baseman Florida State
Third baseman Dave Roberts Oregon First overall pick in 1972 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Shortstop Alan Bannister (2) ♦ Arizona State 13 triples in a single season (1971) (T-4th in Division I)[3]
Outfielder Mississippi
Outfielder Arizona
Outfielder Fred Lynn ♦ USC 1975 AL MVP,[6] 9x MLB All-Star,[6] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[6] 1982 ALCS MVP,[6] 1975 AL Rookie of the Year[6]

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 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Dick Ruthven". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  5. ^ "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Fred Lynn". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
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