1974 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 South Carolina 23 consecutive wins (T-5th in Division I)[3]
Pitcher Jim Gideon Texas 19 wins in a single season (1974) (T-3rd in Division I)[3]
Catcher Indiana
First baseman Orlando Gonzalez Miami
Second baseman Florida State 15th pick overall in MLB Draft Saint Louis Cardinals
Third baseman Rich Dauer USC
Shortstop Bill Almon Brown First overall pick in 1974 Major League Baseball Draft[4]
Outfielder BYU
Outfielder Steve Bowling Tulsa
Outfielder Washington State
Designated hitter Santa Clara

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. ^ "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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