1948 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 1947-1980, 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 | Frank Quinn | Yale | |
Pitcher | Wally Hood | USC | |
Catcher | Emmett Cheek | North Carolina | |
First baseman | Jack Wallace | NYU | |
Second baseman | Art Mazmanian | USC | |
Third baseman | Richard Mathews | Yale | |
Shortstop | Rip Ryan | North Carolina | |
Outfielder | Hank Workman | USC | |
Outfielder | Ruck Steger | Illinois | |
Outfielder | John Bird | Lafayette |
References
- The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
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