1977 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
PitcherSteve TaylorDelaware
PitcherRandy MartzSouth Carolina
CatcherDennis CirboColorado
First basemanGlenn GoyaColorado State
Second basemanBob Horner ♦Arizona State1977 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[3] NL All-Star,[4] 1978 NL Rookie of the Year, First overall pick in 1978 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Third basemanBob VolkOral Roberts
ShortstopStack MackoBaylor
OutfielderNat ShowalterMississippi State
OutfielderDarrell BrownCal State LA
OutfielderAl WestonMichigan State
Designated hitterLarry PattersonGonzaga14 consecutive hits[6]

See also

References
  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  4. "Bob Horner". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  5. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  6. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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