1951 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]

1951 All-Americans included eight-time MLB All Star Dick Groat

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
PitcherDon BarnettFresno State
PitcherPat HubertTexas A&M
CatcherJoseph BuckOklahoma State
First basemanSylvester McNinchCalifornia
Second basemanJames CleverlyUtah
Third basemanDick RaklovitsIllinois
ShortstopDick Groat ♦Duke1960 NL MVP,[3] 5x MLB All-Star,[3] 1951 Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year[4]
OutfielderEarl Averill Jr.Oregon
OutfielderStewart HeinOhio State
OutfielderRay Van Cleef (2)Rutgers1950 College World Series Most Outstanding Player[5]

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. "Dick Groat". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  4. "Helms Foundation Player of the Year Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  5. "College World Series Most Outstanding Player". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
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