1953 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 |
Pitcher | Paul Giel | Minnesota | College Football Hall of Fame Inductee[3] |
Pitcher | Warren Neuberger | CCNY | |
Catcher | John Shepard | Stanford | |
First baseman | Ed Simpson | USC | |
Second baseman | Gene Sheets | Oklahoma | |
Third baseman | B.B. Hopkins | Tennessee | |
Shortstop | Bruce Haynam | Michigan | |
Outfielder | Fred Fleming | Bowdoin | |
Outfielder | Richard Murphy | Ohio | |
Outfielder | Mickey Sullivan | Baylor |
References
- The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- "Paul Giel". College Football Hall of Fame. Football Foundation. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
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