1961_College_Baseball_All-America_Team

1961 College Baseball All-America Team

1961 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
PitcherBill FaulCincinnatiSingle-season (1961) 14.6 K/9 (15th in Division I)[3]
PitcherJim WixsonOklahoma State
CatcherBill FreehanMichigan11x MLB All Star,[4] 5x Gold Glove Award Winner,[4] 1968 World Series Champion[4]
First basemanWillie RyanUSC
Second basemanCharles ShoemakerArizona30 career triples (tied for 4th in Division I)[3]
Third basemanPeter HallRutgers
ShortstopFrank QuiliciWestern Michigan
OutfielderJoe NossekOhio
OutfielderJim MooringNorth Carolina
OutfielderChuck KnutsonTexas

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. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. "Bill Freehan". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2012.

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