1961 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Position | Name | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Bill Faul | Cincinnati | Single-season (1961) 14.6 K/9 (15th in Division I)[3] |
| Pitcher | Jim Wixson | Oklahoma State | |
| Catcher | Bill Freehan | Michigan | 11x MLB All Star,[4] 5x Gold Glove Award Winner,[4] 1968 World Series Champion[4] |
| First baseman | Willie Ryan | USC | |
| Second baseman | Charles Shoemaker | Arizona | 30 career triples (tied for 4th in Division I)[3] |
| Third baseman | Peter Hall | Rutgers | |
| Shortstop | Frank Quilici | Western Michigan | |
| Outfielder | Joe Nossek | Ohio | |
| Outfielder | Jim Mooring | North Carolina | |
| Outfielder | Chuck Knutson | Texas |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ a b "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Bill Freehan". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2012.