1972 College Baseball All-America Team
1972 All-Americans included 9x MLB All-Star Fred Lynn.
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 | Craig Swan | Arizona State | 47 career wins (T-5th in Division I)[3] |
| Pitcher | Dick Ruthven | Fresno State | 2x NL All-Star[4] |
| Catcher | Ron Pruitt | Michigan State | |
| First baseman | Doug Ault | Texas Tech | |
| Second baseman | Rick Gremillion | Florida State | |
| Third baseman | Dave Roberts | Oregon | First overall pick in 1972 Major League Baseball Draft[5] |
| Shortstop | Alan Bannister (2) ♦ | Arizona State | 13 triples in a single season (1971) (T-4th in Division I)[3] |
| Outfielder | Paul Husband | Mississippi | |
| Outfielder | John Glenn | Arizona | |
| Outfielder | Fred Lynn ♦ | USC | 1975 AL MVP,[6] 9x MLB All-Star,[6] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[6] 1982 ALCS MVP,[6] 1975 AL Rookie of the Year[6] |
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.
- ^ "Dick Ruthven". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Fred Lynn". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2012.