1952 College Baseball All-America Team
1952 All-Americans included ten-time MLB All Star Harvey Kuenn (left) and Missouri teammates Junior Wren (far left) and Don Boenker (in letterman jacket).
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 | James O'Neill | Holy Cross | College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3] |
| Pitcher | Don Boenker | Missouri | |
| Catcher | Larry Isbell | Baylor | |
| First baseman | Billy Werber, Jr. | Duke | |
| Second baseman | Hal Charnofsky | USC | |
| Third baseman | Dick Groat (2) ♦ | Duke | 1960 NL MVP,[4] 5x MLB All-Star,[4] 1951 Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year[5] |
| Shortstop | Harvey Kuenn | Wisconsin | 10x MLB All-Star,[6] 1953 AL Rookie of the Year[6] |
| Outfielder | Tom Keough | California | |
| Outfielder | James Monahan | Rutgers | |
| Outfielder | Junior Wren | Missouri |
See also
References
- ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ↑ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "College World Series Most Outstanding Player". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Dick Groat". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "Helms Foundation Player of the Year Winners". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Harvey Kuenn". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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