1950 College Baseball All-America Team Explained

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 1947-1980, 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

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PitcherMurray Wall (2)Texas
PitcherTom CaseyNYU
CatcherRobert MurrayArizona
First basemanFred TaylorOhio StateNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee[3]
Second basemanCharlie Teague (3) ♦Wake Forest
Third basemanWilliam KillingerLafayette
ShortstopJohn HraschOhio
OutfielderJay RoundyUSC
OutfielderRay Van CleefRutgers1950 College World Series Most Outstanding Player[4]
OutfielderRobert CervNebraska

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. B0037HO8MY. 495.
  2. Web site: NCAA Baseball Award Winners. NCAA. 12 April 2012.
  3. Web site: Fred R. Taylor . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . 12 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831073359/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/fred-r-taylor . 31 August 2009 .
  4. Web site: College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Baseball Almanac. 12 April 2012.