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]
| 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 |
| Position | Name | School | Notes | |
| Centerfield | John “Gus” Bell | Jacksonville University | 1968 Olympic Gold Medal (baseball) | |
| Pitcher | Tim Plodinec | Arizona | ||
| Pitcher | David Lemonds | North Carolina | ||
| Catcher | Thurman Munson | Kent State | 1976 AL MVP[3] 7x MLB All Star, 3x Gold Glove Award Winner, 1970 AL Rookie of the Year | |
| First baseman | Mike Murphy | Ohio | ||
| Second baseman | Dick Gold | Florida State | ||
| Third baseman | Ken Lohnes | Cal State LA | ||
| Shortstop | Danny Thompson | Oklahoma State | 1974 Hutch Award[4] | |
| Outfielder | Vince Bigone | Santa Clara | ||
| Outfielder | Tom Paciorek (2) | Houston | 1981 AL All Star[5] | |
| Outfielder | Jerry Stitt | Arizona |