1956 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 United States 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 | Don Lee | Arizona | 36 career complete games (tied for 7th all-time in Division I)[3] |
| Pitcher | Jerry Thomas | Minnesota | College World Series Most Outstanding Player[4] |
| Catcher | Elmer Kohorst | Notre Dame | |
| First baseman | Kent Hadley | USC | |
| Second baseman | Don Prohovich | Holy Cross | |
| Third baseman | John Brown | Nebraska | |
| Shortstop | Jerry Kindall | Minnesota | Namesake of Arizona's Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium[5] |
| Outfielder | Don Napierkowski | Wyoming | |
| Outfielder | John Ruso | Santa Clara | |
| Outfielder | George Watts | Lafayette |
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.
- ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "College World Series Most Outstanding Player". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "Sancet Field Renamed Jerry Kindall Field At Frank Sancet Stadium". CSTV. CBS Sports Network. January 12, 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2012.