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]
The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1984 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).[2]
Key
All-Americans
Position |
Name |
School |
ABCA |
BA |
Notes |
Pitcher |
John Hoover |
Fresno State |
Y
|
Y
|
BA Pitcher of the Year,[2] 42 career starts (Division I record),[4] 19 starts in a single season (1984) (Division I record),[4] 205 strikeouts in a single season (1984) (10th in Division I)[4] |
Pitcher |
Scott Bankhead |
North Carolina |
Y
|
Y
|
|
Pitcher |
Todd Simmons |
Cal State Fullerton |
Y
|
—
|
|
Pitcher |
Greg Swindell ♦ |
Texas |
—
|
Y
|
1989 MLB All-Star,[5] 14 career shutouts (Division I record),[4] 19 wins in a single season (1985) (T-3rd in Division I),[4] 204 career strikeouts (T-11th in Division I)[4] |
Pitcher |
Scott Wright |
Cal State Fullerton |
Y
|
—
|
22 saves in a single season (1984) (T-2nd in Division I)[4] |
Catcher |
B.J. Surhoff ♦ |
North Carolina |
Y
|
—
|
1989 MLB All-Star,[6] First overall pick in 1985 Major League Baseball Draft[7] |
Catcher |
John Marzano |
Temple |
—
|
Y
|
|
First baseman |
Mark McGwire |
USC |
Y
|
Y
|
32 home runs in a single season (1984) (T-13th in Division I),[4] 12x MLB All-Star,[8] 3x Silver Slugger Award Winner,[8] 1990 Gold Glove Award winner,[8] 1999 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award[8] |
Second baseman |
Billy Bates |
Texas |
Y
|
—
|
13 triples in a single season (1985) (T-4th in Division I)[4] |
Second baseman |
Bob Ralston |
Arizona |
—
|
Y
|
|
Third baseman |
Gene Larkin |
Columbia |
Y
|
—
|
|
Third baseman |
David Denny |
Texas |
—
|
Y
|
|
Shortstop |
Cory Snyder |
BYU |
Y
|
Y
|
Made ABCA as utility player |
Shortstop |
Barry Larkin ♦ |
Michigan |
Y
|
—
|
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inductee,[9] 1995 NL MVP,[9] 11x MLB All-Star,[9] 8x Silver Slugger Award winner,[9] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[9] 1993 Roberto Clemente Award,[9] 1994 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award[9] |
Outfielder |
Rafael Palmeiro (2) ♦ |
Mississippi State |
Y
|
Y
|
4x MLB All-Star,[10] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[10] 2x Silver Slugger Award Winner[10] |
Outfielder |
Shane Mack (2) |
UCLA |
Y
|
—
|
|
Outfielder |
Oddibe McDowell ♦ |
Arizona State |
Y
|
Y
|
BA POY[2] |
Outfielder |
Chris Gwynn |
San Diego State |
Y
|
Y
|
137 hits in a single season (1984) (T-2nd in Division I),[4] 243 total bases in a single season (1984) (9th in Division I)[4] |
Designated hitter |
Pete Incaviglia ♦ |
Oklahoma State |
Y
|
Y
|
100 career home runs (Division I record),[4] 48 home runs in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[4] 285 total bases in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[4] 1.140 slugging percentage in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[4] 143 RBI in a single season (1985) (Division I record),.[4] 915 career slugging percentage (2nd in Division I),[4] 324 career RBI (2nd in Division I)[4] 635 career total bases (9th in Division I),[4] |
See also
References
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1984 College Baseball All-America Team selections
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