1977 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 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

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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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Position Name School Notes
Pitcher Steve Taylor Delaware
Pitcher Randy Martz South Carolina
Catcher Dennis Cirbo Colorado
First baseman Glenn Goya Colorado State
Second baseman Bob Horner ♦ Arizona State 1977 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[3] NL All-Star,[4] 1978 NL Rookie of the Year, First overall pick in 1978 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Third baseman Bob Volk Oral Roberts
Shortstop Stack Macko Baylor
Outfielder Nat Showalter Mississippi State
Outfielder Darrell Brown Cal State LA
Outfielder Al Weston Michigan State
Designated hitter Larry Patterson Gonzaga 14 consecutive hits[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Bob Horner". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  6. ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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