1976 College Baseball All-America Team
1976 All-Americans included National Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor.
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
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
Position | Name | School | Notes |
Pitcher | Floyd Bannister ♦ | Arizona State | 186 innings pitched in a single season (1976) (Division I record),[3] 19 wins in a single season (1976) (T-3rd in Division I),[3] 217 strikeouts in a single season (1975) (5th in Division I),[3] 213 strikeouts in a single season (1976) (T-6th in Division I),[3] 1982 AL All-Star,[4] First overall pick in 1976 Major League Baseball Draft[5] |
Pitcher | Richard Wortham | Texas | 50 career wins (2nd in Division I)[3] |
Catcher | Jerry Willeford | Houston | |
First baseman | Rick Honeycutt | Tennessee | 2× MLB All-Star[6] |
Second baseman | Greg Vogel | Penn State | |
Third baseman | Guillermo Bonilla | Florida State | |
Shortstop | Paul Molitor | Minnesota | National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee,[7] 7× MLB All-Star,[7] 1993 World Series MVP,[7] 1987 Hutch Award, 1993 Babe Ruth Award, 1997 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, 1998 Branch Rickey Award |
Outfielder | Ken Landreaux | Arizona State | 1980 AL All-Star[8] |
Outfielder | Dave Stegman (2) | Arizona | |
Outfielder | John Northrup | Central Michigan | |
Designated hitter | Bill Ewing | Wyoming |
See also
References
- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Floyd Bannister". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Rick Honeycutt". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Paul Molitor". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
- ^ "Ken Landreaux". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
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