1975 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]

1975 All-Americans included future New York Yankees teammates Rick Cerone (left) & Steve Kemp (right).

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	Earl Bass (2)	South Carolina	23 consecutive wins (T-5th in Division I)[3]
Pitcher	Jim Gideon (2)	Texas	19 wins in a single season (1974) (T-3rd in Division I)[3]
Catcher	Rick Cerone	Seton Hall
First baseman	Hank Small	South Carolina
Second baseman	Randy Duarte	Iowa State
Third baseman	Keith Moreland (2)	Texas
Shortstop	Jerry Maddox	Arizona State
Outfielder	Dennis Walling	Clemson
Outfielder	Dave Stegman	Arizona
Outfielder	Steve Kemp	USC	1979 AL All-Star[4]
Designated hitter	George Weicker	Davidson

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References

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. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
4. "Steve Kemp". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2012.