1970 All-Americans included National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Mike Schmidt.
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.
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Base | John “Gus” Bell (2) | Jacksonville University | 1968 Olympic gold medal winner (baseball) | |
| Pitcher | Burt Hooton (2) ♦ | Texas | ||
| Pitcher | Brent Strom | USC | ||
| Catcher | Arnold Holtberg | Princeton | ||
| First baseman | Doug Howard | BYU | ||
| Second baseman | Dave Yates | Delaware | ||
| Third baseman | Pete Duncan | Washington State | ||
| Shortstop | Mike Schmidt | Ohio | National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee, 3× NL MVP, 1980 World Series MVP, 12× MLB All Star, 10× Gold Glove Award winner, 6× Silver Slugger Award winner, 1983 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award | |
| Outfielder | Gene Hiser | Maryland | ||
| Outfielder | Steve Mikulic | Arizona | ||
| Outfielder | Sam Ewing | Tennessee |
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.
- ^ "Mike Schmidt". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
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