1984 All-Americans included twelve-time MLB All-Star Mark McGwire and National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee B.J. Surhoff.
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.
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).
Key
| ABCA | American Baseball Coaches Association |
| BA | Baseball America |
| Awarded the Golden Spikes Award as national Player of the Year | |
| 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 | ABCA | BA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | John Hoover | Fresno State |  Y |
Y |
BA Pitcher of the Year, 42 career starts (Division I record), 19 starts in a single season (1984) (Division I record), 205 strikeouts in a single season (1984) (10th in Division I) |
| Pitcher | Scott Bankhead | North Carolina | Y |
Y |
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| Pitcher | Todd Simmons | Cal State Fullerton | Y |
— | |
| Pitcher | Greg Swindell ♦ | Texas | — | Y |
1989 MLB All-Star, 14 career shutouts (Division I record), 19 wins in a single season (1985) (T-3rd in Division I), 204 career strikeouts (T-11th in Division I) |
| Pitcher | Scott Wright | Cal State Fullerton | — | Y |
22 saves in a single season (1984) (T-2nd in Division I) |
| Catcher | B.J. Surhoff ♦ | North Carolina | Y |
— | 1989 MLB All-Star, First overall pick in 1985 Major League Baseball Draft |
| 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), 12x MLB All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger Award Winner, 1990 Gold Glove Award winner, 1999 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award |
| Second baseman | Billy Bates | Texas | Y |
— | 13 triples in a single season (1985) (T-4th in Division I) |
| 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, 1995 NL MVP, 11x MLB All-Star, 8x Silver Slugger Award winner, 3x Gold Glove Award winner, 1993 Roberto Clemente Award, 1994 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award |
| Outfielder | Rafael Palmeiro (2) ♦ | Mississippi State | Y |
Y |
4x MLB All-Star, 3x Gold Glove Award winner, 2x Silver Slugger Award Winner |
| Outfielder | Shane Mack (2) | UCLA | Y |
— | |
| Outfielder | Oddibe McDowell ♦ | Arizona State | Y |
Y |
BA POY |
| Outfielder | Chris Gwynn | San Diego State | Y |
Y |
137 hits in a single season (1984) (T-2nd in Division I), 243 total bases in a single season (1984) (9th in Division I) |
| Designated hitter | Pete Incaviglia ♦ | Oklahoma State | Y |
Y |
100 career home runs (Division I record), 48 home runs in a single season (1985) (Division I record), 285 total bases in a single season (1985) (Division I record), 1.140 slugging percentage in a single season (1985) (Division I record), 143 RBI in a single season (1985) (Division I record),. 915 career slugging percentage (2nd in Division I), 324 career RBI (2nd in Division I) 635 career total bases (9th in Division I), |
See also
References
- The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- "Greg Swindell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- "B.J. Surhoff". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Mark McGwire". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ "Barry Larkin". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ "Rafael Palmeiro". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
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