1976 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]

1976 All-Americans included National Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor.

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
PitcherFloyd Bannister ♦Arizona State186 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]
PitcherRichard WorthamTexas50 career wins (2nd in Division I)[3]
CatcherJerry WillefordHouston
First basemanRick HoneycuttTennessee2× MLB All-Star[6]
Second basemanGreg VogelPenn State
Third basemanGuillermo BonillaFlorida State
ShortstopPaul MolitorMinnesotaNational 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
OutfielderKen LandreauxArizona State1980 AL All-Star[8]
OutfielderDave Stegman (2)Arizona
OutfielderJohn NorthrupCentral Michigan
Designated hitterBill EwingWyoming

See also

References
  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. "Floyd Bannister". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  6. "Rick Honeycutt". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  7. "Paul Molitor". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  8. "Ken Landreaux". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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