1983 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 United States 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]

1984 All-Americans included four-time MLB All-Star Rafael Palmeiro (left) and current Houston Cougars baseball head coach Rayner Noble (right).

The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1983 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).[2]

Key
ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award as national Player of the Year[2]
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
PitcherMike CherryThe Citadel
Y
Y
PitcherJim HickeyTexas – Pan American
Y
Y
16 complete games in a single season (1983) (T-4th in Division I)[3]
PitcherCalvin SchiraldiTexas
Y
Y
BA Pitcher of the Year[2]
PitcherDennis LivingstonOklahoma State
—
Y
CatcherAndy AllansonRichmond
Y
—
CatcherTerry BellOld Dominion
—
Y
First basemanDave Magadan ♦Alabama
Y
Y
BA POY,[2] Single-season (1983) .525 batting average (5th in Division I),[3] Career .439 batting average (11th in Division I)[3]
Second basemanJeff TroutDelaware
Y
Y
Single-season (1983) .519 batting average (T-6th in Division I)[3]
Third basemanCarey RossCentral Michigan
Y
—
Third basemanChris SaboMichigan
—
Y
3x MLB All-Star,[4] 1988 NL Rookie of the Year,[4] 1990 World Series Champion[4]
ShortstopJeff KunkelRider
—
Y
ShortstopBill MerrifieldWake Forest
Y
—
OutfielderBen AbnerGeorgia Southern
Y
Y
OutfielderShane MackUCLA
Y
Y
OutfielderKerwin DanleySan Diego State
Y
—
OutfielderRafael PalmeiroMississippi State
—
Y
4x MLB All-Star,[5] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[5] 2x Silver Slugger Award Winner[5]
Designated hitterEric HardgraveStanford
Y
—
Designated hitterRuss MormanWichita State
—
Y
130 RBI in a single season (1982) (3rd in Division I)[3]
Utility playerRayner NobleHouston
Y
—

See also

References
  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. "Chris Sabo". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  5. "Rafael Palmeiro". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
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