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1948 College Baseball All-America Team

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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]

From 1947-1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Key

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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

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Position Name School Notes
Pitcher Frank Quinn Yale
Pitcher Wally Hood USC
Catcher Emmett Cheek North Carolina
First baseman Jack Wallace NYU
Second baseman Art Mazmanian USC
Third baseman Richard Mathews Yale
Shortstop Rip Ryan North Carolina
Outfielder Hank Workman USC
Outfielder Ruck Steger Illinois
Outfielder John Bird Lafayette

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.