1984 College Baseball All-America Team

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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.[1]

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).[2]

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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[2]
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans[edit]

Position Name School ABCA BA Notes
Pitcher John Hoover Fresno State
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BA Pitcher of the Year,[2] 42 career starts (Division I record),[4] 19 starts in a single season (1984) (Division I record),[4] 205 strikeouts in a single season (1984) (10th in Division I)[4]
Pitcher Scott Bankhead North Carolina
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Pitcher Todd Simmons Cal State Fullerton
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Pitcher Greg Swindell Texas
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1989 MLB All-Star,[5] 14 career shutouts (Division I record),[4] 19 wins in a single season (1985) (T-3rd in Division I),[4] 204 career strikeouts (T-11th in Division I)[4]
Pitcher Scott Wright Cal State Fullerton
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22 saves in a single season (1984) (T-2nd in Division I)[4]
Catcher B.J. Surhoff North Carolina
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1989 MLB All-Star,[6] First overall pick in 1985 Major League Baseball Draft[7]
Catcher John Marzano Temple
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First baseman Mark McGwire USC
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32 home runs in a single season (1984) (T-13th in Division I),[4] 12x MLB All-Star,[8] 3x Silver Slugger Award Winner,[8] 1990 Gold Glove Award winner,[8] 1999 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award[8]
Second baseman Billy Bates Texas
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13 triples in a single season (1985) (T-4th in Division I)[4]
Second baseman Bob Ralston Arizona
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Third baseman Gene Larkin Columbia
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Third baseman David Denny Texas
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Shortstop Cory Snyder BYU
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Made ABCA as utility player
Shortstop Barry Larkin Michigan
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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inductee,[9] 1995 NL MVP,[9] 11x MLB All-Star,[9] 8x Silver Slugger Award winner,[9] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[9] 1993 Roberto Clemente Award,[9] 1994 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award[9]
Outfielder Rafael Palmeiro (2) ♦ Mississippi State
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4x MLB All-Star,[10] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[10] 2x Silver Slugger Award Winner[10]
Outfielder Shane Mack (2) UCLA
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Outfielder Oddibe McDowell Arizona State
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BA POY[2]
Outfielder Chris Gwynn San Diego State
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137 hits in a single season (1984) (T-2nd in Division I),[4] 243 total bases in a single season (1984) (9th in Division I)[4]
Designated hitter Pete Incaviglia Oklahoma State
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100 career home runs (Division I record),[4] 48 home runs in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[4] 285 total bases in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[4] 1.140 slugging percentage in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[4] 143 RBI in a single season (1985) (Division I record),.[4] 915 career slugging percentage (2nd in Division I),[4] 324 career RBI (2nd in Division I)[4] 635 career total bases (9th in Division I),[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Greg Swindell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "B.J. Surhoff". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  7. ^ "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d "Mark McGwire". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Barry Larkin". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  10. ^ a b c "Rafael Palmeiro". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.