1948 College Baseball All-America Team
Position Name School
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
All-Americans
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. From 1947-1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.