1951 College Baseball All-America Team

1951 All-Americans included eight-time MLB All Star Dick Groat

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1951 NCAA baseball season. From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA. ^[1]

Key

ABCA	American Baseball Coaches Association [2]
	Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
	Unanimous All-American – selected the ABCA

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	ABCA
Pitcher	Don Barnett	Fresno State	Y
Pitcher	Pat Hubert	Texas A&M	Y
Catcher	Joseph Buck	Oklahoma A&M	Y
First baseman	Sylvester McNinch	California	Y
Second baseman	James Cleverly	Utah	Y
Shortstop	Dick Groat	Duke	Y
Third baseman	Dick Raklovits	Illinois	Y
Outfielder	Earl Averill Jr.	Oregon	Y
Outfielder	Stewart Earl	Ohio State	Y
Outfielder	Ray Van Cleef	Rutgers	Y

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References

1. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
2. "1951 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 19, 2025.