1959 College Baseball All-America Team

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1959 NCAA University Division 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	Al Neiger	Delaware	Y
Pitcher	Bill Thom	USC	Y
Catcher	Archie Skeen	Utah	Y
First baseman	Perry McGriff	Florida	Y
Second baseman	Ralph Hochgrebe	Missouri	Y
Shortstop	Bob Klaus	Illinois	Y
Third baseman	John Werhas	USC	Y
Outfielder	Matt Encinas	Arizona	Y
Outfielder	Doug Hoffman	Clemson	Y
Outfielder	Moe Morhardt	UConn	Y

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References

1. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
2. "1959 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 19, 2025.