1961 College Baseball All-America Team

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1961 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	Bill Faul	Cincinnati	Y
Pitcher	Jim Wixson	Oklahoma State	Y
Catcher	Bill Freehan	Michigan	Y
First baseman	Willie Ryan	USC	Y
Second baseman	Charles Shoemaker	Arizona	Y
Shortstop	Frank Quilici	Western Michigan	Y
Third baseman	Peter Hall	Rutgers	Y
Outfielder	Chuck Knutson	Texas	Y
Outfielder	Jim Mooring	North Carolina	Y
Outfielder	Joe Nossek	Ohio	Y

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References

1. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
2. "1961 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 19, 2025.