1984 College Baseball All-America Team

1984 All-Americans included twelve-time MLB All-Star Mark McGwire and National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee B.J. Surhoff.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1981 to 1990, there were two generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America.[1]

Key

ABCA
American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA
Baseball America[1]
Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Unanimous All-American – selected by both organizations
Consensus All-American – selected by one organization

All-Americans

Position Name School Status # ABCA BA Other awards and honors
Pitcher John Hoover Fresno State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Pitcher Scott Bankhead North Carolina Unanimous 2 Y Y
Pitcher Todd Simmons Cal State Fullerton Consensus 1 Y
Pitcher Greg Swindell Texas Consensus 1 Y
Baseball America Freshman of the Year
Pitcher Scott Wright Cal State Fullerton Consensus 1 Y
Catcher John Marzano Temple Consensus 1 Y
Catcher B. J. Surhoff North Carolina Consensus 1 Y
First baseman Mark McGwire USC Unanimous 2 Y Y
Second baseman Billy Bates Texas Consensus 1 Y
Second baseman Bob Ralston Arizona Consensus 1 Y
Shortstop Barry Larkin Michigan Consensus 1 Y
Third baseman Gene Larkin Columbia Consensus 1 Y
Third baseman David Denny Texas Consensus 1 Y
Outfielder Chris Gwynn San Diego State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Outfielder Shane Mack UCLA Consensus 1 Y
Outfielder Oddibe McDowell Arizona State Unanimous 2 Y Y

Outfielder Rafael Palmeiro Mississippi State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Designated hitter Pete Incaviglia Oklahoma State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Utility Player / SS Cory Snyder BYU Unanimous 2 Y Y

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1984 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 22, 2025.