1956 College Baseball All-America Team

none August 2023 thumb|upright|1956 All-Americans included former Arizona Wildcats baseball head coach Jerry Kindall. This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1956 NCAA baseball season. From 1947 to 1963, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only generally recognized All-America selector, so any player selected by the ABCA is considered a "consensus" All-American. Key A American Baseball Coaches Association1956 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams https://www.abca.org/ABCA/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/1956.aspx ABCA July 10, 2025 Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Consensus All-American – selected the ABCA All-Americans Position Name School # AOther awards and honors Pitcher Don Lee baseball Arizona 1 Pitcher Jerry Thomas baseballMinnesota Golden Gophers 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team Minnesota 1 College World Series Most Outstanding Player Catcher Elmer Kohorst1956 Notre Dame Fighting Irish #C99700 Notre Dame 1 First baseman Kent Hadley 1956 USC Trojans #FFC72C USC 1 Second baseman Don Prohovich 1956 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross 1 Shortstop Jerry KindallMinnesota Golden Gophers 1956 Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team Minnesota 1 Third baseman John Brown third baseman 1956 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1 Outfielder Don NapierkowskiWyoming Cowboys 1956 Wyoming Cowboys baseball team Wyoming 1 Outfielder John Ruso baseball 1956 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 1 Outfielder George Watts baseball 1956 Lafayette Leopards Lafayette 1 See also List of college baseball awards References Category:College Baseball All-America Teams All-America