Oklahoma State University Athletics
All-Time USA Baseball Team Announced
April 09, 2003 | Cowboy Baseball
Players were selected for the All-time team based solely on their popularity, but were given nominations by the USA Baseball staff based on their performances while playing for Team USA. 13 of the 15 members of the team are former Olympians, and two played for Team USA in an Intercontinental Cup. All 15 members of the team played in the major leagues last season.
USA Baseball is the National Governing Body of amateur baseball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The organization selects and trains the USA Baseball Olympic Team, the USA Baseball National Team, the USA Baseball Junior National Team (18-under), and the USA Baseball Youth National Team (16-under) which participate in various international competitions.
Manager Yr. Team Notes MARK MARQUESS 1988 OLYMPICS Managed Team USA to their only Olympic Gold Medal in 1998 at Seoul Player Pos. Yr. Team Notes WILL CLARK 1B 1984 OLYMPICS Led Team USA with a .438 batting average, 3 HR and 8 RBI in Los Angeles MARK McGWIRE 1B 1984 OLYMPICS Led '84 National Team with 13 doubles; only player to have his USA uniform # retired WARREN MORRIS 2B 1996 OLYMPICS Hit a team-high .409 with 5 HR and 11 RBI in Atlanta, helping Team USA to the bronze ROBIN VENTURA 3B 1988 OLYMPICS Batted .409 with six runs scored, helping Team USA capture a gold medal in Seoul NOMAR GARCIAPARRA SS 1992 OLYMPICS Only college freshman to ever make Team USA Olympic roster (Georgia Tech) CHARLES JOHNSON C 1992 OLYMPICS Batted .357 in five games in Barcelona and threw out 41% of base-stealers that summer B.J. SURHOFF C 1984 OLYMPICS Went 3-for-8 (.375) in Los Angeles; posted a .303 average in 29 games that summer JEROMY BURNITZ OF 1989 Int. Cup Led the '89 National Team with 50 hits in 43 games and was 2nd with 32 RBI JASON GIAMBI OF 1992 OLYMPICS Led the '92 National Team with a .350 BA and scored a team-high 7 runs in Barcelona JEFFREY HAMMONDS OF 1992 OLYMPICS Topped the '92 Olympic Team with a .414 BA, collecting 12 hits in Barcelona MARK KOTSAY OF 1996 OLYMPICS Stabilized Olympic outfield in Atlanta; hit 4 doubles and 3 HR in the Games ANDY BENES RHP 1998 OLYMPICS Pitched Team USA to a 12-2 win over Australia in Seoul; went 7-2 in 14 games overall JACK McDOWELL RHP 1985 Int. Cup Earned two wins and a save in eight games for the '85 National Team CHARLES NAGY RHP 1988 OLYMPICS Went 3-1 with a staff best 1.05 ERA in 19 games and earned one save in Barcelona JIM ABBOTT LHP 1988 OLYMPICS Pitched Team USA to gold medal, tossing complete game 5-3 victory over Japan in Seoul
