1983 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball

1983 Major League Baseball draft

General information
Date(s)| June 1983
Overview
827 total selections
First selection| Tim Belcher
Minnesota Twins
First round selections| 28

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The 1983 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1983. The draft saw the Minnesota Twins select Tim Belcher first overall.

## First round selections[edit]

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The following are the first round picks in the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2]

Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School

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1  | Tim Belcher * | Minnesota Twins | RHP  | Mount Vernon Nazarene College
2  | Kurt Stillwell | Cincinnati Reds | SS  | Thousand Oaks High School
3  | Jeff Kunkel | Texas Rangers | SS  | Rider University
4  | Eddie Williams | New York Mets | 3B  | Hoover High School
5  | Stan Hilton  | Oakland Athletics | RHP  | Baylor University
6  | Jackie Davidson  | Chicago Cubs | RHP  | Everman High School
7  | Darrel Akerfelds | Seattle Mariners | RHP  | Mesa State College
8  | Robbie Wine | Houston Astros | C  | Oklahoma State University
9  | Matt Stark | Toronto Blue Jays | C  | Los Altos High School
10  | Ray Hayward | San Diego Padres | LHP  | University of Oklahoma
11  | Dave Clark | Cleveland Indians | OF  | Jackson State University
12  | Ron DeLucchi  | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF  | Campolindo High School
13  | Joel Davis * | Chicago White Sox[Compensation 1] | RHP  | Sandalwood High School
14  | Rich Stoll  | Montreal Expos | RHP  | University of Michigan
15  | Wayne Dotson  | Detroit Tigers | RHP  | Estacado High School
16  | Brian Holman * | Montreal Expos[Compensation 2] | RHP  | North High School
17  | Terry Bell * | Seattle Mariners[Compensation 3] | C  | Old Dominion University
18  | Erik Sonberg  | Los Angeles Dodgers | LHP  | Wichita State University
19  | Roger Clemens | Boston Red Sox | RHP  | University of Texas
20  | Stan Jefferson * | New York Mets[Compensation 4] | OF  | Bethune-Cookman College
21  | Gary Thurman | Kansas City Royals | OF  | North Central High School
22  | Ricky Jordan | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B  | Grant High School
23  | Mark Doran  | California Angels | OF  | University of Wisconsin
24  | Jim Lindeman | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B  | Bradley University
25  | Wayne Wilson  | Baltimore Orioles | RHP  | Redondo Beach High School
26  | Dan Plesac | Milwaukee Brewers | LHP  | North Carolina State University
27  | Calvin Schiraldi * | New York Mets[Compensation 5] | RHP  | University of Texas
28  | Russ Morman * | Chicago White Sox[Compensation 6] | OF  | Wichita State University

* Did not sign

## Compensation picks[edit]

1. ^ Pick from Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Kemp
2. ^ Pick from Giants compensation for signing of free agent Joel Youngblood
3. ^ Pick from White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Floyd Bannister
4. ^ Pick from Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone
5. ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone
6. ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Bill Almon

## Other notable players[edit]

* Bill Swift, 2nd round, 29th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
* Chris Sabo†, 2nd round, 30th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Dave Magadan, 2nd round, 32nd overall by the New York Mets
* Joe Oliver, 2nd round, 41st overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Jeff Robinson, 2nd round, 44th overall by the San Francisco Giants
* Glenn Braggs, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Rick Aguilera†, 3rd round, 57th overall by the New York Mets
* Wally Joyner†, 3rd round, 67th overall by the California Angels
* Charlie Hayes, 4th round, 96th overall by the San Francisco Giants
* Ron Gant†, 4th round, 100th overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Lenny Harris, 5th round, 108th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Todd Stottlemyre, 5th round, 119th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
* John Burkett†, 6th round, 148th overall by the San Francisco Giants
* Erik Hanson†, 7th round, 172nd overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign
* Mike Aldrete, 7th round, 174th overall by the San Francisco Giants
* Tom Pagnozzi†, 8th round, 208th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
* Jeff Montgomery†, 9th round, 212th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Terry Steinbach†, 9th round, 215th overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Glenallen Hill, 9th round, 219th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Jay Buhner†, 9th round, 230th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
* Jeff Parrett, 9th round, 236th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Greg Cadaret, 11th round, 267th overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Doug Drabek†, 11th round, 279th overall by the Chicago White Sox
* Kevin Seitzer†, 11th round, 283rd overall by the Kansas City Royals
* John Smiley†, 12th round, 300th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
* John Farrell, 16th round, 403rd overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign
* Mike Fetters, 22nd round, 560th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
* Jeff King, 23rd round, 573rd overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
* Matt Williams†, 27th round, 664th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
* Mark Lemke, 27th round, 677th overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Mike Jackson, 29th round, 721st overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
* Todd Zeile, 30th round, 739th overall by the Kansas City Royals, but did not sign
* Les Lancaster, 39th round, 811th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
* Glenn Davis, 42nd round, 817th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign

† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer

### Football players drafted[edit]

* Turner Gill, 18th round, 457th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
* D. J. Dozier, 18th round, 459th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1983". Retrieved September 16, 2008.
2. ^ "1st Round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft".

## External links[edit]

* Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

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