1983 Major League Baseball draft

1983 Major League Baseball draft
1983 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date	June 1983
Overview
	827 total selections
First selection	Tim Belcher; Minnesota Twins
First round selections	28
	← 1982 1984 →

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

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

The following are the first round picks in the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
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	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	RHP	North High School
17	Terry Bell *	Seattle Mariners	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	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	RHP	University of Texas
28	Russ Morman *	Chicago White Sox	OF	Wichita State University

* Did not sign

Compensation picks

↑ Pick from Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Kemp
↑ Pick from Giants compensation for signing of free agent Joel Youngblood
↑ Pick from White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Floyd Bannister
↑ Pick from Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone
↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone
↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Bill Almon

Other notable players

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

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

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

External links

Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

Preceded by

Shawon Dunston

1st Overall Picks
Tim Belcher

Succeeded by

Shawn Abner

[3] Pick from Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Kemp

[4] Pick from Giants compensation for signing of free agent Joel Youngblood

[5] Pick from White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Floyd Bannister

[6] Pick from Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone

[7] Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone

[8] Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Bill Almon

[1] "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1983". Retrieved September 16, 2008.

[2] "1st Round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft".

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