1983 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball February 2014 1983 Major League Baseball draft June 1983 Tim BelcherMinnesota Twins 28 827 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.https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history?year=1983 MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1983 September 16, 2008 https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1983&round=1 1st Round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft Pick Player Team Position Hometown/School 1 Tim Belcher * Minnesota Twins RHP Mount Vernon Nazarene College 2Kurt 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 SoxPick from Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Kemp "Compensation" 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 ExposPick from Giants compensation for signing of free agent Joel Youngblood "Compensation" RHP North High School 17 Terry Bell * Seattle MarinersPick from White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Floyd Bannister "Compensation" C Old Dominion University 18 Erik Sonberg Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Wichita State University 19Roger Clemens Boston Red Sox RHP University of Texas 20 Stan Jefferson * New York MetsPick from Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone "Compensation" 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 26Dan Plesac Milwaukee Brewers LHP North Carolina State University 27 Calvin Schiraldi * New York MetsSupplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone "Compensation" RHP University of Texas 28 Russ Morman * Chicago White SoxSupplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Bill Almon "Compensation" OF Wichita State University * Did not sign Compensation picks 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 2 External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database 1st Overall Picks Shawon Dunston Shawn Abner Tim Belcher Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft