The 1983 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1983. The draft saw the Minnesota Twins select Tim Belcher first overall.
| 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 |
First round selections
edit| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
The following are the first round picks in the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2]
* Did not sign
Compensation picks
edit- ^ 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
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- ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1983". Retrieved September 16, 2008.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft".