{{Short description|Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox sports draft | name = 1983 Major League Baseball draft | image = | alt = | caption = | logo = | logosize = | date = June 1983 | time = | location = | network = | league = | teams = | first = Tim Belcher<br />Minnesota Twins | most = | fewest = | first_round = 28 | overall = 827 | prev = 1982 | next = 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== {| |- |style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= All-Star || |style="background-color:#CCFFCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"| |= Baseball Hall of Famer |} The following are the first round picks in the 1983 Major League Baseball draft.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history?year=1983 |title=MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1983 |access-date=September 16, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1983&round=1|title = 1st Round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- <th width="5%">Pick</th> <th width="20%">Player</th> <th width="30%">Team</th> <th width="7%">Position</th> <th width="38%">Hometown/School</th> |- | 1 | Tim Belcher '''*''' | Minnesota Twins | RHP | Mount Vernon Nazarene College |- | 2 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|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{{#tag:ref|Pick from Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Kemp|group="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 Expos{{#tag:ref|Pick from Giants compensation for signing of free agent Joel Youngblood|group="Compensation"}} | RHP | North High School |- | 17 | Terry Bell '''*''' | Seattle Mariners{{#tag:ref|Pick from White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Floyd Bannister|group="Compensation"}} | C | Old Dominion University |- | 18 | Erik Sonberg | Los Angeles Dodgers | LHP | Wichita State University |- | 19 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Roger Clemens | Boston Red Sox | RHP | University of Texas |- | 20 | Stan Jefferson '''*''' | New York Mets{{#tag:ref|Pick from Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone|group="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 |- | 26 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Dan Plesac | Milwaukee Brewers | LHP | North Carolina State University |- | 27 | Calvin Schiraldi '''*''' | New York Mets{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Falcone|group="Compensation"}} | RHP | University of Texas |- | 28 | Russ Morman '''*''' | Chicago White Sox{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Bill Almon|group="Compensation"}} | OF | Wichita State University |} ''*'' Did not sign
==Compensation picks== <references group="Compensation" />
== Other notable players == {{div col}} *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 {{div col end}} † All-Star <br /> ‡ 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 == {{Reflist|2}}
== External links == *[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/1983/Round-1-1.shtml Complete draft list from ''The Baseball Cube'' database]
{{s-start}} {{succession box | title=1st Overall Picks | before=Shawon Dunston | after=Shawn Abner| years=''' Tim Belcher '''}} {{s-end}}
{{Major league baseball draft index}} {{1983 MLB season by team}}
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