# 1983 Major League Baseball draft

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