1983 Major League Baseball draft explained
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.
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Compensation picks
- Web site: MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1983 . September 16, 2008 .
- Web site: 1st Round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft.
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
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