1983 Major League Baseball Draft

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

Other notable players

• Kevin Ward, 6th round
• Turner Gill, University of Nebraska quarterback, was selected by the Yankees in the 18th round, 457th overall of the draft. Went on to become Head Coach of University at Buffalo football and University of Kansas football.
• Gary Denbo, 17th round - Long time Yankees Coach and Player Development guru.

External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

Preceded by Shawon Dunston

1st Overall Picks Tim Belcher

Succeeded by Shawn Abner