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First selection Tim Belcher became only the second top pick to not sign a contract. Danny Goodwin was the first in 1971.
[edit] 1983 First Round Picks
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | Minnesota Twins | Tim Belcher | RHP | Mount Vernon Nazarene College (Col.) | Mount Gilead, OH | Did not sign
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| 2 | Cincinnati Reds | Kurt Stillwell | SS | Thousand Oaks High School (HS) | Thousand Oaks, CA |
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| 3 | Texas Rangers | Jeff Kunkel | SS | Rider University (Col.) | West Palm Beach, FL |
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| 4 | New York Mets | Eddie Williams | 3B | Herbert Hoover High School (San Diego) (HS) | San Diego, CA |
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| 5 | Oakland Athletics | Stan Hilton | RHP | Baylor University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 6 | Chicago Cubs | Jackie Davidson | RHP | Everman High School (HS) | Everman, TX |
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| 7 | Seattle Mariners | Darrel Akerfelds | RHP | Mesa State College (Col.) | Denver, CO |
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| 8 | Houston Astros | Robbie Wine | C | Oklahoma State University (Col.) | Norristown, PA |
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| 9 | Toronto Blue Jays | Matt Stark | C | Los Altos High School (HS) | Hacienda Heights, CA |
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| 10 | San Diego Padres | Ray Hayward | LHP | University of Oklahoma (Col.) | Enid, OK |
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| 11 | Cleveland Indians | Dave Clark | OF | Jackson State University (Col.) | Tupelo, MS |
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| 12 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ron DeLucchi | OF | Campolinda High School (HS) | Moraga, CA |
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| 13 | Chicago White Sox | Joel Davis | RHP | Sandalwood High School (HS) | Jacksonville, FL | Compensation from New York Yankees for Steve Kemp
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| 14 | Montreal Expos | Rich Stoll | RHP | University of Michigan (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 15 | Detroit Tigers | Wayne Dotson | RHP | Estacado High School (HS) | Lubbock, TX |
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| 16 | Montreal Expos | Brian Holman | RHP | North High School (HS) | Wichita, KS | Compensation from San Francisco Giants for Joel Youngblood
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| 17 | Seattle Mariners | Terry Bell | C | Old Dominion University (Col.) | Dayton, OH | Compensation from Chicago White Sox for Floyd Bannister
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| 18 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Erik Sonberg | LHP | Wichita State University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 19 | Boston Red Sox | Roger Clemens | RHP | University of Texas (Col.) | Houston, TX |
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| 20 | New York Mets | Stan Jefferson | OF | Bethune-Cookman College (Col.) | New York, NY | Compensation from Atlanta Braves for Pete Falcone
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| 21 | Kansas City Royals | Gary Thurman | OF | North Central High School (HS) | Indianapolis, IN |
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| 22 | Philadelphia Phillies | Ricky Jordan | 1B | Grant High School (HS) | Sacramento, CA |
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| 23 | California Angels | Mark Doran | OF | University of Wisconsin (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 24 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Lindeman | 3B | Bradley University (Col.) | Evanston, IL |
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| 25 | Baltimore Orioles | Wayne Wilson | RHP | Redondo Union High School (HS) | Redondo Beach, CA |
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| 26 | Milwaukee Brewers | Dan Plesac | LHP | North Carolina State University (Col.) | Gary, IN |
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[edit] Supplemental First Round
[edit] Other Notable Selections
Dave Magadan (2nd round); Wally Joyner, Rick Aguilera (3rd round); Ron Gant, Dave Magadan (4th round); Terry Steinbach, Glenallen Hill (9th round); Kevin Seitzer, Doug Drabek (11th round); Mark Lemke (27th round)