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1983 New York Yankees Draft Class
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1983 4 93 June-Reg Mitch Lyden OF Yes HS Beaverton (Beaverton,OR) C 6-3 225 R R 1964-12-14 Portland,OR MLB 1993-1993 1983-2000 1983 5 119 June-Reg Todd Stottlemyre P No HS A.C. Davis (Yakima,WA) P 6-3 195 L R 1965-05-20 Sunnyside,WA MLB 1988-2002 1984-2002 1983 6 145 June-Reg John Savage P No HS Reno (Reno,NV) P 6-3 190 R R 1965-02-27 Reno,NV A+ 1984-1988 1983 7 171 June-Reg Elanis Westbrooks 2B-SS No HS Bellaire (Bellaire,TX) OF 5-8 165 R R 1965-08-03 Houston,TX AA 1984-1990 1983 8 197 June-Reg David Smalley P Yes College Florida State P 6-1 180 L L 1961-08-16 Fort Lauderdale,FL A+ 1980-1984
1983 9 223 June-Reg Reggie Farmer OF No HS Madison (San Diego,CA) OF 6-1 195 L L 1965-05-08 San Diego,CA A+ 1984-1991 1983 10 249 June-Reg Sam Rebiejo P Yes College San Jose State P 5-11 185 R R 1960-10-01 A 1983-1984 1983 11 275 June-Reg Paul DeJaynes P No HS Galesburg (Galesburg,IL) P 6-2 195 R R 1965-10-03 Galesburg,IL A+ 1986-1989 1983 12 301 June-Reg Tony Sarno p Yes College County College of Morris P 6-0 180 R R 1963-08-14 A- 1983-1984 1983 13 327 June-Reg Rich Mattocks 2B Yes College NC Wesleyan 2B 5-9 173 R R 1962-07-18 Maysville,NC A+ 1983-1985
1983 14 353 June-Reg Steve O'Donnell SS Yes College Oklahoma State 3B-1B 6-2 200 R R 1967-05-19 Richmond,VA A+ 1983-1992 1983 15 379 June-Reg Steve Frey p Yes College Bucks County CC P 5-9 170 R L 1963-07-29 Meadowbrook,PA MLB 1989-1996 1983-1999 1983 16 405 June-Reg Fernando Davis p Yes HS Chicago Vocational Career Academy (Chicago,IL) P 5-11 178 L L 1964-03-24 Chicago,IL A 1983-1984 1983 17 431 June-Reg Brad Brink p No HS Downey (Modesto,CA) P 6-2 195 R R 1965-01-20 Roseville,CA MLB 1992-1994 1984-1995 1983 18 457 June-Reg Turner Gill SS No College Nebraska SS 5-11 188 R R 1962-08-13 Fort Worth,TX AA 1986-1988
1983 19 482 June-Reg Mark Ambrose SS-p No HS Wyoming Area (Wyoming,PA) SS-P 6-4 215 R R 1965-05-02 Wilkes-Barre,PA AA 1984-1991 1983 20 507 June-Reg John Hoover p No College Fresno State P 6-2 190 R R 1962-11-22 Fresno,CA MLB 1990-1990 1981-1990 1983 21 531 June-Reg Isaac Washington 2B Yes HS Albany (Albany,CA) 2B 5-8 160 R R 1965-02-19 Albany,CA A- 1983-1983 1983 22 555 June-Reg Scott Raziano 3B No College New Orleans 3B 5-10 180 R R 1962-09-12 New Orleans,LA A+ 1983-1988 1983 23 579 June-Reg Greg Funk 2B Yes College Fresno State SS 5-10 175 R R San Mateo,CA A+ 1980-1983
1983 24 602 June-Reg Jeffrey Smith 1B Yes College Central State 1B 6-3 215 R R A- 1983-1983 1983 25 625 June-Reg Arnold Issac p No HS Huntsville (Huntsville,TX) P Huntsville,TX 1983 26 648 June-Reg Tommy Gross SS No HS Lanier (Jackson,MS) SS 1983 27 671 June-Reg Doug Torborg p No HS Jonathan Dayton Regional (Springfield,NJ) P-OF 6-1 185 R L 1964-10-30 Mesa,AZ A+ 1987-1989 1983 28 693 June-Reg Terry Gammage p Yes FA Florida P 6-2 R R Delray Beach,FL A- 1983-1983
1983 29 713 June-Reg Louis Monte p Yes HS Bishop Turner (Buffalo,NY) P 6-2 180 R R 1965-04-17 Buffalo,NY Rk 1984-1984 1983 30 733 June-Reg Mike Dotterer OF No College Stanford OF 6-0 195 R R 1960-12-14 Saskatoon,SK NCAA 1980-1983 1983 31 750 June-Reg Rick Molnar 3B-SS Yes College Pasco-Hernando CC 3B-SS 6-0 175 R R 1961-01-03 Oregon,OH A+ 1981-1983 1983 32 765 June-Reg Doug Carpenter OF Yes College Florida Intl OF-IF 5-11 190 R R 1962-02-09 Lake Worth,FL AA 1983-1989 1983 33 779 June-Reg Stanley Johnson SS Yes College Texas Southern SS 6-3 170 R R A- 1983-1983
1983 34 789 June-Reg Derrick Cunningham Of Yes HS Danville (Danville,IL) OF 6-0 174 L R 1965-04-01 Danville,IL Rk 1984-1984 1983 35 797 June-Reg Rob Livchak p No College Ohio P 6-2 215 L L 1962-07-13 Lorain,OH A+ 1985-1988 1983 36 803 June-Reg Jesse Long p No HS East Lyme (East Lyme,CT) P 1983 37 807 June-Reg Francis Corbin C Yes HS Susquehanna Valley (Kirkwood,NY) C 1983 38 810 June-Reg Gus Torres Of No HS Temple Heights Christian (Tampa,FL) OF Tampa,FL
1983 39 812 June-Reg Leonard Nichols C No HS Temple Heights Christian (Tampa,FL) C 1983 40 814 June-Reg Scott Arnold p No College Miami P 6-2 210 R R 1962-08-18 Lexington,KY MLB 1988-1988 1983-1990 1983 41 816 June-Reg Frank Thomas p Yes HS J. Sterling Morton East (Cicero,IL) P Cicero,IL 1983 42 818 June-Reg Donald Lewis p No HS Balboa (San Francisco,CA) P Rk 1984-1984 1983 43 820 June-Reg Michael Dowdy of No HS Marshall (Chicago,IL) OF
1983 1 9 June-Sec Brad Arnsberg P Yes College Merced College P 6-4 215 R R 1963-08-20 Seattle,WA MLB 1986-1992 1984-1993 1983 2 35 June-Sec Bill Fulton P Yes College Pensacola State P 6-3 195 R R 1963-10-22 Pittsburgh,PA MLB 1987-1987 1983-1989 1983 3 56 June-Sec Derek Vanacore OF No College Sacramento City OF 5-11 165 R R Sacramento,CA A+ 1984-1985 1983 4 73 June-Sec Greg Burlingame P No College Baltimore City CC P 6-5 195 L L 1964-08-01 Woodbury,NJ A+ 1988-1989 1983 5 84 June-Sec Blaine Deabenderfer P No College Louisburg P 6-3 210 R R 1964-06-06 Leland,NC A 1985-1987
1983 6 88 June-Sec Rod Rush OF No College Allen County CC OF 6-0 175 R R 1963-05-06 Lawrence,KS A- 1984-1984 1983 7 90 June-Sec Lynn Van Every SS No College Southern Idaho SS 6-1 170 L R Rk 1986-1986 1983 8 91 June-Sec Chris Ritter P No College Baltimore City CC P 6-7 235 R R 1964-10-02 Baltimore,MD AA 1985-1989 1983 1 14 Jan-Reg Blaine Deabenderfer P No College Louisburg P 6-3 210 R R 1964-06-06 Leland,NC A 1985-1987 1983 2 40 Jan-Reg Ozzie Canseco P Yes College Miami Dade RF-LF 6-2 220 R R 1964-07-02 Havana,CU MLB 1990-1993 1983-2014
1983 3 65 Jan-Reg Kevin Torlai C Yes College Lower Columbia CC C B R Renton,WA NCAA 1985-1986 1983 4 91 Jan-Reg Timothy Williams P Yes College Butte College P 6-0 185 R R 1963-01-11 A+ 1983-1984 1983 5 117 Jan-Reg Scott Todd 3B Yes College Eastern FL ST 3B 6-1 185 R R A- 1983-1983 1983 6 143 Jan-Reg Lynn Van Every SS No College Southern Idaho SS 6-1 170 L R Rk 1986-1986 1983 7 168 Jan-Reg Tracy Poulsen P Yes College Southern Idaho P NCAA 1984-1984
1983 8 191 Jan-Reg Steven Fingerlow P Yes FA New York P 6-2 160 R R 1962-07-16 North Tonawanda,NY A- 1983-1983 1983 9 213 Jan-Reg Philip Laws OF Yes College Blinn OF 1983 10 235 Jan-Reg Todd Persico P No College Mesa CC P 1983 11 256 Jan-Reg Steve Rollings OF Yes College Florida SW OF 1983 1 26 Jan-Sec Dave Rhino OF Yes College Georgia Perimeter SS
1983 2 49 Jan-Sec Ed Veres P Yes College Indian River CC SS Morrisdale,PA 61 record(s)
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