1983 NPB Amateur Draft
The 1983 NPB draft was held November 20, 1983.
First Round - initial picks[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
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Kintetsu Buffaloes | Kazuyoshi Ono | P | Soka High School (HS) | Won lottery for Ono over Nankai and Nippon Ham |
Yokohama Taiyo Whales | Hikaru Takano | P | Tokai University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Takano to Yakult |
Hankyu Braves | Hikaru Takano | P | Tokai University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Takano to Yakult |
Chunichi Dragons | Yasuharu Fujio | IF | Kyoei High School (HS) | |
Seibu Lions | Hikaru Takano | P | Tokai University (Col.) | Lost lottery for Takano to Yakult |
Hiroshima Carp | Jun Kawabata | P | Toshiba (Ind) | Won lottery for Kawabata over Lotte |
Lotte Orions | Jun Kawabata | P | Toshiba (Ind) | Lost lottery for Kawabata to Hiroshima |
Hanshin Tigers | Kiyoki Nakanishi | P | Riccer (Ind) | |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Kazuyoshi Ono | P | Soka High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Ono to Kintetsu |
Yomiuri Giants | Katsuhito Mizuno | P | Ikeda High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Takeda to Taiyo |
Nankai Hawks | Kazuyoshi Ono | P | Soka High School (HS) | Lost lottery for Ono to Kintetsu |
Yakult Swallows | Hikaru Takano | P | Tokai University (Col.) | Won lottery for Takano over 3 teams |
First Round - redraft[edit]
Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seibu Lions | Hisanobu Watanabe | P | Maebashi Kogyo High School (HS) | |
Yokohama Taiyo Whales | Toshio Choshi | IF | Hosei University (Col.) | |
Hankyu Braves | Tetsuhiro Nonaka | P | Chukyo University Senior High School (HS) | |
Nippon Ham Fighters | Kazuyuki Shirai | IF | Komazawa University (Col.) | |
Nankai Hawks | Shinichi Kato | P | Kurayoshi Kita High School (HS) | |
Lotte Orions | Yoshitomo Higa | P | Okinawa Suisan High School (HS) |
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