Devon White roamed the Major League outfields for 17 seasons 1985-2001.  He is best known for his defensive prowess, which earned him seven Gold Glove awards in the span of 8 seasons 1988-1995.  He was also a three-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion.

In 2003, Devon White had his name legally changed back to its original spelling of “Devon Whyte”.  His family name had been erroneously recorded as “White” when he immigrated to the United States from Jamaica.  He is currently the baserunning coordinator for the Chicago White Sox.

1987 Topps:

1. #730 Eric Show
2. #389 Jeff Robinson
3. #689 Darrell Porter
4. #187 Mark Huismann
5. #382 Rudy Law
6. #694 Phil Niekro
7. #690 Dane Iorg
8. #139 Devon White
9. #729 Tom Paciorek
10. #425 Tom Seaver
11. #290 Leon Durham
12. #26 Greg Brock
13. #627 Ken Oberkfell
14. #212 Mike Fitzgerald
15. #279 Dan Plesac
16. #498 Bob Kearney
17. #342 Bob James

Danny Tartabull was an All-Star outfielder and designated hitter best known for his productive five years with the Kansas City Royals 1987-1991.  During his time with the Royals, Tartabull batted .290 and averaged 29 home runs per season, hitting a career-high 34 in 1987.  After his days with the Royals, Tartabull played for the Yankees, Athletics, White Sox, and Phillies, but was never able to achieve the same level of success as he had playing for the Royals.  A foul ball to his foot on Opening Day 1997 effectively ended Danny Tartabull’s career.  Danny has made cameo appearances in Seinfeld and Married with Children… in the 1990′s.

I can’t find much information about Danny Tartabull after he broke his foot in 1997.  After the 1997 season, MRI scans revealed that his foot was still broken.  The Phillies attempted to resign him to a minor league contract, but Danny refused.  Other teams took interest in him afterwards, notably the Red Sox and the Padres as late as 1999, but no deal was made and he sort of faded out of public view.  In 2007, Danny’s son Zach was a highly touted high school football player.  However, he graduated from College of the Canyons last year and was apparently not drafted to the NFL.

1987 Topps:

1. #718 Steve Carlton
2. #642 Al Pulido
3. #782 Brian Downing
4. #325 Garry Templeton
5. #486 Otis Nixon
6. #679 Kent Hrbek
7. #476 Danny Tartabull (Topps All-Star Rookie)
8. #11 Cleveland Indians (Team Leaders)
9. #282 Jeff Calhoun
10. #151 Mike LaCoss
11. #104 Billy Sample
12. #650 Hubie Brooks
13. #430 Mike Schmidt
14. #244 Dickie Noles
15. #629 Larry Parrish
16. #621 Danny Cox
17. #483 Dwight Lowry

Pat Clements played 8 seasons as a relief pitcher for the Angels, Pirates, Yankees, Padres, and Orioles.  He went 17-11 with a respectable 3.77 ERA and 12 Saves through his Major League career.

In 2005, Pat Clements was honored by the Golden Baseball League as a “Legend of the Diamond” as a professional baseball standout from the Chico and Butte County California areas.  He had played Little League baseball in Chico in the 1970′s.

1987 Topps:

1. #773 Robin Yount
2. #473 Steve Farr
3. #612 George Bell (All-Star)
4. #177 Keith Moreland
5. #733 Bill Caudill
6. #303 Juan Berenguer
7. #758 Tony Bernazard
8. #742 Andy McGaffigan
9. #14 Dave Stewart
10. #517 Mario Soto
11. #45 Jim Presley
12. #564 Larry McWilliams
13. #337 Darrell Miller
14. #659 Aurelio Lopez
15. #330 Mike Scott
16. #16 Pat Clements
17. #397 Greg Walker

Jay Tibbs was a starting pitcher for the Reds, Expos, and Orioles during the 1980′s, and briefly did relief for the Pirates in 1990.  He had a couple really good seasons in which he posted a sub-3.00 ERA and had a winning record, but also a few really bad seasons like 1988 when he went 0-10 for the Orioles at one point, or 1990 when he started 10 games for the Orioles and for a 5.68 ERA before being traded away to the Pirates for Dorn Taylor.

Not much recent news on Tibbs.  From what I can gather online, it looks like he’s quietly living in Oneonta, Alabama with his family and plays golf on his spare time.

1987 Topps:

1. #595 Keith Hernandez (All-Star)
2. #534 Scott Sanderson
3. #673 Don Sutton
4. #767 Ron Cey
5. #181 St. Louis Cardinals (Team Leaders)
6. #7 Todd Worrell (Record Breaker)
7. #229 Mike Birkbeck
8. #286 Mike Woodard
9. #744 Roy Smalley
10. #560 Glenn Davis
11. #249 Jim Pankovits
12. #309 Mike Young
13. #547 Rob Deer
14. #22 Doug DeCinces
15. #232 Reggie Williams
16. #25 Bert Blyleven
17. #9 Jay Tibbs

Kurt Stillwell was the second pick in the 1983 MLB Draft.  After quickly climbing his way up through the minor leagues, he made his Major League debut on April 13, 1986.  At the end of the 1987 season, he was traded to the Kansas City Royals, where he made the All-Star team on his first season with them.  After becoming a free agent in 1991 though, his career began to decline and he struggled with hitting.  His last Major League appearance was in 1996 with the Texas Rangers.

After leaving baseball in 1996, Kurt moved on to his other passion in life:  fly-fishing.  He served as a fly-fishing guide for Big League Outfitters in Northern California before being hired by Scott Boras Corporation as an advisor in 2002.  It’s unclear whether or not he still works for Scott Boras, but it looks like you can still go fly-fishing with him.

1987 Topps:

1. #623 Kurt Stillwell
2. #761 Greg Pryor
3. #743 Dwayne Murphy
4. #65 Tom Browning
5. #386 Dickie Thon
6. #284 John Moses
7. #536 Terry Mulholland
8. #790 Julio Cruz
9. #293 Bob Rodgers (Manager)
10. #621 Danny Cox
11. #483 Dwight Lowry
12. #39 Marty Barrett
13. #357 Steve Fireovid
14. #173 Alex Trevino
15. #630 John Candelaria
16. #489 Bill Gullickson
17. #185 Roger McDowell

Luis Aquino is one of those players who sort of slowly faded away from baseball.  He was best known as a pretty average pitcher who had pitched a no-hitter in the minor leagues and posted a not-too-shabby 3.54 ERA for the Kansas City Royals 1988-1992.  Over the course of his career, he was generally a relief pitcher, though he was called upon to start and close games as needed.

The fade started soon after his 1993 season with the inaugural Florida Marlins.  He was plagued by injuries and was permanently moved to the Marlins’ bullpen in 1994.  He played brief stints in Montreal and San Francisco in 1995, before heading to Japan in 1996 to seek better fortunes there.  In 1998 he played some independent league baseball in the Atlantic League, but that’s where his trail disappears.

1987 Topps:

1. #301 Luis Aquino
2. #291 Mitch Williams
3. #626 Joel Skinner
4. #671 Ray Soff
5. #374 Glenn Hoffman
6. #615 Teddy Higuera (All-Star)
7. #205 Graig Nettles
8. #551 Frank Wills
9. #622 Glenn Braggs
10. #479 Bob Sebra
11. #85 Kevin Bass
12. #509 Enos Cabell
13. #76 Rafael Ramirez
14. #345 Andre Dawson
15. #28 Rick Dempsey
16. #490 Dale Murphy
17. #228 Curt Wilkerson

Shawon Dunston was a two-time All-Star who played 18 seasons 1985-2002.  He was on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2008, but was dropped from the ballot after only receiving 0.2% of the vote.  He is currently working as a special assistant for the San Francisco Giants.  His son, Shawon Dunston Jr., was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB Draft.

1987 Topps:

1. #613 Lance Parrish (All-Star)
2. #683 Gary Roenicke
3. #314 Carl Yastrzemski (Turn Back the Clock)
4. #193 Roger Craig (Manager)
5. #676 Charlie Moore
6. #709 Dave Kingman
7. #211 John Morris
8. #705 Bruce Hurst
9. #315 Maury Wills (Turn Back the Clock)
10. #99 Darryl Motley
11. #180 Chris Brown
12. #77 Bryan Oelkers
13. #237 Jim Morrison
14. #625 Mookie Wilson
15. #346 Shawon Dunston
16. #16 Pat Clements
17. #397 Greg Walker

A waxpack of 1987 Topps:

“Jamie pitched 3 consecutive No-Hitters at Souderton Area High School, Souderton, Pa. in 1980.”

Jamie could have quit a long time ago.  He could have quit in 1991 after going 0-5 for the St. Louis Cardinals, being demoted to the minor leagues, and then released.  Or maybe his rough season with the Baltimore Orioles in 1995 and subsequent release could have been enough for him to quit.  Or perhaps his shoulder injury and kneecap fracture suffered in his 2000 season with the Mariners when he was 37 years old could have done in his career.  But Jamie Moyer never quit.  In fact, he made a career out of not quitting.

Today, 24 seasons, 628 starts, 4,000+ innings, and a career-threatening injury later, Jamie Moyer is planning his comeback.  The soon-to-be-49-year-old Moyer recently showcased his surgically repaired arm to scouts representing 6 MLB ball clubs.  I really hope he gets signed and succeeds in 2012, because that would make a great fable.

1. #738 Jorge Orta
2. #227 Jamie Moyer
3. #159 Ed Olwine
4. #120 Eddie Murray
5. #780 Andre Thornton
6. #1 Roger Clemens (Record Breaker)
7. #418 Dick Williams (Manager)
8. #383 Ron Davis
9. #206 Minnesota Twins (Team Leaders)
10. #25 Bert Blyleven
11. #9 Jay Tibbs
12. #409 Milt Thompson
13. #580 Mike Krukow
14. #488 Ray Knight
15. #485 Tony Fernandez
16. #108 Jim Gantner
17. #432 Jim Slaton