[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Here's a good writeup:

http://1982topps.blogspot.com/2014/0...valentine.html

From that article:

"On May 30, 1980, on a Friday night in Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Valentine came to bat in the top of the sixth inning against reliever Roy Thomas. Thomas had come on in relief of Jim Kaat, who had been hammered by the Expos to the tune of 6 runs in 4 innings. With two outs and no one on base, a fastball rode up and in on Valentine and broke his cheekbone in six places.

When he came back, he needed to protect his jaw and cheek from further damage. He began wearing part of a football facemask to protect himself. His 1981 Topps card is proof."

Loved those "Fantasy Island" clips.