A little background on the nature of Hank Bauer's cahones.
One month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Bauer enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. While in the South Pacific, Bauer contracted malaria, but recovered enough to earn 11 campaign ribbons, two Bronze Stars and a pair of Purple Hearts in 32 months of combat. He was wounded a second time during the Battle of Okinawa, when he commanded a platoon of 64 men. Only six survived the brutal siege, with shrapnel hitting Bauer in the thigh and sending him home.
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I always thought George would hire him to manage the team some day. [Bauer managed the '66 champion Orioles.] But maybe George didn't because he was afraid that Bauer would eventually kick his ass.
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