Bauer earned two purple hearts and two bronze stars in the war. Not only looked tough, he was tough. Once had a hit in 17 straight World Series games. In 1959 Bauer, Larsen and Marv Thronberry were traded to KC for Roger Maris and Kent Hadley. That trade indirectly resulted in 2 of the 3 toughest and most expensive Topps cards from 1960
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