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"Harvey's Wallbangers" was the nickname of the 1982 Brewers team that made its reputation by pounding the opposition into submission and partying, usually in that order.

Reliable sources report they excelled at both.

The name referred to their manager, Harvey Keunn, their long-ball hitting ability and a popular cocktail of the era.

The Wallbangers resembled a motorcycle gang on the lam more than a baseball team, led by the scruffy likes of Gorman Thomas, Robin Yount, Paul Molitor and Ted Simmons.

They made it to the '82 World Series before falling to the Cardinals in a memorable seven-game affair.