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   When did Moe Berg start his baseball career?

   • Moe Berg started his baseball career in 1923 with Brooklyn of the National League as a shortstop and batted a puny .186. In 1924 he was with Minneapolis and Toledo in the American Association playing third base and shortstop with a combined average of .264. In 1925 he was with Reading of the International League as a shortstop, batting .311.

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   Was Moe Berg a spy?

   • The movie’s director, Ben Lewin (“The Sessions”), extended the metaphor. “Baseball is a game of deception, secrets and strategy,” he said. “Moe’s role as catcher was, in a way, the head deceiver, so the skills he learned as a baseball player served him well as a spy.” Moe Berg in 1933, when he was playing for the Washington Senators.

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   How did Moe Berg die?

   • Moe Berg died on May 29, 1972, in Belleville, New Jersey, after a fall at his sister’s home. His brother and sister survived him. Sources BaseballLibrary.com. Dawidoff, Nicholas. The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg. New York: Pantheon Books, 1994. Horvitz, Peter S., and Joachim Horvitz.

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   Did baseball make Moe Berg happy?

   • “From the first, baseball made [Berg] very happy,” writes biographer Nicholas Dawidoff in The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg. “He would spend a generous share of his life inside ballparks. He felt comfortable, truly at ease, on the field or in the stands.”

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Moe_BergMoe Berg - Wikipedia

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   Moe Berg. Morris Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972) was an American professional baseball catcher and coach in Major League Baseball who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II.

3. jewishjournal.com › culture › 235400The Secret Life of Jewish Baseball Player Moe Berg

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   Jun 20, 2018 · Learn about the secret life of Moe Berg, a former catcher who became a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during WWII. The film, starring Paul Rudd, explores his mission to stop the Nazis from building a bomb and his Jewish identity.

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   The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg is a 1994 biography written by Nicholas Dawidoff about a major league baseball player who also worked for the Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. [1] Moe Berg, the subject of the book, was an enigmatic person who hid much of his private life from ...

   • Author: Nicholas Dawidoff

   • Publish Year: 1994

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6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › the-baseballBaseball Player-Turned-Spy Moe Berg Went Undercover to ...

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   Aug 31, 2023 · Learn about the life and adventures of Morris \"Moe\" Berg, a former catcher who became a spy and tried to kill a Nazi scientist during World War II. Discover how he combined his skills in languages, baseball and espionage to cross paths with famous figures and influence history.

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   Learn about the life and career of Moe Berg, a professional baseball player and a so-called master spy. Find out how he became a catcher, a lawyer, a polyglot and a mysterious man.

8. www.nytimes.com › 2018/06/21 › moviesWho Was Moe Berg? A Spy, a Big-League Catcher and an Enigma

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   Jun 21, 2018 · A Spy, a Big-League Catcher and an Enigma. Paul Rudd as Moe Berg in “The Catcher Was a Spy.” IFC Films. By Bruce Fretts. June 21, 2018. Moe Berg played 15 mostly unremarkable seasons as a...

9. www.historynet.com › morris-moe-berg-how-baseballsMorris “Moe” Berg: How Baseball's Odd Man Out Became an ...

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   Jan 5, 2021 · Feature. Morris “Moe” Berg: How Baseball’s Odd Man Out Became an American Spy. Morris “Moe” Berg was a brainy academic who spoke a dozen languages. He was also a spy. by Liesl Bradner 1/5/2021. Moe Berg joined the Washington Senators as a catcher in 1932 and stayed through the team’s pennant-winning season the following year.