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    • 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. He played 15 seasons in the major leagues, almost entirely for four American League teams, though he was never more than an average play… See more

    Early life and education

    Berg was the third and youngest child of Bernard Berg, a pharmacist who emigrated from Ukraine, and his wife Rose (née … See more

    Major league career

    Berg's first game with the Robins was on June 27, 1923, against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Baker Bowl. Berg came in at the start of the seventh inning, replacing Ivy Olson at shortstop, when the Robins were winning 13… See more

    Post-baseball career

    With the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, the United States was thrust into World War II. To do his part for the war effort, Berg accepted a position with Nelson Rockefeller's Office of the Coordin… See more

    Death

    Berg died on May 29, 1972, at the age of 70, from injuries sustained in a fall at home. A nurse at the Belleville, New Jersey, hospital where he died recalled his final words as: "How did the Mets do today?" (They won.… See more

    Legacy

    • After the war, the OSS was disbanded. Berg was awarded the Medal of Freedom, the highest honor given to civilians during wartime, from President Harry S. Truman for his service. He declined to accept it without any public … See more

    Representation in other media

    • Nicholas Dawidoff wrote Berg's biography in The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg (1994).
    • Berg is a major figure in science writer Sam Kean's historical book The Bastard Brigade. … See more

     
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  1. Morris 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.
    Agency: Office of Strategic Services
    Allegiance: United States
    Awards: Medal of Freedom
    Service years: 1943-1946
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