Courtesy of Linda McCarthy Morris "Moe" Berg spent 15 years playing major league baseball. His record on the field was middling, but Berg was distinguished by his pursuits off it — namely, his time as a US spy during World War II. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Morris "Moe" Berg's dying words — "How did the Mets do today?" — were on brand for the 70-year-old New York native who enjoyed a 15-year career in Major League Baseball before America entered World War II. Sports columnist John Kieran called Berg "The Professor" on account of his reputation as an Ivy League-educated linguist and lawyer, a mentor and coach to younger MLB players, and a newspaper-devouring raconteur who earned fanfare as a repeat contestant on the NBC radio quiz show "Information Please." His 1972 New York Times obituary eulogized, first and foremost, the "catcher in majors who spoke 10 languages." But the brainy 6-foot-1-inch bullpen catcher with an unspectacular batting average had another career entirely: He was a World War II secret agent who gathered intelligence on three continents for the US government. "We often think about athletes just playing ball and going in for records.
How Moe Berg Went From Playing For 5 Mlb Teams To Being A Us Spy In Wwii Who Thwarted Nazi Efforts To Build A Nuclear Bomb
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