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The Catcher Was a Spy
Born in 1902, Moe Berg was a catcher for five teams
during a fifteen-year career that spanned from 1923
through 1939. Berg hit only .243 in his career,
but was unlike any ball player that ever took the
field.
He was a master of twelve languages, graduated from
Princeton University and Columbia Law School. In
addition, he studied philosophy at the Sorbonne.
He was also a spy for the United States government
before and during World War II.
This document, issued to Moe by the OSS (the precursor
of the CIA) was for his most important and perilous
mission: the capture of head Nazi nuclear scientist
Werner Heisenberg. 
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