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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.