Moe Berg

Baseball Player
BIRTHDAY
March 2,1902
Birthplace
New York City, NY
Age
May 29,1972,age 70
Birth Sign
Pisces
BIRTHDAY
March 2,1902 (age May 29,1972,age 70)
Birthplace
New York City, NY

About

Baseball catcher became better known as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor of the CIA.

Before Fame

Able to speak Japanese, he was chosen to the 1934 U.S. All-Star team that played in Tokyo; and during the trip took footage of the city skyline that later was used in the WW II Doolittle bombing raid.

Trivia

He was a brilliant student, able to speak multiple languages, and was said to be able to speak seven languages, but his lifetime batting average was .243; how me made the All-Star team was never formally disclosed.

Family Life

He was born to a Russian-Jewish family in Manhattan, New York. His father was a pharmacist.

Associated With

He was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, along with other notable baseball players like Shawn Green.