- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMorris Berg
- Nickname
- Professor Berg
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Moe Berg was born on March 2, 1902 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on May 29, 1972 in Belleville, New Jersey, USA.
- Shortstop with the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers, 1923. Catcher with the American League's Chicago White Sox (1926-1930), Cleveland Indians (1931 & 1934[end]), Washington Senators (1932-1934[start]), and Boston Red Sox (1935-1939).
- Made major league debut on 27 June 1923.
- Member of 1933 American League Champion Washington Senators team.
- He graduated magna cum laude from Princeton in 1923. He was the star first baseman on the baseball team, and majored in languages. He studied French, Latin, Spanish, Italian, Greek, and German.
- During his pro baseball career, he often studied Latin, Sanskrit, and medieval French in the bullpen. During the off-seasons, he earned a law degree at Columbia; later in life, he practiced law.
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