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Moe Berg
Morris Berg

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School Princeton University

Debut June 27, 1923
Final Game September 1, 1939
Born March 2, 1902 in New York, NY
Died May 29, 1972 in Belleville, NJ

Signed by the Brooklyn Robins as an amateur free agent in 1923. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1923 21 BRO NL  49  129    9   24   3  2   0    6   1  0   2   5  .186  .198  .240   17   31   7           0    
 1926 24 CHW AL  41  113    4   25   6  0   0    7   0  2   6   9  .221  .261  .274   42   31   5           0    
 1927 25 CHW AL  35   69    4   17   4  0   0    4   0  0   4  10  .246  .288  .304   55   21   4           0    
 1928 26 CHW AL  76  224   25   55  16  0   0   29   2  1  14  25  .246  .302  .317   63   71  13           4    
 1929 27 CHW AL 107  352   32  101   7  0   0   47   5  1  17  16  .287  .323  .307   64  108  12           2    
 1930 28 CHW AL  20   61    4    7   3  0   0    7   0  0   1   5  .115  .129  .164  -25   10   0           0    
 1931 29 CLE AL  10   13    1    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .077  .143  .154  -24    2   0           0    
 1932 30 WSH AL  75  195   16   46   8  1   1   26   1  1   8  13  .236  .266  .303   48   59   5           0    
 1933 31 WSH AL  40   65    8   12   3  0   2    9   0  0   4   5  .185  .232  .323   46   21   3           0    
 1934 32 TOT AL  62  183    9   46   7  1   0   15   2  0   7  11  .251  .283  .301   52   55   4           1    
         WSH AL  33   86    5   21   4  0   0    6   2  0   6   4  .244  .301  .291   56   25   2           1    
         CLE AL  29   97    4   25   3  1   0    9   0  0   1   7  .258  .265  .309   48   30   2           0    
 1935 33 BOS AL  38   98   13   28   5  0   2   12   0  0   5   3  .286  .320  .398   80   39   2           0    
 1936 34 BOS AL  39  125    9   30   4  1   0   19   0  0   2   6  .240  .264  .288   33   36   4           2    
 1937 35 BOS AL  47  141   13   36   3  1   0   20   0  0   5   4  .255  .281  .291   42   41   2           0    
 1938 36 BOS AL  10   12    0    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   64    4   0           0    
 1939 37 BOS AL  14   33    3    9   1  0   1    5   0  0   2   3  .273  .314  .394   77   13   0           0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     663 1813  150  441  71  6   6  206  11  5  78 117  .243  .278  .299   49  542  61   0   0   9   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        443   37  108  17  1   1   50   3  1  19  29  .243  .278  .299   49  132  15   0   0   2   0
 Career High    107  352   32  101  16  2   2   47   5  2  17  25  .287  .323  .317   64  108  13   0   0   4   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1923 21 BRO NL  138  112    6   1.4   105| .186  .289| .198  .348| .240  .403| .438  .751|  17  .101 -15.8  -1.6 100%
 1926 24 CHW AL  124   95    8   2.2   106| .221  .285| .261  .356| .274  .399| .535  .755|  42  .205  -9.6  -0.9   0%
 1927 25 CHW AL   77   56    6   2.9   109| .246  .290| .288  .358| .304  .408| .592  .766|  55  .276  -4.6  -0.4   0%
 1928 26 CHW AL  255  183   21   3.1   107| .246  .287| .302  .352| .317  .408| .619  .761|  63  .310 -11.5  -1.1  66%
 1929 27 CHW AL  383  264   35   3.5   111| .287  .290| .323  .357| .307  .420| .630  .777|  64  .350 -19.1  -1.8  83%
 1930 28 CHW AL   62   54    1   0.5   113| .115  .291| .129  .355| .164  .428| .293  .783| -25  .013 -11.6  -1.1   0%
 1931 29 CLE AL   14   12    0   0.0   113| .077  .294| .143  .362| .154  .420| .297  .782| -24  .000  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1932 30 WSH AL  208  155   16   2.8   110| .236  .284| .266  .355| .303  .417| .569  .772|  48  .252 -15.7  -1.5  50%
 1933 31 WSH AL   72   56    5   2.4   105| .185  .280| .232  .351| .323  .403| .555  .754|  46  .222  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 1934 32 TOT AL  195  141   16   3.0   110| .251  .286| .283  .359| .301  .412| .584  .771|  52  .284 -13.6  -1.3 100%
         WSH AL   95   67    8   3.2   108| .244  .283| .301  .356| .291  .408| .592  .764|  56  .303  -5.5  -0.5 100%
         CLE AL  100   74    8   2.9   112| .258  .288| .265  .362| .309  .415| .574  .777|  48  .265  -8.1  -0.8   0%
 1935 33 BOS AL  105   72   12   4.5   117| .286  .296| .320  .370| .398  .428| .718  .797|  80  .445  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1936 34 BOS AL  133   99    9   2.4   127| .240  .306| .264  .383| .288  .450| .552  .832|  33  .179 -14.3  -1.3   0%
 1937 35 BOS AL  148  107   12   3.0   120| .255  .295| .281  .371| .291  .439| .572  .810|  42  .259 -13.4  -1.2   0%
 1938 36 BOS AL   12    8    1   3.3   123| .333  .296| .333  .376| .333  .442| .666  .818|  64  .297  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1939 37 BOS AL   35   25    4   4.2   117| .273  .291| .314  .367| .394  .431| .708  .798|  77  .419  -1.3  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     1961 1439  152   2.8   112| .243  .290| .278  .359| .299  .418| .577  .778|  49  .261 -142.6 -13.4  68%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1923 21 BRO NL SS 47 86 126 22 20 .906 .939 4.51 5.45 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 1926 24 CHW AL SS 31 59 86 8 21 .948 .944 4.68 4.64 2B 2 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 5.35 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10 1927 25 CHW AL 2B 11 4 16 1 2 .952 .962 1.82 5.33 C 10 23 5 1 0 .966 .976 2.80 3.91 0 SS 6 10 13 6 2 .793 .947 3.83 4.87 3B 3 2 3 1 0 .833 .943 1.67 3.07 1928 26 CHW AL C 73 256 52 3 8 .990 .976 4.22 4.03 5 1929 27 CHW AL C 106 290 86 7 12 .982 .976 3.55 4.04 6 1930 28 CHW AL C 20 55 14 1 1 .986 .984 3.45 4.19 2 1931 29 CLE AL C 8 12 4 2 0 .889 .982 2.00 4.34 1 1932 30 WSH AL C 75 229 35 0 9 1.000 .982 3.52 4.23 2 1933 31 WSH AL C 35 76 10 0 3 1.000 .989 2.46 4.28 3 1934 32 TOT AL C 59 214 21 4 2 .983 .981 3.98 4.36 3 WSH AL C 31 77 8 1 1 .988 .982 2.74 4.36 0 CLE AL C 28 137 13 3 1 .980 .981 5.36 4.36 3 1935 33 BOS AL C 37 99 15 1 2 .991 .984 3.08 4.20 1 1936 34 BOS AL C 39 175 29 3 3 .986 .979 5.23 4.22 4 1937 35 BOS AL C 47 208 24 5 2 .979 .980 4.94 4.62 5 1938 36 BOS AL C 7 11 1 0 1 1.000 .984 1.71 4.37 0 1B 1 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.00 9.60 1939 37 BOS AL C 13 45 10 2 1 .965 .980 4.23 4.44 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1938 36 BOS AL 1B 1 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.00 9.60 1923 21 BRO NL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 1926 24 CHW AL 2B 2 1 3 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 5.35 1927 25 CHW AL 2B 11 4 16 1 2 .952 .962 1.82 5.33 1926 24 CHW AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.10 1927 25 CHW AL 3B 3 2 3 1 0 .833 .943 1.67 3.07 1927 25 CHW AL C 10 23 5 1 0 .966 .976 2.80 3.91 0 1928 26 CHW AL C 73 256 52 3 8 .990 .976 4.22 4.03 5 1929 27 CHW AL C 106 290 86 7 12 .982 .976 3.55 4.04 6 1930 28 CHW AL C 20 55 14 1 1 .986 .984 3.45 4.19 2 1931 29 CLE AL C 8 12 4 2 0 .889 .982 2.00 4.34 1 1932 30 WSH AL C 75 229 35 0 9 1.000 .982 3.52 4.23 2 1933 31 WSH AL C 35 76 10 0 3 1.000 .989 2.46 4.28 3 1934 32 TOT AL C 59 214 21 4 2 .983 .981 3.98 4.36 3 WSH AL C 31 77 8 1 1 .988 .982 2.74 4.36 0 CLE AL C 28 137 13 3 1 .980 .981 5.36 4.36 3 1935 33 BOS AL C 37 99 15 1 2 .991 .984 3.08 4.20 1 1936 34 BOS AL C 39 175 29 3 3 .986 .979 5.23 4.22 4 1937 35 BOS AL C 47 208 24 5 2 .979 .980 4.94 4.62 5 1938 36 BOS AL C 7 11 1 0 1 1.000 .984 1.71 4.37 0 1939 37 BOS AL C 13 45 10 2 1 .965 .980 4.23 4.44 1 1923 21 BRO NL SS 47 86 126 22 20 .906 .939 4.51 5.45 1926 24 CHW AL SS 31 59 86 8 21 .948 .944 4.68 4.64 1927 25 CHW AL SS 6 10 13 6 2 .793 .947 3.83 4.87
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C 529 1693 306 29 44 .986 .980 3.78 4.22 33 SS 84 155 225 36 43 .913 .941 4.52 5.11 2B 14 5 19 1 2 .960 .964 1.71 5.35 3B 4 2 3 1 0 .833 .943 1.25 3.08 1B 1 3 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.00 9.60 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 632 1858 553 67 90 .973 .973 3.81 4.36
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Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

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1923 NL-21-10

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Transactions 

June 26, 1923: Signed by the Brooklyn Robins as an amateur free agent.

September 15, 1925: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Brooklyn Robins.

April 10, 1931: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Chicago White Sox.

October, 1931: Released by the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 8, 1932: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Senators.

July 28, 1934: Released by the Washington Senators.

August 1, 1934: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

December, 1934: Released by the Cleveland Indians. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 16, 1935: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

January 31, 1940: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

January 14, 1942: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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