Moe Berg
[edit] Biography
Moe Berg (Morris Berg) was born on March 2, 1902 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on June 27, 1923 for the Brooklyn Robins. In 1928, his rookie year, he hit .246 with 0 home runs and 29 RBI. Berg played for the Brooklyn Robins, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Moe Berg's best season was 1929, when he hit for a .287 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| 49
| 129
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 6
| .186
| .198
| .240
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| CHI
| A
| 41
| 113
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 7
| .221
| .261
| .274
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 69
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .246
| .288
| .304
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| CHI
| A
| 76
| 224
| 25
| 55
| 0
| 29
| .246
| .302
| .317
| 16
| 0
| 14
| 25
| 4
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| CHI
| A
| 107
| 352
| 32
| 101
| 0
| 47
| .287
| .323
| .307
| 7
| 0
| 17
| 16
| 2
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| CHI
| A
| 20
| 61
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 7
| .115
| .129
| .164
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .143
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| WAS
| A
| 75
| 195
| 16
| 46
| 1
| 26
| .236
| .266
| .303
| 8
| 1
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| WAS
| A
| 40
| 65
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 9
| .185
| .232
| .323
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| WAS
| A
| 33
| 86
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 6
| .244
| .301
| .291
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| CLE
| A
| 29
| 97
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 9
| .258
| .265
| .309
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| TOT
| A
| 62
| 183
| 9
| 46
| 0
| 15
| .251
| .283
| .301
| 7
| 1
| 7
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| 38
| 98
| 13
| 28
| 2
| 12
| .286
| .320
| .398
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| 39
| 125
| 9
| 30
| 0
| 19
| .240
| .264
| .288
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 141
| 13
| 36
| 0
| 20
| .255
| .281
| .291
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| BOS
| A
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| BOS
| A
| 14
| 33
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 5
| .273
| .314
| .394
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 49
| 129
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 6
| .186
| .198
| .240
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 614
| 1684
| 141
| 417
| 6
| 200
| .248
| .284
| .303
| 68
| 4
| 76
| 112
| 9
| 54
| 10
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 663
| 1813
| 150
| 441
| 6
| 206
| .243
| .278
| .299
| 71
| 6
| 78
| 117
| 9
| 61
| 11
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 126
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1926
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 86
| 8
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1926
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1926
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1927
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1927
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1927
| CHI
| A
| C
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1927
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .793
|
| 1928
| CHI
| A
| C
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 256
| 52
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1929
| CHI
| A
| C
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 290
| 86
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1930
| CHI
| A
| C
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1931
| CLE
| A
| C
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1932
| WAS
| A
| C
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 229
| 35
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1933
| WAS
| A
| C
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1934
| WAS
| A
| C
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1934
| CLE
| A
| C
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 137
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1934
| TOT
| A
| C
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 214
| 21
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1935
| BOS
| A
| C
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1936
| BOS
| A
| C
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 175
| 29
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1937
| BOS
| A
| C
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 208
| 24
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1938
| BOS
| A
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1938
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| BOS
| A
| C
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 529
| 0
| 0
| 1693
| 306
| 29
| 44
| 0
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 155
| 225
| 36
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Robins (June 26, 1923).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Brooklyn Robins (September 15, 1925).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians (April 10, 1931).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (@October, 1931).
- Signed by Washington Senators (April 8, 1932).
- Released by Washington Senators (July 28, 1934).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (August 1, 1934).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (@December, 1934).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (April 16, 1935).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (January 31, 1940).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (January 14, 1942).
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