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moebergfilmThe Spy Behind Home Plate@moebergfilm·
20 Jan

May 29: Moe Berg, a longtime catcher in the majors and later a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II, dies at the age of 70 after suffering a fall at his sister's home in New Jersey.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/how-baseball-changed-forever-in-1972-a-timeline-of-mlbs-most-memorable-events-50-years-later/

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1 Dec

Following the 1932 season, O’Doul went back to Japan for nearly three months, training collegiate ballplayers along with pitcher Ted Lyons and catcher Moe Berg (whose second career as a spy was still a couple of years away).

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2022-early-baseball-era-committee-candidate-lefty-odoul/

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1 Nov

Julia Child was posted to the Office of Strategic Services (later known as the CIA) just like Moe Berg

https://www.outinperth.com/julia-child/

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