Moe Berg was born on Sunday, March 2, 1902, in New York, New York. Berg was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 27, 1923, with the Brooklyn Robins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Moe Berg baseball stats page.
"Moe (Berg), I don't care how many of them college degrees you got. They ain't learned you to hit that curveball no better than me." - White Sox Catcher Buck Crouse in Baseball Digest (May 1975)
Moe Berg |
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Moe BergMoe Berg Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Moe BergMoe Berg Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1923 | 21 | Robins | 49 | 129 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .186 | .198 | .240 |
1926 | 24 | White Sox | 41 | 113 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .221 | .261 | .274 |
1927 | 25 | White Sox | 35 | 69 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 | .288 | .304 |
1928 | 26 | White Sox | 76 | 224 | 25 | 55 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .246 | .302 | .317 |
1929 | 27 | White Sox | 107 | 352 | 32 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .287 | .323 | .307 |
1930 | 28 | White Sox | 20 | 61 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .115 | .129 | .164 |
1931 | 29 | Indians | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .154 |
1932 | 30 | Senators | 75 | 195 | 16 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .236 | .266 | .303 |
1933 | 31 | Senators | 40 | 65 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .185 | .232 | .323 |
1934 | 32 | Senators | 33 | 86 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .301 | .291 |
1934 | 32 | Indians | 29 | 97 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .258 | .265 | .309 |
1935 | 33 | Red Sox | 38 | 98 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .286 | .320 | .398 |
1936 | 34 | Red Sox | 39 | 125 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .240 | .264 | .288 |
1937 | 35 | Red Sox | 47 | 141 | 13 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .255 | .281 | .291 |
1938 | 36 | Red Sox | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
1939 | 37 | Red Sox | 14 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .314 | .394 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 663 | 1,813 | 150 | 441 | 71 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 206 | 78 | 6 | 117 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 55 | .243 | .278 | .299 |
Moe BergMoe Berg Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1923 Robins | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1923 Robins | SS | 47 | 38 | 795 | 234 | 5.0 | 212 | 86 | 126 | 22 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .906 | 7.20 |
1926 White Sox | 2B | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1926 White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1926 White Sox | SS | 31 | 30 | 628 | 153 | 4.9 | 145 | 59 | 86 | 8 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 6.23 |
1927 White Sox | 2B | 11 | 4 | 78 | 21 | 1.9 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 6.92 |
1927 White Sox | 3B | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 22.50 |
1927 White Sox | C | 10 | 5 | 134 | 29 | 2.9 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 | 5.64 |
1927 White Sox | SS | 6 | 4 | 51 | 29 | 4.8 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .793 | 12.18 |
1928 White Sox | C | 73 | 69 | 1,475 | 311 | 4.3 | 308 | 256 | 52 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .990 | 5.64 |
1929 White Sox | C | 106 | 103 | 2,285 | 383 | 3.6 | 376 | 290 | 86 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .982 | 4.44 |
1930 White Sox | C | 20 | 18 | 267 | 70 | 3.5 | 69 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .986 | 6.98 |
1931 Indians | C | 8 | 3 | 54 | 18 | 2.3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .889 | 8.00 |
1932 Senators | C | 75 | 60 | 978 | 264 | 3.5 | 264 | 229 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.29 |
1933 Senators | C | 35 | 13 | 216 | 86 | 2.5 | 86 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10.75 |
1934 Senators | C | 31 | 26 | 398 | 86 | 2.8 | 85 | 77 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 | 5.77 |
1934 Indians | C | 28 | 25 | 597 | 153 | 5.5 | 150 | 137 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .980 | 6.78 |
1935 Red Sox | C | 37 | 25 | 498 | 115 | 3.1 | 114 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .991 | 6.18 |
1936 Red Sox | C | 39 | 31 | 697 | 207 | 5.3 | 204 | 175 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .986 | 7.90 |
1937 Red Sox | C | 47 | 36 | 867 | 237 | 5.0 | 232 | 208 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .979 | 7.22 |
1938 Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1938 Red Sox | C | 7 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 1.7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.00 |
1939 Red Sox | C | 13 | 11 | 153 | 57 | 4.4 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .965 | 9.71 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 529 | 428 | 8,646 | 2,028 | 3.8 | 1,999 | 1,693 | 306 | 29 | 44 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .986 | 6.24 | |
SS Totals | 84 | 72 | 1,474 | 416 | 5.0 | 380 | 155 | 225 | 36 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 6.96 | |
2B Totals | 14 | 5 | 102 | 25 | 1.8 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 6.35 | |
3B Totals | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 22.50 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
15 Years | 632 | 505 | 10,237 | 2,478 | 3.9 | 2,411 | 1,858 | 553 | 67 | 90 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .973 | 6.36 |
Moe BergMoe Berg Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1923 Robins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 25.8 | 21.5 | - | - | - |
1926 White Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.6 | 16.1 | - | - | - |
1927 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.9 | 17.3 | - | - | - |
1928 White Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1929 White Sox | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 22.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1930 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.2 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1931 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1932 Senators | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 195.0 | 15.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1933 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 1 | n/a | 32.5 | 13.0 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1934 Senators | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 21.5 | 14.3 | - | - | - |
1934 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.9 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
1935 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 49.0 | 32.7 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1936 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 20.8 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1937 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 35.3 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1938 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1939 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 33.0 | 11.0 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 11 | 5 | .688 | 32 | 2 | n/a | 302.2 | 15.5 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
Moe BergMoe Berg Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1923 Brooklyn Robins | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1926 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | - |
1927 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $5,000.00 | n/a | - |
1928 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | - |
1929 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1930 Chicago White Sox | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
1931 Cleveland Indians | 19 | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1932 Washington Senators | 9 | $5,500.00 | n/a | - |
1933 Washington Senators | 10 | $4,500.00 | - | - |
1934 Washington Senators | 10 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
1934 Cleveland Indians | 31 | " " | - | - |
1935 Boston Red Sox | 19 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
1936 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
1937 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
1938 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
1939 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
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