Presented is a 1933 Moe Berg original News Service Photo (PSA Type I). Berg was an intellectual graduate of Princeton University, as a magna cum laude Modern Language major, and then he graduated from Columbia Law School. He played 15 seasons in the Major Leagues, mostly as a backup catcher. He played for five Major League teams, and although he only batted a career .243 with merely six homers, he was a fine defensive receiver renowned for helping guide pitchers. He reportedly did work for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the forerunner of the CIA, for whom he also worked. In short, Berg was a baseball player who also became a spy. Berg played for the Washington Senators from 1932-34. In the offered 1933 photo, Berg, the team's second-string catcher poses with Luke Sewell, the first-string catcher on Berg's right, and Cliff Bolton, the Senators' third string catcher, on Berg's left. After Berg's baseball career, several books were written about Berg's unusual and exciting life, including The Catcher Was a Spy, more recently made into a movie starring Paul Rudd. The offered photo measures approx. 7x9". It has a few minor creases and a small spot of paper loss. The back of the photo has an Associated Press stamp. The photo has been encapsulated and PSA Certified as "AUTHENTIC AUTO."

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