Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, July 19, 2019 A different kind of catcher Lawnmower Tune-Up and Repairs • We repair all makes & models! • Authorized • FREE PICK-UP for all Tune-Ups! all m • We r d K-U makes & mo ma akes & mo D KU for all Tun UP fo 1039 Broadway, Revere • (781) 289-6466 Biker’s Outfitter (781) 289 , ee (8) 89 www.bikersoutfitter.com J& • Reliable Mowing Service • Spring & Fall Cleanups • Mulch & Edging • Sod or Seed Lawns • Shrub Planting & Trimming • Water & Sewer Repairs Joe Pierotti, Jr. 505 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Tel: 617-387-1120 www.gkdental.com • Family Dentistry • Crowns • Bridges • Veneers/Lumineers • Dental Implants • All on 4 Dental Implants • Emergency Dentist • Kid Friendly Dentist • Root Canals • Dentures • Invisalign Braces • Snap On Smile • Teeth Whitening We are the smile care experts for your entire family Dealer By the Old Sachem, Bill Stewart usually highlight players with outstanding records within their sport, but today we look at a very unspectacular player, Morris “Moe” Berg. Moe played for 15 seasons, starting with the Brooklyn Robins of the National League and finishing up with the Boston Red Sox in 1939. In between, he played for Chicago White Sox (1926 to 1930), the I S LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. Masonry - Asphalt • Brick or Block Steps • Brick or Block Walls • Concrete or Brick Paver Patios & Walkways • Brick Re-Pointing • Asphalt Paving www.JandSlandscape-masonry.com • Senior Discount • Free Estimates • Licensed & Insured 617-389-1490 Designing and Constructing Ideas that are “Grounds for Success” Landscaping Cleveland Indians (1931), the Washington Senators (1932 to 1934), Cleveland again in 1934, and finally with Boston (1935 to 1939). Throughout his career he was a backup catcher, and he once stated, “I’d rather be a ballplayer than a justice on the U. S. Supreme Court.” A Washington teammate, Dave Harris, once said that “Moe Berg speaks 12 languages and can’t hit in any of them.” Berg had a career batting average of .243 and On-base Plus Slugging (OPS) of .577, not very remarkable statistics. His best season was 1929 when he batted .287 and an OPS of .630, which is slightly better than average. Moe had one great salary year, 1930, when the White Sox payed him $10,000. He finished with the Red Sox at $4,000, and for his 15-year career he made $74,500, a rather low sum for the period. His fielding percentage for the 15 years was .973, about average for the position. Among Moe’s accomplishments were that he was fifth in the league in 1929 with putouts as a catcher, and he caught stealers 41 times, also in 1929, which was third in the league, and his percentage was first at 60.9 in 1928. He had the American League record of 117 errorless games in the 1930s. In addition to baseball, he FIRE CHIEF | from page 4 peer review consultant for the ZBA, said he believes all of the important issues have been covered in the ongoing meetings. “We’re getting to an end point, but the applicant needs to document things a little clearer so we can reach a conBill Stewart The Old Sachem studied foreign languages and graduated from Princeton and then later studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and finally law at Columbia. This got him the nickname of Professor Berg. Berg got his fame with Nicholas Dawidoff’s 1994 biography, “The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg,” which was later adapted by screenwriter Robert Rodat. With his ability to speak foreign languages he was recruited by the intelligence arm of the U.S. government in 1944, the Office of Strategic Services, which was the precursor of the CIA, to determine if the German physicist Werner Heisenberg was close to developing an atomic bomb for the Nazis. Moe had met Heisenberg earlier at scientific programs, and was selected to assassinate Heisenberg at a public lecture in Zurich in 1944, which they both attended. Upon finding out that Germany did not have the bomb, but was nearing success, Heisenberg’s life was spared. The United States later recruited Wernher von Braun to finish the development, and we became the first to create the atomic bomb. clusion,” Reardon said. “In concept, we generally agree on what needs to be done. The question is who is going to do it,” he said. Town officials planned to meet later this week to work on some issues as the ZBA prepares for next Thursday night’s meeting. In House Dental Plan for $399 (Cleanings, X-Rays, Exams twice a year and 20% OFF Dental work) Schedule your FREE Consultations today
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