Hall of Fame adds player/spy exhibit

The Baseball Hall of Fame has opened a new exhibit on Moe Berg, the major league catcher-turnedspy whose story was the subject of a Hollywood film released this summer.

Big League Spy" recently opened at the museum in Cooperstown, New York.

The New York City-born son of Russian-Jewish immigrants was an Ivy League graduate who played more than 660 games over 15 seasons for the Dodgers, White Sox, Indians, Senators and Red Sox. During World War II he joined the Office of Strategic Services, predecessor to the CIA.

The exhibit chronicles his athletic and espionage exploits through his baseball artifacts and wartime documents.

The movie "The Catcher Was a Spy" was released in June, with Berg portrayed by Paul Rudd.

Berg died in 1972 at 70.

Reds hold moment of silence

The Cincinnati Reds had a moment of silence by the team and fans before Thursday night's game with the San Diego Padres, in the aftermath of a downtown shooting that left four dead.

The gunman and three shooting victims died in the bank robbery, and at least two more people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.

The Reds honored the victims before the singing of the National Anthem. They play in a stadium within easy walking distance of the Fifth Third Bank building shooting scene.