Lew Moren | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 4 August 1883 |
Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 21 |
Debutyear: | 1903 |
Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 23 |
Finalyear: | 1910 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat1value: | 48-57 |
Stat2value: | 2.95 |
Stat3value: | 356 |
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Lewis Howard "Hicks" Moren (August 4, 1883 – November 2, 1966) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched six seasons from 1903 to 1910: two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1908, Moren was credited by the New York Press for inventing the knuckleball; however Eddie Cicotte is today more often cited as the inventor of the pitch. Moren retired with a career record of 48 wins, 57 losses, and a 2.95 earned run average.
Moren committed suicide in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by slitting his throat.[1]