Lew Moren Baseball player

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.

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Lew Moren
Birth dateAugust 04, 1883
Birth place
Pittsburgh
Date of deathNovember 02, 1966
Place of death
Pittsburgh

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 21, 1903
Career endSeptember 23, 1910
batting sideRight
former teams
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
position
Pitcher
teams
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
throwing sideRight

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