Lew Moren

{{Short description|American baseball player (1883–1966)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Lew Moren

|position=Pitcher

|image=Lew Moren.jpg

|birth_date={{Birth date|1883|8|4}}

|birth_place=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

|death_date={{death date and age|1966|11|2|1883|8|4}}

|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

|teams=

• Pittsburgh Pirates ({{baseball year|1903}}–{{baseball year|1904}})
• Philadelphia Phillies ({{baseball year|1907}}–{{baseball year|1910}})

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/suicides_baseball.shtml |title=Baseball Suicides |publisher=Baseball-Almanac |date= |accessdate=2012-12-16}}