Lewis H. "Hicks" Moren was a Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 pitcher. He pitched six seasons from 1903-1910: two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 and four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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. In 1908, Moren was credited by the New York Press for inventing the knuckleball

Knuckleball

A knuckleball is a baseball pitch with an erratic, unpredictable motion. The pitch is thrown so as to minimize the spin of the ball in flight. This causes vortices over the stitched seams of the baseball during its trajectory, which in turn can cause the pitch to change direction—and even...

, however Eddie Cicotte

Eddie Cicotte

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 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 ERA

Earned run average

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Moren committed suicide in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 by slitting his throat.

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