Art Nehf

Arthur Neukom Nehf (July 31, 1892 – December 18, 1960) was an American baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball. Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, to Charles T. Nehf and Wilhelmina Neukom, he attended the Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute, earning a degree in electrical engineering in 1914. He married Elizabeth B. May on November 1, 1916.

A left-hander who stood 5 ft 9 in and weighed 176 pounds at his 1915 debut, Nehf pitched for the Boston Braves (1915–1919), New York Giants (1919–1926), Cincinnati Reds (1926–1927), and the Chicago Cubs (1927–1929). He compiled a 184–120 record with a 3.20 ERA across 451 games, working 2,707⅔ innings with 844 strikeouts. Of his 319 starts, he completed 182 and recorded 28 shutouts, a figure that rises to 30 including postseason play, along with 13 career saves.

In some seasons Nehf worked solely as a starter, while in others he filled both starting and relief roles. He proved solid in either capacity, earning a reputation around the majors as a consistent pitcher.