Tag Archives: Art Nehf
Sad Sam Jones
Sad Sam Jones (Baseball. Born, Woodsfield, OH, July 26, 1892; died, Barnesville, OH, July 6, 1966.) A righthander who was 21-8 for the Yankees’ first World Series champions in 1923, Samuel Pond Jones owed his nickname to W.O. McGeehan of the Herald, who called him “Sad Sam, Sorrowful Sage from Woodsfield” because of his dour […]
Art Nehf
Art Nehf (Baseball. Born, Terre Haute, IN, July 31, 1892; died, Phoenix, AZ, Dec. 18, 1960.) On Aug. 11, 1919, the Giants sent four players and an estimated $50,000 to the Boston Braves for lefthander Art Nehf in the season’s most sensational baseball trade. Nehf first came to public notice while at Rose Polytechnic Institute, […]
Art Nehf
Art Nehf (Baseball. Born, Terre Haute, IN, July 31, 1892; died, Phoenix, AZ, Dec. 18, 1960.) On Aug. 11, 1919, the Giants sent four players and an estimated $50,000 to the Boston Braves for lefthander Art Nehf in the season’s most sensational baseball trade. Nehf first came to public notice while at Rose Polytechnic Institute, […]
