Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every Rose-Institute of Technolody alumnus who played baseball at Rose-Institute of Technolody AND made it to the Major League level.

"In 1920, (Art) Nehf won a career-high 21 games. From 1921 through 1924 he helped the Giants to four consecutive pennants. Following a 20-10 season in 1921, he lost his first two World Series starts (the Giants scored a mere one run - unearned - in those games), but defeated the Yankees 1-0 in the final game. In the 1922 WS rematch, Nehf again won the decisive contest. He pitched another 1-0 shutout against the Yankees in Game Three of the 1923 Series. In the 1924 Series opener, he beat the Senators' Walter Johnson in 12 innings, but Nehf lost Game Six 2-1. Washington took the title the following day." - Historian John L. Evers (BaseballLibrary.com, Art Nehf Entry)

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
"Fightin' Engineers"

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Major League Baseball Player Alumnus

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Ray Demmitt (Illinois) 1903 - 1904 04-12-1909

Les Backman

1907 - 1910

07-03-1909

Art Nehf

1911 - 1914

08-13-1915

Name [Click for M.L. Stats]

Dates Played

Debut / Box

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology M.L.B. Player Alumnus



The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology baseball program started in 1874 and Ray Demmitt was their first player to make it to the Major League level.

The Fightin' Engineers were once part of Rose Polytechnic Institute which changed its name to the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1971. Both Backman and Nehf played when the school was called Rose Polytechnic Institute and both are enshrined in the school's athletic hall of fame.

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