John Grover "Nig" Perrine (January 14, 1885 – August 13, 1948) was an American professional baseball infielder. Perrine started his professional baseball career in 1902, at the age of 17. In 1906, he batted .308 in the American Association (AA) and was purchased by the Washington Senators of the American League. However, Perrine was sent back down to the AA after batting .171 in 44 games. He played in the minor leagues until 1915. Perrine was one of several baseball players in the first half of the 20th century to be nicknamed "Nig". External links 1885 births 1948 deaths Baseball players from Wisconsin Major League Baseball second basemen Washington Senators (1901–1960) players People from Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin Minor league baseball managers Springfield Reds players Springfield Midgets players Des Moines Underwriters players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Omaha Rourkes players Oklahoma City Indians players Butte Miners players Missoula (minor league baseball) players Seattle Giants players El Paso Mackmen players