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".

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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

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