Nig Perrine
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John Grover "Nig" Perrine (January 14, 1885 – August 13, 1948) was an American
baseball
infielder
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Perrine started his professional baseball career in 1902, at the age of 17. In 1906, he hit .308 in the American Association
and was purchased by the Washington Senators
; however, Perrine was sent back down to the AA after hitting .171 in 44 games. He played in the minor leagues until 1914.
United States
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baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
infielder
Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles...
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Perrine started his professional baseball career in 1902, at the age of 17. In 1906, he hit .308 in the American Association
American Association (20th century)
The American Association was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to . Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the...
and was purchased by the Washington Senators
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
; however, Perrine was sent back down to the AA after hitting .171 in 44 games. He played in the minor leagues until 1914.