Nig Cuppy

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* George Joseph "Nig" Cuppy (1869 – July 27,1922) was an American baseball pitcher during the 1890s. He spent nine years as the top starter in the major leagues during his 10-year career, behind Cy Young. George Maceo Koppe was born in Logansport, Indiana, (it is unclear at what point he changed his name, but "Cuppy" is the phonetic spelling of the German word "Koppe" in German. * His rookie season with the Cleveland Spiders began in 1892, two years after Cy Young's rookie appearance with the team. * Cuppy's debut in his first season saw a difference between 28–13, which was better than either of Young's first two major league seasons. However, Cuppy was never able to achieve these figures. Increasing distances between the pitcher's mound and home plate in 1893 increased from 50 feet to 60 inches. Despite being a good pitcher for the remainder of his career, after this rule was enforced, he never had an ERA under 3.0. Cuppy won by five runs against the Chicago Colts on August 9, 1895, the most runs ever scored by a pitcher in a major league baseball game. 0: In three Spider-season appearances (1892, 1895–96), he set a new record (1–4 record). * In three of his four losses, his teammates were shut out. Cute remained with the Spiders until 1899, when the team's president shifted him, along with the majority of the roster, the St. Louis Perfectos. * He was with the Perfectos for one season before being traded to the Boston Beaneaters on May 23, 1900. * The 1900 season was his first year of his career in which he did not pitch with Young. He moved across town to the newly formed Boston Americans at the end of the season, when he had an ERA of 3.04 and a win-loss record of 8–4. Cuppy's last season in major league baseball ended in his only season in which he had a losing streak, despite the fact that he made a career-low 13 appearances. Cuppy was released by Boston in August 1901 but died in Elkhart, Indiana, at the age of 53. * He was buried at the Rice Cemetery in Elkhart.

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