George Joseph "Nig" Cuppy, (July 3 1869 – July 27 1922), was an American baseball pitcher during the 1890s. He spent nine years of his ten-year major league career as the number two starter behind Cy Young. His nickname, "Nig", is often adjudged to be a racist reference to his dark complexion. On August 9 1895, Cuppy scored five runs against the Chicago Colts in an 18-6 victory, the most runs ever scored by a pitcher in a major league baseball game. Cuppy died at the age of 53 in Elkhart, Indiana. He was interred at the Rice Cemetery in Elkhart.