Gerard "Nig" Lipscomb (February 24, 1911 – February 27, 1978) was an American

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during 1933–1947. He played in 36 games for the

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in 1937, primarily as a second baseman. Lipscomb was one of several baseball players in the first half of the 20th century to be nicknamed "Nig".

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