1983 Pine Tar Game
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The 1983 Pine Tar Game was a controversial Major League Baseball matchup between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees, famous for George Brett’s dramatic, overturned home run nullification due to excessive pine tar on his bat.
All labels observed (1)
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| 1983 Pine Tar Game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15731571 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1983 Pine Tar Game Context triple: [George Brett, notableIncident, 1983 Pine Tar Game]
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A.
Babe Ruth’s alleged called shot in Game 3
Babe Ruth’s alleged called shot in Game 3 refers to the famous, debated moment in baseball history when Ruth appeared to point to center field before hitting a home run during the 1932 World Series.
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B.
Shot heard round the world
The "Shot heard round the world" refers to the first gunfire of the American Revolutionary War, symbolizing the moment the colonies’ armed resistance to British rule began and echoing in global history as a catalyst for revolution.
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C.
Enos Slaughter’s Mad Dash
Enos Slaughter’s Mad Dash is the legendary baserunning play in which Slaughter scored from first base on a single to center field, securing the St. Louis Cardinals’ Game 7 victory in the 1946 World Series.
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D.
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run that capped a dramatic National League pennant playoff and became one of the most iconic moments in baseball history.
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E.
Game of the Century
The "Game of the Century" is the famous 1970 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Italy and West Germany, renowned for its dramatic extra time and status as one of the greatest football matches ever played.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1983 Pine Tar Game Target entity description: The 1983 Pine Tar Game was a controversial Major League Baseball matchup between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees, famous for George Brett’s dramatic, overturned home run nullification due to excessive pine tar on his bat.
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A.
Babe Ruth’s alleged called shot in Game 3
Babe Ruth’s alleged called shot in Game 3 refers to the famous, debated moment in baseball history when Ruth appeared to point to center field before hitting a home run during the 1932 World Series.
-
B.
Shot heard round the world
The "Shot heard round the world" refers to the first gunfire of the American Revolutionary War, symbolizing the moment the colonies’ armed resistance to British rule began and echoing in global history as a catalyst for revolution.
-
C.
Enos Slaughter’s Mad Dash
Enos Slaughter’s Mad Dash is the legendary baserunning play in which Slaughter scored from first base on a single to center field, securing the St. Louis Cardinals’ Game 7 victory in the 1946 World Series.
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D.
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run that capped a dramatic National League pennant playoff and became one of the most iconic moments in baseball history.
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E.
Game of the Century
The "Game of the Century" is the famous 1970 FIFA World Cup semi-final between Italy and West Germany, renowned for its dramatic extra time and status as one of the greatest football matches ever played.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Brett