Navin Field
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Navin Field was a historic Major League Baseball stadium in Detroit that served as the longtime home of the city's professional baseball team before being renamed and eventually replaced.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Navin Field canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T782603 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Navin Field Context triple: [Detroit Tigers, formerHomeBallpark, Navin Field]
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A.
Nickerson Field
Nickerson Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, now primarily used by Boston University athletics and formerly an early home venue for the New England Patriots (then Boston Patriots).
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Henderson Field
Henderson Field is a strategically vital airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands that became a focal point of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
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C.
Valley Children’s Stadium
Valley Children’s Stadium is the on-campus football venue for California State University, Fresno, serving as the home field of the Fresno State Bulldogs.
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Sahlen's Stadium
Sahlen's Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Rochester, New York, best known as the longtime home of the Rochester Rhinos and host of major soccer events including the 2013 NWSL Championship.
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E.
O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium is a college football stadium in Durham, North Carolina, serving as the home field for the North Carolina Central University Eagles.
- 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: Navin Field Target entity description: Navin Field was a historic Major League Baseball stadium in Detroit that served as the longtime home of the city's professional baseball team before being renamed and eventually replaced.
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A.
Nickerson Field
Nickerson Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, now primarily used by Boston University athletics and formerly an early home venue for the New England Patriots (then Boston Patriots).
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B.
Henderson Field
Henderson Field is a strategically vital airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands that became a focal point of intense fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during World War II.
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C.
Valley Children’s Stadium
Valley Children’s Stadium is the on-campus football venue for California State University, Fresno, serving as the home field of the Fresno State Bulldogs.
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D.
Sahlen's Stadium
Sahlen's Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Rochester, New York, best known as the longtime home of the Rochester Rhinos and host of major soccer events including the 2013 NWSL Championship.
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E.
O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium is a college football stadium in Durham, North Carolina, serving as the home field for the North Carolina Central University Eagles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball stadium
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historic site ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| address | Michigan and Trumbull Streets, Detroit ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | classic steel-and-concrete ballpark ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frank Navin, Detroit Tigers owner and president ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 23,000 (original configuration) ⓘ |
| category |
Baseball venues in Michigan
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Defunct Major League Baseball venues ⓘ Sports venues in Detroit ⓘ |
| city | Detroit ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel and concrete ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolishedAsPartOf | Tiger Stadium demolition ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| expandedCapacity | over 50,000 (after later expansions as Briggs Stadium/Tiger Stadium) ⓘ |
| fieldOrientation | home plate at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
Briggs Stadium
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Tiger Stadium ⓘ |
| historicStatus | considered a classic "jewel box" ballpark ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Detroit Tigers ⓘ |
| hostedLeague | American League ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 1912 Detroit Tigers season ⓘ |
| laterName |
Briggs Stadium
ⓘ
Tiger Stadium ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| location |
Detroit
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surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
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| namedAfter | Frank Navin ⓘ |
| notableEvent | hosted Detroit Tigers home games starting in 1912 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being long-time home of the Detroit Tigers ⓘ |
| opened | 1912 ⓘ |
| openingDate | April 20, 1912 ⓘ |
| outfieldFeature | enclosed double-decked grandstands after expansions ⓘ |
| owner | Frank Navin ⓘ |
| predecessor | Bennett Park ⓘ |
| primaryUse | professional baseball ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Briggs Stadium
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Tiger Stadium ⓘ |
| replaced | Bennett Park ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
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surface form:
Michigan
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| successorVenue | Comerica Park ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenant | Detroit Tigers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Navin Field Description of subject: Navin Field was a historic Major League Baseball stadium in Detroit that served as the longtime home of the city's professional baseball team before being renamed and eventually replaced.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.