National League batting champion
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The National League batting champion is the Major League Baseball player in the National League who finishes a season with the highest batting average.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1203146 — 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: National League batting champion Context triple: [Billy Williams, awardReceived, National League batting champion]
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A.
National League Most Valuable Player Award
The National League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the most outstanding player in the National League each regular season.
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B.
Silver Slugger Award
The Silver Slugger Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the best offensive players at each position in both the American and National Leagues.
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Hank Aaron Award
The Hank Aaron Award is a Major League Baseball honor given annually to the top offensive performers in each league, named in tribute to legendary slugger Hank Aaron.
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National League Rookie of the Year Award
The National League Rookie of the Year Award is a Major League Baseball honor given annually to the most outstanding first-year player in the National League.
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E.
Fielding Bible Award
The Fielding Bible Award is a sabermetrically driven baseball honor that recognizes the best defensive players at each position across Major League Baseball, serving as an analytically focused alternative to traditional fielding awards.
- 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: National League batting champion Target entity description: The National League batting champion is the Major League Baseball player in the National League who finishes a season with the highest batting average.
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A.
National League Most Valuable Player Award
The National League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the most outstanding player in the National League each regular season.
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B.
Silver Slugger Award
The Silver Slugger Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the best offensive players at each position in both the American and National Leagues.
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C.
Hank Aaron Award
The Hank Aaron Award is a Major League Baseball honor given annually to the top offensive performers in each league, named in tribute to legendary slugger Hank Aaron.
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D.
National League Rookie of the Year Award
The National League Rookie of the Year Award is a Major League Baseball honor given annually to the most outstanding first-year player in the National League.
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E.
Fielding Bible Award
The Fielding Bible Award is a sabermetrically driven baseball honor that recognizes the best defensive players at each position across Major League Baseball, serving as an analytically focused alternative to traditional fielding awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball award
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sports title ⓘ |
| appliesToLeague | National League ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National League batting title list ⓘ |
| awardTiming | after conclusion of regular season ⓘ |
| basedOnStatistic | batting average ⓘ |
| canBeWonByPosition |
catcher
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infielder ⓘ outfielder ⓘ pitcher (rare in modern era) ⓘ |
| competition | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criterion | highest batting average in the National League ⓘ |
| excludesPostseasonStats | yes ⓘ |
| firstAwardedInLeague | National League ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Major League Baseball
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National League office ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male leagues only ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity | title awarded in most seasons since early 20th century ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
American League batting champion
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Major League Baseball MVP Award ⓘ RBI leader title ⓘ Silver Slugger Award ⓘ home run leader title ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| leagueAbbreviation | NL ⓘ |
| level | major league ⓘ |
| measurementUnit | batting average to three decimal places ⓘ |
| minimumPlateAppearancesRequirement | yes ⓘ |
| minimumPlateAppearancesStandard | 3.1 plate appearances per team game ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinners |
Albert Pujols
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Honus Wagner ⓘ Jeff McNeil ⓘ Larry Walker ⓘ Roberto Clemente ⓘ Rogers Hornsby ⓘ Stan Musial ⓘ Tony Gwynn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Major League Baseball awards
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surface form:
Major League Baseball batting titles
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| recognizes | offensive performance in hitting ⓘ |
| requiresQualifiedStatus | yes ⓘ |
| seasonScope | regular season ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | objective statistical calculation ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| statisticalLeaderType | batting average leader ⓘ |
| teamContext |
National League
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surface form:
National League teams
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| tieResolution | shared title or tiebreaker per MLB rules ⓘ |
| usedInContext | Major League Baseball statistics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National League batting champion Description of subject: The National League batting champion is the Major League Baseball player in the National League who finishes a season with the highest batting average.
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