American League batting champion
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The American League batting champion is the Major League Baseball player in the American League who finishes a season with the highest batting average.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American League batting champion canonical | 8 |
| American League batting title | 4 |
| 1998 American League batting title | 1 |
| AL Batting Title | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1692819 — 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: American League batting champion Context triple: [Nomar Garciaparra, battingTitle, American League batting champion]
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A.
National League batting champion
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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B.
American League Most Valuable Player
The American League Most Valuable Player is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the player judged most valuable to his team in the American League.
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C.
American League Championship Series MVP Award
The American League Championship Series MVP Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the most outstanding player in the American League Championship Series.
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D.
American League Rookie of the Year
The American League Rookie of the Year is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the most outstanding first-year player in the American League.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: American League batting champion Target entity description: The American League batting champion is the Major League Baseball player in the American League who finishes a season with the highest batting average.
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A.
National League batting champion
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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B.
American League Most Valuable Player
The American League Most Valuable Player is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the player judged most valuable to his team in the American League.
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C.
American League Championship Series MVP Award
The American League Championship Series MVP Award is an annual Major League Baseball honor given to the most outstanding player in the American League Championship Series.
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D.
American League Rookie of the Year
The American League Rookie of the Year is an annual Major League Baseball award given to the most outstanding first-year player in the American League.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball award
ⓘ
sports title ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
AL batting champion
ⓘ
American League batting champion ⓘ
surface form:
American League batting title
|
| appliesTo | American League ⓘ |
| awardBasis | regular-season offensive performance ⓘ |
| awardedFor | highest batting average in the American League ⓘ |
| category |
American League records and achievements
ⓘ
Major League Baseball awards ⓘ Major League Baseball batting statistics ⓘ |
| competition |
MLB regular season
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball regular season
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determinedBy | regular-season statistics only ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
plate appearance minimum set by MLB
ⓘ
qualified batting appearances ⓘ |
| era | modern baseball era ⓘ |
| excludes |
exhibition game statistics
ⓘ
postseason statistics ⓘ spring training statistics ⓘ |
| firstAwardedInLeague | American League inaugural season 1901 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
MLB Commissioner’s Office ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
|
| hasCounterpart |
National League batting champion
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball batting champion (overall concept)
National League batting champion ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the oldest statistical titles in MLB ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| measurementUnit | three-decimal batting average (e.g., .321) ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely reported at end of regular season ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinners |
Rod Carew
ⓘ
Ted Williams ⓘ Tony Gwynn ⓘ
surface form:
Tony Gwynn (before league realignment, as NL counterpart context)
Ty Cobb ⓘ Wade Boggs ⓘ |
| partOf | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| positionRestriction | none ⓘ |
| primaryMetric | hits divided by at-bats ⓘ |
| recordKeeping | maintained in MLB official record books ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
American League Most Valuable Player
ⓘ
surface form:
Most Valuable Player Award (American League)
Silver Slugger Award ⓘ |
| relatedStatistic |
OPS (on-base plus slugging)
ⓘ
on-base percentage ⓘ slugging percentage ⓘ |
| requires | official scorer validation of statistics ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | automatic based on official statistics ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| statisticUsed | batting average ⓘ |
| teamRestriction | must play for an American League team ⓘ |
| tieHandling | can be shared in case of identical averages ⓘ |
| timePeriod | single MLB regular season ⓘ |
| winnerType | individual player ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American League batting champion Description of subject: The American League batting champion is the Major League Baseball player in the American League who finishes a season with the highest batting average.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American League batting title
this entity surface form:
AL Batting Title
this entity surface form:
1998 American League batting title
this entity surface form:
American League batting title
this entity surface form:
American League batting title
this entity surface form:
American League batting title