Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes organization
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The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes organization was a former Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, known for its Pacific League play before merging with the Orix BlueWave in 2004.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 1 |
| Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes organization canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2072440 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes organization Context triple: [Tuffy Rhodes, memberOf, Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes organization]
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A.
Hanshin Tigers
The Hanshin Tigers are a historic and popular professional baseball team in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, known for their passionate fanbase and long-standing rivalry with the Yomiuri Giants.
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B.
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hiroshima Toyo Carp is a professional Japanese baseball team based in Hiroshima that competes in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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C.
Chunichi Dragons
The Chunichi Dragons are a professional Japanese baseball team based in Nagoya that competes in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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D.
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are a professional Japanese baseball team based in Tokyo that competes in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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E.
Saitama Seibu Lions
The Saitama Seibu Lions are a professional Japanese baseball team based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, known for their success and rich history in Nippon Professional Baseball’s Pacific League.
- 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: Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes organization Target entity description: The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes organization was a former Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, known for its Pacific League play before merging with the Orix BlueWave in 2004.
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A.
Hanshin Tigers
The Hanshin Tigers are a historic and popular professional baseball team in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, known for their passionate fanbase and long-standing rivalry with the Yomiuri Giants.
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B.
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hiroshima Toyo Carp is a professional Japanese baseball team based in Hiroshima that competes in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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C.
Chunichi Dragons
The Chunichi Dragons are a professional Japanese baseball team based in Nagoya that competes in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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D.
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are a professional Japanese baseball team based in Tokyo that competes in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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E.
Saitama Seibu Lions
The Saitama Seibu Lions are a professional Japanese baseball team based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, known for their success and rich history in Nippon Professional Baseball’s Pacific League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nippon Professional Baseball team
ⓘ
defunct professional baseball team ⓘ |
| basedInMetropolitanArea |
Greater Kyoto–Osaka metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Keihanshin metropolitan area
|
| competitionLevel | top-level Japanese baseball ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2004 ⓘ |
| finalSeason | 2004 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Kintetsu Buffaloes
ⓘ
surface form:
Kintetsu Buffalo
Kintetsu Buffaloes ⓘ Kintetsu Pearls ⓘ |
| founded | 1950 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Nippon Professional Baseball ⓘ |
| homeCity | Osaka ⓘ |
| homeCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| homePrefecture | Osaka Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium |
Fujiidera Stadium
ⓘ
Kyocera Dome Osaka ⓘ Kyocera Dome Osaka ⓘ
surface form:
Osaka Dome
|
| JapanSeriesAppearances |
1979
ⓘ
1980 ⓘ 1989 ⓘ 2001 ⓘ |
| JapanSeriesTitles | 0 ⓘ |
| league | Pacific League ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Orix Buffaloes ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
Orix Buffaloes
ⓘ
surface form:
Orix BlueWave
|
| notableManager |
Keishi Suzuki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masataka Nashida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Fumitoshi Takano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masafumi Hirai NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobuyuki Hoshino NERFINISHED ⓘ Norihiro Nakamura NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuffy Rhodes ⓘ |
| owner |
Kintetsu Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd.
|
| parentCompanyIndustry | railway ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | professional ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | merger with Orix BlueWave ⓘ |
| shortName |
Kintetsu Buffaloes
ⓘ
Kintetsu Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Osaka Kintetsu
|
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| successorTeam | Orix Buffaloes ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| wonLeaguePennant |
Pacific League
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific League 1979
Pacific League ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific League 1980
Pacific League ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific League 1989
Pacific League ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific League 2001
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes organization Description of subject: The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes organization was a former Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, known for its Pacific League play before merging with the Orix BlueWave in 2004.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Orix Buffaloes
this entity surface form:
Kintetsu Buffaloes