Grays Sports Almanac
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Grays Sports Almanac is a fictional sports statistics book from the Back to the Future franchise that becomes a pivotal plot device when used for time-travel-based gambling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grays Sports Almanac canonical | 1 |
| Grays Sports Almanac: Complete Sports Statistics 1950–2000 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2105986 — 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: Grays Sports Almanac Context triple: [Back to the Future Part II, notableProp, Grays Sports Almanac]
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A.
Baseball America magazine
Baseball America magazine is a prominent U.S. publication specializing in comprehensive coverage of baseball prospects, amateur and minor league play, and player development.
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B.
Baseball-Reference.com
Baseball-Reference.com is a comprehensive online database that provides detailed statistics, historical data, and analytical tools for Major League Baseball players, teams, and seasons.
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C.
For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
"For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
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D.
Sports Reference LLC
Sports Reference LLC is a company that operates a family of popular sports statistics and history websites covering major professional and college sports.
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E.
Why I Love Baseball
"Why I Love Baseball" is a book by broadcaster Larry King in which he reflects on his lifelong passion for the sport through personal stories, memories, and commentary.
- 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: Grays Sports Almanac Target entity description: Grays Sports Almanac is a fictional sports statistics book from the Back to the Future franchise that becomes a pivotal plot device when used for time-travel-based gambling.
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A.
Baseball America magazine
Baseball America magazine is a prominent U.S. publication specializing in comprehensive coverage of baseball prospects, amateur and minor league play, and player development.
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B.
Baseball-Reference.com
Baseball-Reference.com is a comprehensive online database that provides detailed statistics, historical data, and analytical tools for Major League Baseball players, teams, and seasons.
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C.
For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
"For the Good of the Game: The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball" is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Bud Selig that chronicles the league’s modern evolution, controversies, and reforms from his insider perspective.
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D.
Sports Reference LLC
Sports Reference LLC is a company that operates a family of popular sports statistics and history websites covering major professional and college sports.
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E.
Why I Love Baseball
"Why I Love Baseball" is a book by broadcaster Larry King in which he reflects on his lifelong passion for the sport through personal stories, memories, and commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional book
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fictional object ⓘ plot device ⓘ prop ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Back to the Future Part II
ⓘ
Back to the Future trilogy ⓘ
surface form:
Back to the Future film series
|
| appearsInFranchise |
Back to the Future trilogy
ⓘ
surface form:
Back to the Future
|
| associatedWithCharacter |
Biff Tannen
ⓘ
Dr. Emmett Brown ⓘ
surface form:
Emmett Brown
Marty McFly ⓘ |
| associatedWithVehicle | DeLorean time machine ⓘ |
| contains | sports statistics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverDesignFeature |
images of athletes
ⓘ
red and gray color scheme ⓘ |
| coversYears | 1950–2000 ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Bob Gale
ⓘ
Robert Zemeckis ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
frequently referenced in discussions of time-travel paradoxes
ⓘ
iconic symbol of using future knowledge for profit ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Back to the Future trilogy
ⓘ
surface form:
Back to the Future universe
|
| firstAcquiredBy | Marty McFly ⓘ |
| fullTitle |
Grays Sports Almanac
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Grays Sports Almanac: Complete Sports Statistics 1950–2000
|
| genreInFiction | sports reference ⓘ |
| hasRealWorldMerchandise |
collectible prop
ⓘ
replica book ⓘ |
| inUniverseCurrencyUse | used to win bets on sporting events ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAcquiredBy |
Biff Tannen
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Biff Tannen
Biff Tannen ⓘ
surface form:
Young Biff Tannen
|
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
abuse of knowledge of the future
ⓘ
consequences of time travel ⓘ greed ⓘ |
| ownedByInStory |
Biff Tannen
ⓘ
Marty McFly ⓘ Biff Tannen ⓘ
surface form:
Old Biff Tannen
|
| plotFunction |
demonstrates dangers of altering the past for profit
ⓘ
enables alternate 1985 timeline ⓘ motivates time travel to 1955 ⓘ |
| publisherInFiction | Gray Sports Publishing ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUseInStory |
1955
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1985 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gambling
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sports betting ⓘ time-travel-based gambling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grays Sports Almanac Description of subject: Grays Sports Almanac is a fictional sports statistics book from the Back to the Future franchise that becomes a pivotal plot device when used for time-travel-based gambling.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grays Sports Almanac: Complete Sports Statistics 1950–2000