National League pennant races
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National League pennant races are the season-long competitions among National League baseball teams to win the league championship and advance to the World Series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National League pennant | 1 |
| National League pennant races canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2383496 — 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 pennant races Context triple: [New York Giants, playedIn, National League pennant races]
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A.
National League Championship Series
The National League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determines the National League champion and one of the two teams that advance to the World Series.
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B.
National League Wild Card Series
The National League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League wild card teams advance deeper into the playoffs.
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C.
National League Division Series
The National League Division Series is a best-of-five playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League teams advance to the League Championship Series.
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D.
National League pennant 2018
The 2018 National League pennant was won by the Los Angeles Dodgers, crowning them the league champions and sending them to the World Series under manager Dave Roberts.
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E.
National League
The National League is the top division of non-league football in England, sitting directly below the English Football League and featuring a mix of professional and semi-professional clubs.
- 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: National League pennant races Target entity description: National League pennant races are the season-long competitions among National League baseball teams to win the league championship and advance to the World Series.
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A.
National League Championship Series
The National League Championship Series is Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determines the National League champion and one of the two teams that advance to the World Series.
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B.
National League Wild Card Series
The National League Wild Card Series is a best-of-three postseason playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League wild card teams advance deeper into the playoffs.
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C.
National League Division Series
The National League Division Series is a best-of-five playoff round in Major League Baseball that determines which National League teams advance to the League Championship Series.
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D.
National League pennant 2018
The 2018 National League pennant was won by the Los Angeles Dodgers, crowning them the league champions and sending them to the World Series under manager Dave Roberts.
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E.
National League
The National League is the top division of non-league football in England, sitting directly below the English Football League and featuring a mix of professional and semi-professional clubs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball event
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baseball competition ⓘ sports season race ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
interleague play
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introduction of Wild Card ⓘ league expansion ⓘ schedule length changes ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
National League
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surface form:
National League teams
|
| associatedWithLeague | National League of Professional Baseball Clubs ⓘ |
| beganIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| canInclude | tiebreaker games ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season standings ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | source of baseball drama and narratives ⓘ |
| determines | National League champion ⓘ |
| fanInterest | increases late in regular season ⓘ |
| feature |
close standings late in the season
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elimination numbers ⓘ magic numbers ⓘ scoreboard watching ⓘ |
| followsRule | team with best record wins pennant (historical, pre-division era) ⓘ |
| hasGoal | winning the National League pennant ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | advancing to the World Series ⓘ |
| historicalChange |
expansion of playoffs with Wild Card teams
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introduction of League Championship Series in 1969 ⓘ introduction of divisions in 1969 ⓘ |
| involves |
elimination of non-contending teams
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pennant contenders ⓘ |
| languageUsage | term often shortened to "pennant race" in baseball discourse ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
newspapers
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online media ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| notableTiebreakerFormat |
best-of-three playoff (historical)
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single-game playoff ⓘ |
| organizingBody | National League ⓘ |
| partOf |
MLB regular season
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surface form:
Major League Baseball season
|
| precedes | World Series ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
American League pennant races
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MLB playoffs ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball postseason
National League Championship Series ⓘ National League pennant ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| statisticalFocus |
games behind
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head-to-head records ⓘ run differential ⓘ |
| timePeriod | entire regular season ⓘ |
| usesRankingBy | win–loss record ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: National League pennant races Description of subject: National League pennant races are the season-long competitions among National League baseball teams to win the league championship and advance to the World Series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National League pennant