American League Triple Crown 1909
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The American League Triple Crown 1909 is the batting title distinction awarded to Ty Cobb for leading the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in during the 1909 season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American League Triple Crown 1909 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3031000 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: American League Triple Crown 1909 Context triple: [Ty Cobb, notableAchievement, American League Triple Crown 1909]
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A.
1911 World Series
The 1911 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball that pitted the Philadelphia Athletics against the New York Giants, with the Athletics ultimately winning the title.
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1905 World Series
The 1905 World Series was Major League Baseball’s second modern championship, in which the New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in a best-of-seven series dominated by pitching, especially that of Christy Mathewson.
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C.
Triple Crown (pitching)
Triple Crown (pitching) is a rare baseball achievement awarded to a pitcher who leads a league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average (ERA) in a single season.
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1909 World Series
The 1909 World Series was the championship matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers, notable for featuring a showdown between stars Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb and resulting in the Pirates’ first World Series title.
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1903 World Series
The 1903 World Series was the first modern Major League Baseball championship series, contested between the Boston Americans (later known as the Red Sox) and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 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 Triple Crown 1909 Target entity description: The American League Triple Crown 1909 is the batting title distinction awarded to Ty Cobb for leading the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in during the 1909 season.
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A.
1911 World Series
The 1911 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball that pitted the Philadelphia Athletics against the New York Giants, with the Athletics ultimately winning the title.
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B.
1905 World Series
The 1905 World Series was Major League Baseball’s second modern championship, in which the New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in a best-of-seven series dominated by pitching, especially that of Christy Mathewson.
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C.
Triple Crown (pitching)
Triple Crown (pitching) is a rare baseball achievement awarded to a pitcher who leads a league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average (ERA) in a single season.
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D.
1909 World Series
The 1909 World Series was the championship matchup between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers, notable for featuring a showdown between stars Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb and resulting in the Pirates’ first World Series title.
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E.
1903 World Series
The 1903 World Series was the first modern Major League Baseball championship series, contested between the Boston Americans (later known as the Red Sox) and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball batting achievement
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batting Triple Crown ⓘ |
| awardedIn | post-1909 season ⓘ |
| awardedTo | Ty Cobb ⓘ |
| battingAverage | .377 ⓘ |
| battingAverageLeader | Ty Cobb ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | dead-ball era ⓘ |
| franchiseOfAwardedPlayer | Detroit Tigers ⓘ |
| homeRunLeader | Ty Cobb ⓘ |
| homeRuns | 9 ⓘ |
| isTripleCrownFor | American League batting statistics 1909 ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| leagueAbbreviation | AL ⓘ |
| notableFor | Ty Cobb leading the American League in all three major batting categories in 1909 ⓘ |
| partOf | Major League Baseball Triple Crown history ⓘ |
| player | Ty Cobb ⓘ |
| positionOfAwardedPlayer | outfielder ⓘ |
| requiresLeadingCategory |
batting average
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home runs ⓘ runs batted in ⓘ |
| runsBattedIn | 107 ⓘ |
| runsBattedInLeader | Ty Cobb ⓘ |
| season | 1909 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| statCategory |
batting average
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home runs ⓘ runs batted in ⓘ |
| team | Detroit Tigers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: American League Triple Crown 1909 Description of subject: The American League Triple Crown 1909 is the batting title distinction awarded to Ty Cobb for leading the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in during the 1909 season.
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