The Springfield Rifle
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The Springfield Rifle was the nickname of Vic Raschi, a dominant right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees in the late 1940s and early 1950s known for his powerful fastball and key role on multiple World Series championship teams.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Springfield Rifle canonical | 3 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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nickname ⓘ |
| achievement | multiple World Series championships with New York Yankees ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| contributedTo | New York Yankees World Series titles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era |
early 1950s
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late 1940s ⓘ |
| franchise |
New York Yankees
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surface form:
New York Yankees franchise
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| fullName |
Victor John Raschi
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surface form:
Victor John Angelo Raschi
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| handedness | right-handed pitcher ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high strikeout totals
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postseason performances ⓘ powerful fastball ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| nickname | The Springfield Rifle self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| occupation |
pitcher
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professional baseball player ⓘ |
| position | starting pitcher ⓘ |
| refersTo | Vic Raschi ⓘ |
| reputation | dominant pitcher of his era ⓘ |
| role | key member of New York Yankees pitching staff ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| strength |
ability to pitch in big games
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fastball velocity ⓘ pitching durability ⓘ |
| team | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| teamTenure |
New York Yankees in the early 1950s
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New York Yankees in the late 1940s ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vic Raschi