Leo Durocher
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Leo Durocher was a fiery and influential Major League Baseball manager and former infielder, best known for his hard-nosed style, the phrase “Nice guys finish last,” and leading teams like the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leo Durocher canonical | 3 |
| Leo Ernest Durocher | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4189670 — 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: Leo Durocher Context triple: [1951 National League tie-breaker playoff, GiantsManager, Leo Durocher]
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A.
Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager and former outfielder best known for leading the New York Yankees to seven World Series titles in the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Bart Giamatti
Bart Giamatti was an American professor of literature who became president of Yale University and later served as the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball, known for banning Pete Rose from the sport.
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C.
John McGraw
John McGraw was a legendary early 20th-century Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the New York Giants to multiple pennants and World Series appearances.
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D.
Bill Veeck
Bill Veeck was an innovative and flamboyant Major League Baseball team owner and promoter known for his fan-friendly ideas, showmanship, and influential role in shaping the modern game.
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E.
Connie Mack
Connie Mack was a legendary Major League Baseball manager and team owner best known for his record-long tenure with the Philadelphia Athletics and for building multiple championship teams in the early 20th century.
- 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: Leo Durocher Target entity description: Leo Durocher was a fiery and influential Major League Baseball manager and former infielder, best known for his hard-nosed style, the phrase “Nice guys finish last,” and leading teams like the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.
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A.
Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager and former outfielder best known for leading the New York Yankees to seven World Series titles in the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Bart Giamatti
Bart Giamatti was an American professor of literature who became president of Yale University and later served as the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball, known for banning Pete Rose from the sport.
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C.
John McGraw
John McGraw was a legendary early 20th-century Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the New York Giants to multiple pennants and World Series appearances.
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D.
Bill Veeck
Bill Veeck was an innovative and flamboyant Major League Baseball team owner and promoter known for his fan-friendly ideas, showmanship, and influential role in shaping the modern game.
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E.
Connie Mack
Connie Mack was a legendary Major League Baseball manager and team owner best known for his record-long tenure with the Philadelphia Athletics and for building multiple championship teams in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball manager
ⓘ
baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-07-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-10-07 ⓘ |
| ejectionRecord | high number of ejections as manager ⓘ |
| familyName | Durocher ONNED1 ⓘ |
| famousFor |
fiery managing style
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hard-nosed approach to baseball ⓘ |
| fieldPosition |
infielder
ⓘ
second baseman ⓘ shortstop ⓘ |
| fullName |
Leo Durocher
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Leo Ernest Durocher
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| givenName | Leo ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInduction |
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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surface form:
National Baseball Hall of Fame
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| HallOfFameInductionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | "Nice guys finish last" ⓘ |
| leagueManagedIn | National League ⓘ |
| managedTeam |
Brooklyn Superbas
ⓘ
surface form:
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs ⓘ Houston Astros ⓘ New York Giants ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeamAsManager |
Brooklyn Dodgers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Cubs ONNED1 ⓘ Houston Astros ONNED1 ⓘ New York Giants ONNED1 ⓘ |
| MLBManagerDebutYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| MLBPlayerDebutYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| MLBPlayerFinalYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| nickname | Leo the Lip ⓘ |
| notableWork | popularization of the phrase "Nice guys finish last" ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball manager
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baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
West Springfield, Massachusetts
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surface form:
West Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Palm Springs, California, United States ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Brooklyn Dodgers
ONNED1
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Cincinnati Reds ⓘ New York Yankees ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| styleOfPlayOrManagement |
aggressive
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confrontational ⓘ |
| teamManagedToWorldSeriesTitle | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampionAsManager | 1954 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampionAsPlayer | 1934 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Leo Durocher Description of subject: Leo Durocher was a fiery and influential Major League Baseball manager and former infielder, best known for his hard-nosed style, the phrase “Nice guys finish last,” and leading teams like the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leo Ernest Durocher