1988 American League Championship Series
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The 1988 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox to determine the American League pennant winner for the 1988 season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1988 American League Championship Series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4623546 — 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: 1988 American League Championship Series Context triple: [1988 American League season, playoffSeries, 1988 American League Championship Series]
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A.
1984 American League Championship Series
The 1984 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-five playoff to determine the American League pennant winner for the 1984 season.
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B.
1983 American League Championship Series
The 1983 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox to determine the American League representative in the 1983 World Series.
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C.
1995 American League Championship Series
The 1995 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 1995 season.
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1988 American League
The 1988 American League season culminated in the Oakland Athletics, managed by Tony La Russa, winning the league championship and advancing to the World Series.
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E.
1994 American League Championship Series
The 1994 American League Championship Series was the Major League Baseball playoff series that would have determined the American League pennant but was never played due to the season-ending players' strike.
- 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: 1988 American League Championship Series Target entity description: The 1988 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox to determine the American League pennant winner for the 1988 season.
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A.
1984 American League Championship Series
The 1984 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-five playoff to determine the American League pennant winner for the 1984 season.
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B.
1983 American League Championship Series
The 1983 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox to determine the American League representative in the 1983 World Series.
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C.
1995 American League Championship Series
The 1995 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 1995 season.
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D.
1988 American League
The 1988 American League season culminated in the Oakland Athletics, managed by Tony La Russa, winning the league championship and advancing to the World Series.
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E.
1994 American League Championship Series
The 1994 American League Championship Series was the Major League Baseball playoff series that would have determined the American League pennant but was never played due to the season-ending players' strike.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American League Championship Series
ⓘ
Major League Baseball postseason series ⓘ |
| ballparkGame1 | Fenway Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballparkGame2 | Fenway Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballparkGame3 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballparkGame4 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOf | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| cityGame1 | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame2 | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame3 | Oakland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame4 | Oakland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1989 American League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-seven playoff series ⓘ |
| game1LosingTeam | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game1WinningTeam | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2LosingTeam | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2WinningTeam | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3LosingTeam | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4LosingTeam | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4WinningTeam | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Boston Red Sox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamGame1 | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamGame3 | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| loser | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managerLosingTeam | Joe Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managerWinningTeam | Tony La Russa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVP | Dave Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 4 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1987 American League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1988 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Oakland Athletics 4–0 Boston Red Sox ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| sweep | yes ⓘ |
| teamWithHomeFieldAdvantage | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncersUS |
Joe Garagiola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vin Scully NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetworkUS | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| umpireCrewChief | Durwood Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancedTo | 1988 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamLeaguePennant | American League pennant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamPennantNumber | Oakland Athletics 12th American League pennant ⓘ |
| year | 1988 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1988 American League Championship Series Description of subject: The 1988 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox to determine the American League pennant winner for the 1988 season.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1988 American League season