1998 American League Championship Series
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The 1998 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 1998 season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1998 American League Championship Series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4814063 — 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: 1998 American League Championship Series Context triple: [1997 American League Championship Series, followedBy, 1998 American League Championship Series]
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1997 American League Championship Series
The 1997 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 1997 season.
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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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1996 American League Championship Series
The 1996 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven MLB playoff matchup in which the New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles, highlighted by Derek Jeter’s controversial “Jeffrey Maier” home run.
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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.
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E.
1988 American League Championship Series
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.
- 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: 1998 American League Championship Series Target entity description: The 1998 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 1998 season.
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A.
1997 American League Championship Series
The 1997 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 1997 season.
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B.
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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C.
1996 American League Championship Series
The 1996 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven MLB playoff matchup in which the New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles, highlighted by Derek Jeter’s controversial “Jeffrey Maier” home run.
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D.
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.
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E.
1988 American League Championship Series
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American League Championship Series
ⓘ
Major League Baseball postseason series ⓘ |
| championGamesWon | 4 ⓘ |
| championTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| determined | 1998 American League pennant ⓘ |
| endDate | 1998-10-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1999 American League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| game1Venue | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game1WinningTeam | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Venue | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Venue | Jacobs Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3WinningTeam | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Venue | Jacobs Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4WinningTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5Venue | Jacobs Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game5WinningTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game6Venue | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game6WinningTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameCount | 6 ⓘ |
| homeFieldAdvantageTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IndiansDivision | American League Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IndiansManager | Mike Hargrove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IndiansRegularSeasonRecord | 89–73 ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | David Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHitterIndians |
Jim Thome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manny Ramirez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHitterYankees | Bernie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePitcherYankees |
Andy Pettitte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1997 American League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioNetworkUnitedStates | ESPN Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpGamesWon | 2 ⓘ |
| runnerUpTeam | Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1998 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | New York Yankees defeated Cleveland Indians 4–2 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1998-10-07 ⓘ |
| televisionNetworkUnitedStates | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| umpireCrewChief | John Hirschbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancedTo | 1998 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerWorldSeriesOpponent | San Diego Padres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerWorldSeriesResult | New York Yankees defeated San Diego Padres 4–0 ⓘ |
| YankeesDivision | American League East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| YankeesManager | Joe Torre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| YankeesRegularSeasonRecord | 114–48 ⓘ |
| year | 1998 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1998 American League Championship Series Description of subject: The 1998 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff series that determined the American League pennant winner for the 1998 season.
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