1939 World Series games
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The 1939 World Series games were the championship baseball series of Major League Baseball’s 1939 season, featuring the New York Yankees sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in a best-of-seven matchup.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1939 World Series games canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5062126 — 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: 1939 World Series games Context triple: [Crosley Field, hostedEvent, 1939 World Series games]
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A.
1941 World Series games
The 1941 World Series games were the championship baseball series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, remembered for dramatic moments like Mickey Owen’s dropped third strike.
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B.
1925 World Series games
The 1925 World Series games were the championship baseball series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators, remembered for its dramatic seven-game showdown and played partly at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
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C.
1949 World Series
The 1949 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship in which the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, beginning a record streak of five consecutive Yankees titles.
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D.
1954 World Series games
The 1954 World Series games were the championship baseball series in which the New York Giants defeated the Cleveland Indians, highlighted by Willie Mays’ famous over-the-shoulder catch.
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E.
1929 World Series
The 1929 World Series was a Major League Baseball championship series in which the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs, highlighted by a historic 10-run inning in Game 4.
- 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: 1939 World Series games Target entity description: The 1939 World Series games were the championship baseball series of Major League Baseball’s 1939 season, featuring the New York Yankees sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in a best-of-seven matchup.
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A.
1941 World Series games
The 1941 World Series games were the championship baseball series between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers, remembered for dramatic moments like Mickey Owen’s dropped third strike.
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B.
1925 World Series games
The 1925 World Series games were the championship baseball series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators, remembered for its dramatic seven-game showdown and played partly at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C.
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C.
1949 World Series
The 1949 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship in which the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, beginning a record streak of five consecutive Yankees titles.
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D.
1954 World Series games
The 1954 World Series games were the championship baseball series in which the New York Giants defeated the Cleveland Indians, highlighted by Willie Mays’ famous over-the-shoulder catch.
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E.
1929 World Series
The 1929 World Series was a Major League Baseball championship series in which the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago Cubs, highlighted by a historic 10-run inning in Game 4.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball championship series
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World Series ⓘ |
| bestOfFormat | best-of-seven ⓘ |
| championshipOf | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | 36th World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfALGames | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfNLGames | Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-World War II baseball era ⓘ |
| formatDescription | American League champion vs National League champion in best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| franchiseOfLosingTeam | Cincinnati Reds franchise ⓘ |
| franchiseOfWinningTeam | New York Yankees franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game1HomeTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game1Venue | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game1Winner | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2HomeTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Venue | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2Winner | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3HomeTeam | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Venue | Crosley Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game3Winner | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4HomeTeam | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Venue | Crosley Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4Winner | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueChampionAL | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueChampionNL | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeamGamesWon | 0 ⓘ |
| losingTeamLeague | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managerOfLosingTeam | Bill McKechnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managerOfWinningTeam | Joe McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Joe DiMaggio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1940 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerLosingTeam |
Bucky Walters
NERFINISHED
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Frank McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerWinningTeam |
Bill Dickey
NERFINISHED
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Joe DiMaggio NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Ruffing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 2 ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1938 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | 1939 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | New York Yankees 4–0 Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| sweep | true ⓘ |
| winner | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamGamesWon | 4 ⓘ |
| winningTeamLeague | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1939 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1939 World Series games Description of subject: The 1939 World Series games were the championship baseball series of Major League Baseball’s 1939 season, featuring the New York Yankees sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in a best-of-seven matchup.
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