Toni Stone
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Toni Stone was a pioneering American baseball player who became the first woman to play regularly in the Negro Leagues, breaking gender barriers in professional baseball.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Toni Stone canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5195292 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toni Stone Context triple: [Indianapolis Clowns, notablePlayer, Toni Stone]
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A.
Verna Jarrett
Verna Jarrett is a central femme fatale character in the classic 1949 film noir "White Heat," known for her manipulative and duplicitous relationship with gangster Cody Jarrett.
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B.
Jessie Fauset
Jessie Fauset was an influential Harlem Renaissance novelist, editor, and critic whose work explored the lives and inner worlds of middle-class African Americans.
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C.
Helene Robinson
Helene Robinson was the wife of renowned American cinematographer Gregg Toland, noted for his groundbreaking work on films such as "Citizen Kane."
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D.
Pearl Washington
Pearl Washington was a dynamic All-American point guard of the 1980s, best known for his electrifying playmaking and clutch performances that helped elevate Syracuse basketball to national prominence.
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E.
Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt was a British character actress known for her distinguished stage work and memorable film roles in mid-20th-century cinema.
- 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: Toni Stone Target entity description: Toni Stone was a pioneering American baseball player who became the first woman to play regularly in the Negro Leagues, breaking gender barriers in professional baseball.
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A.
Verna Jarrett
Verna Jarrett is a central femme fatale character in the classic 1949 film noir "White Heat," known for her manipulative and duplicitous relationship with gangster Cody Jarrett.
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B.
Jessie Fauset
Jessie Fauset was an influential Harlem Renaissance novelist, editor, and critic whose work explored the lives and inner worlds of middle-class African Americans.
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C.
Helene Robinson
Helene Robinson was the wife of renowned American cinematographer Gregg Toland, noted for his groundbreaking work on films such as "Citizen Kane."
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D.
Pearl Washington
Pearl Washington was a dynamic All-American point guard of the 1980s, best known for his electrifying playmaking and clutch performances that helped elevate Syracuse basketball to national prominence.
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E.
Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt was a British character actress known for her distinguished stage work and memorable film roles in mid-20th-century cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball player
ⓘ
baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ pioneer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Marcenia Lyle Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Martha Ackmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battingHand | right ⓘ |
| birthName | Marcenia Lyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brokeGenderBarrierIn |
Negro league baseball
NERFINISHED
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professional baseball ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-07-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-11-02 ⓘ |
| era | Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Lyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | sports ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiography | Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Women’s Sports Hall of Fame (posthumous recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
gender integration in professional sports
ⓘ
women in baseball ⓘ |
| league | Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| movement | civil rights era sports integration ⓘ |
| nickname | Toni Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | replaced Hank Aaron at second base for the Indianapolis Clowns ⓘ |
| notableFor | first woman to play regularly in the Negro Leagues ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball player
ⓘ
professional athlete ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Alameda, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedAgainst | Satchel Paige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | second baseman ⓘ |
| residence |
Oakland, California, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| spouse | Aurelious Alberga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team |
Indianapolis Clowns
NERFINISHED
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Kansas City Monarchs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throwingHand | right ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Toni Stone Description of subject: Toni Stone was a pioneering American baseball player who became the first woman to play regularly in the Negro Leagues, breaking gender barriers in professional baseball.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.