1945 Negro World Series
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The 1945 Negro World Series was the championship series of Negro league baseball that crowned the Cleveland Buckeyes as the top Black professional team of that season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1945 Negro World Series canonical | 1 |
| Negro World Series | 1 |
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Target entity: 1945 Negro World Series Context triple: [Cleveland Buckeyes, won, 1945 Negro World Series]
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Negro National League
The Negro National League was a pioneering professional baseball league formed in 1920 that became the cornerstone of Black baseball in the United States during the era of racial segregation.
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Negro Leagues
The Negro Leagues were a collection of professional African American baseball leagues in the United States that operated during the era of racial segregation and showcased many of the sport’s greatest talents before integration into Major League Baseball.
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Negro American League
The Negro American League was a professional African American baseball league that operated primarily in the Midwest and South from 1937 to the early 1960s, serving as one of the major Negro leagues during the era of racial segregation in U.S. baseball.
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D.
American Legion World Series
The American Legion World Series is an annual national championship baseball tournament for American Legion-sponsored youth teams from across the United States.
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E.
1945 World Series
The 1945 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship series between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, remembered as the last Cubs pennant appearance before their long title drought and for being played during the final year of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: 1945 Negro World Series Target entity description: The 1945 Negro World Series was the championship series of Negro league baseball that crowned the Cleveland Buckeyes as the top Black professional team of that season.
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A.
Negro National League
The Negro National League was a pioneering professional baseball league formed in 1920 that became the cornerstone of Black baseball in the United States during the era of racial segregation.
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B.
Negro Leagues
The Negro Leagues were a collection of professional African American baseball leagues in the United States that operated during the era of racial segregation and showcased many of the sport’s greatest talents before integration into Major League Baseball.
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C.
Negro American League
The Negro American League was a professional African American baseball league that operated primarily in the Midwest and South from 1937 to the early 1960s, serving as one of the major Negro leagues during the era of racial segregation in U.S. baseball.
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D.
American Legion World Series
The American Legion World Series is an annual national championship baseball tournament for American Legion-sponsored youth teams from across the United States.
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E.
1945 World Series
The 1945 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship series between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, remembered as the last Cubs pennant appearance before their long title drought and for being played during the final year of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro World Series
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baseball championship series ⓘ |
| attendanceType | professional ⓘ |
| champion | Cleveland Buckeyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCity | Cleveland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championTeamLeague | Cleveland Buckeyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| determined | Negro leagues champion ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-09-20 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1946 Negro World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| game1WinningTeam | Cleveland Buckeyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game2WinningTeam | Cleveland Buckeyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| game4WinningTeam | Cleveland Buckeyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league |
Negro American League
NERFINISHED
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Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Cleveland
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| losingLeague | Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingManager | Vic Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Sam Jethroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Buck Leonard
NERFINISHED
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Eugene Bremer NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Quincy Trouppe NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Jethroe NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Grace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 4 ⓘ |
| participant |
Cleveland Buckeyes
NERFINISHED
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Homestead Grays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Negro World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1944 Negro World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Homestead Grays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCity | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1945 ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Cleveland Buckeyes 4–0 Homestead Grays ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-09-13 ⓘ |
| sweep | true ⓘ |
| winningLeague | Negro American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningManager | Quincy Trouppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1945 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1945 Negro World Series Description of subject: The 1945 Negro World Series was the championship series of Negro league baseball that crowned the Cleveland Buckeyes as the top Black professional team of that season.
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