Lincoln Giants
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The Lincoln Giants were a prominent early 20th-century African American professional baseball team based in New York City, known for their strong play in the pre-Negro Leagues and Negro league era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lincoln Giants canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5270289 — 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: Lincoln Giants Context triple: [Eastern Colored League, hasTeam, Lincoln Giants]
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A.
Leland Giants
The Leland Giants were a prominent early 20th-century African American baseball team from Chicago that became one of the powerhouse clubs of the pre–Negro Leagues era.
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B.
Modesto Nuts
The Modesto Nuts are a Minor League Baseball team based in Modesto, California, competing in the California League and known for their nut-themed branding.
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C.
Peoria Chiefs
The Peoria Chiefs are a Minor League Baseball team that competes in the Midwest League and serves as a developmental affiliate for Major League Baseball organizations.
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D.
Sioux City Explorers
The Sioux City Explorers are an independent professional baseball team that competes in the American Association of Professional Baseball.
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E.
Brickley Giants
Brickley Giants was an early 1920s professional American football team based in New York City that briefly competed in the National Football League.
- 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: Lincoln Giants Target entity description: The Lincoln Giants were a prominent early 20th-century African American professional baseball team based in New York City, known for their strong play in the pre-Negro Leagues and Negro league era.
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A.
Leland Giants
The Leland Giants were a prominent early 20th-century African American baseball team from Chicago that became one of the powerhouse clubs of the pre–Negro Leagues era.
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B.
Modesto Nuts
The Modesto Nuts are a Minor League Baseball team based in Modesto, California, competing in the California League and known for their nut-themed branding.
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C.
Peoria Chiefs
The Peoria Chiefs are a Minor League Baseball team that competes in the Midwest League and serves as a developmental affiliate for Major League Baseball organizations.
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D.
Sioux City Explorers
The Sioux City Explorers are an independent professional baseball team that competes in the American Association of Professional Baseball.
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E.
Brickley Giants
Brickley Giants was an early 1920s professional American football team based in New York City that briefly competed in the National Football League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Negro league baseball team ⓘ |
| achievement | considered one of the strongest independent Black baseball teams of the 1910s ⓘ |
| basedIn | Harlem, Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorLineContext | segregated baseball ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | independent ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographic | all-Black team ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1930 ⓘ |
| era |
Negro league era
ⓘ
pre-Negro Leagues era ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| founded | 1911 ⓘ |
| founder |
Ed McMahon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jess McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped establish high-level Black professional baseball in New York City ⓘ |
| homeCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeField |
Lenox Oval
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olympic Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | recognized as an important forerunner of organized Negro league baseball ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| manager | Sol White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Lincolns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableManager | Sol White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePitcher | Dick Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Cyclone Joe Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dick Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ John Henry Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Santop NERFINISHED ⓘ Spottswood Poles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeason |
1911
ⓘ
1912 ⓘ 1913 ⓘ |
| notableShortstop | John Henry Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | independent Black baseball club ⓘ |
| ownership | McMahon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedAgainst |
Chicago American Giants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hilldale Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedHomeGamesIn | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| rival |
Brooklyn Royal Giants
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Lincoln Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| status | defunct baseball team ⓘ |
| teamType | African American professional baseball team ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lincoln Giants Description of subject: The Lincoln Giants were a prominent early 20th-century African American professional baseball team based in New York City, known for their strong play in the pre-Negro Leagues and Negro league era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.