Oakland Athletics 2002 season
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The Oakland Athletics' 2002 season is famed for its data-driven, low-budget roster strategy and 20-game winning streak that inspired the book and film "Moneyball."
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| Oakland Athletics 2002 season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5382609 — 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: Oakland Athletics 2002 season Context triple: [Moneyball, portrays, Oakland Athletics 2002 season]
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A.
2002 Boston Red Sox season
The 2002 Boston Red Sox season was a Major League Baseball campaign in which the team, led by stars like Pedro Martínez and Nomar Garciaparra, contended in the American League East but ultimately missed the postseason.
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2002 Major League Baseball season
The 2002 Major League Baseball season was the 102nd season of MLB, highlighted by the Anaheim Angels winning their first World Series title after a seven-game victory over the San Francisco Giants.
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2002 World Series
The 2002 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants to win the franchise’s first title.
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2002 American League Championship Series
The 2002 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff between the Anaheim Angels and the Minnesota Twins to determine the American League pennant winner for the 2002 season.
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Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California, known for their rich history of championships and innovative, analytics-driven approach to the game.
- 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: Oakland Athletics 2002 season Target entity description: The Oakland Athletics' 2002 season is famed for its data-driven, low-budget roster strategy and 20-game winning streak that inspired the book and film "Moneyball."
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A.
2002 Boston Red Sox season
The 2002 Boston Red Sox season was a Major League Baseball campaign in which the team, led by stars like Pedro Martínez and Nomar Garciaparra, contended in the American League East but ultimately missed the postseason.
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B.
2002 Major League Baseball season
The 2002 Major League Baseball season was the 102nd season of MLB, highlighted by the Anaheim Angels winning their first World Series title after a seven-game victory over the San Francisco Giants.
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C.
2002 World Series
The 2002 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants to win the franchise’s first title.
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D.
2002 American League Championship Series
The 2002 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff between the Anaheim Angels and the Minnesota Twins to determine the American League pennant winner for the 2002 season.
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Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California, known for their rich history of championships and innovative, analytics-driven approach to the game.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball season
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sports season ⓘ |
| award |
Barry Zito – American League Cy Young Award
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Miguel Tejada – American League Most Valuable Player NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Oakland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | American League West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionPlace | 1st in AL West ⓘ |
| divisionTitle | American League West champions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldManager | Art Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Oakland Athletics 2003 season ⓘ |
| generalManager | Billy Beane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeBallpark | Network Associates Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBook | Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBookAuthor | Michael Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredFilm | Moneyball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredFilmReleaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| losses | 59 ⓘ |
| madePostseason | true ⓘ |
| mediaNickname | Moneyball A's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | 20-game winning streak ⓘ |
| notableGame | September 4, 2002 vs Kansas City Royals ⓘ |
| notableGameFeature | blew 11–0 lead then won 12–11 on walk-off home run ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Barry Zito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eric Chavez NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Mulder NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Tejada NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Hatteberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheme | exploitation of market inefficiencies in player valuation ⓘ |
| payrollRelativeToLeague | among lowest in MLB ⓘ |
| postseasonOpponent | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonResult | lost ALDS 3–2 to Minnesota Twins ⓘ |
| postseasonRoundReached | American League Division Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Oakland Athletics 2001 season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord | 103–59 ⓘ |
| runDifferential | +200 or greater ⓘ |
| seasonOf | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| strategy |
data-driven player evaluation
ⓘ
low-payroll team-building ⓘ sabermetrics-based roster construction ⓘ |
| team | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| walkOffHomeRunHitter | Scott Hatteberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningStreakEndDate | 2002-09-04 ⓘ |
| winningStreakLeagueRecord | American League record at the time ⓘ |
| winningStreakLength | 20 games ⓘ |
| winningStreakStartDate | 2002-08-13 ⓘ |
| wins | 103 ⓘ |
| year | 2002 ⓘ |
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