Mel Stottlemyre
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Mel Stottlemyre was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher and longtime pitching coach, best known for his years with the New York Yankees.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mel Stottlemyre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5610222 — 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: Mel Stottlemyre Context triple: [1964 World Series, game7StartingPitcherForYankees, Mel Stottlemyre]
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A.
Billy Martin
Billy Martin was a fiery and controversial Major League Baseball second baseman and manager, best known for his multiple tumultuous stints leading the New York Yankees.
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B.
Tom Seaver
Tom Seaver was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, best known as the dominant ace of the New York Mets and one of the greatest right-handed pitchers in baseball history.
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C.
Phil Rizzuto
Phil Rizzuto was a Hall of Fame shortstop and longtime broadcaster for the New York Yankees, renowned for his stellar defense and colorful personality.
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D.
Luis Tiant
Luis Tiant is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, best known for his distinctive delivery and standout seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the Boston Red Sox.
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E.
Bob Lemon
Bob Lemon was an American Hall of Fame pitcher for the Cleveland Indians who later became a successful Major League Baseball manager.
- 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: Mel Stottlemyre Target entity description: Mel Stottlemyre was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher and longtime pitching coach, best known for his years with the New York Yankees.
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A.
Billy Martin
Billy Martin was a fiery and controversial Major League Baseball second baseman and manager, best known for his multiple tumultuous stints leading the New York Yankees.
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B.
Tom Seaver
Tom Seaver was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher, best known as the dominant ace of the New York Mets and one of the greatest right-handed pitchers in baseball history.
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C.
Phil Rizzuto
Phil Rizzuto was a Hall of Fame shortstop and longtime broadcaster for the New York Yankees, renowned for his stellar defense and colorful personality.
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D.
Luis Tiant
Luis Tiant is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, best known for his distinctive delivery and standout seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the Boston Red Sox.
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E.
Bob Lemon
Bob Lemon was an American Hall of Fame pitcher for the Cleveland Indians who later became a successful Major League Baseball manager.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball pitcher
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baseball coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| bats | right-handed ⓘ |
| brokeIntoMLBWith | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | multiple myeloma ⓘ |
| child |
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Todd Stottlemyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-01-13 ⓘ |
| earnedRunAverage | 2.97 ⓘ |
| familyName | Stottlemyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBGameDate | 1974-08-16 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Melvin Leon Stottlemyre Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Melvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1964-08-12 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a five-time MLB All-Star pitcher
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being longtime New York Yankees pitching coach ⓘ |
| numberOfAllStarSelections | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball player
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pitching coach ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hazelton, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| relative |
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Todd Stottlemyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Washington State, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
Houston Astros pitching coach
NERFINISHED
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New York Mets pitching coach ⓘ New York Yankees pitching coach NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle Mariners pitching coach ⓘ |
| seasonsWithTeam | New York Yankees 1964–1974 ⓘ |
| selectedTo | American League All-Star team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| strikeouts | 1257 ⓘ |
| throws | right-handed ⓘ |
| winLossRecord | 164–139 ⓘ |
| won | World Series as a coach ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesAppearance | 1964 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesTitleAsCoachWith |
New York Mets
NERFINISHED
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New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mel Stottlemyre Description of subject: Mel Stottlemyre was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher and longtime pitching coach, best known for his years with the New York Yankees.
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