Monford Merrill Irvin
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Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin was an American Hall of Fame baseball player and pioneering African American star in both the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monford Merrill Irvin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6208186 — 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: Monford Merrill Irvin Context triple: [Monte Irvin, fullName, Monford Merrill Irvin]
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A.
Gene Milford
Gene Milford was an American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
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B.
Alvin Marks
Alvin Marks was an American inventor known for his work on advanced energy technologies and high-efficiency lighting concepts.
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C.
Irving Townsend
Irving Townsend was an American record producer and Columbia Records executive best known for overseeing landmark jazz recordings, including Miles Davis’s "Kind of Blue."
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D.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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E.
Joseph Irwin Miller
Joseph Irwin Miller was an influential American industrialist and philanthropist best known for leading Cummins Engine Company and transforming Columbus, Indiana into a landmark of modern architecture through his patronage.
- 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: Monford Merrill Irvin Target entity description: Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin was an American Hall of Fame baseball player and pioneering African American star in both the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball.
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A.
Gene Milford
Gene Milford was an American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
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B.
Alvin Marks
Alvin Marks was an American inventor known for his work on advanced energy technologies and high-efficiency lighting concepts.
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C.
Irving Townsend
Irving Townsend was an American record producer and Columbia Records executive best known for overseeing landmark jazz recordings, including Miles Davis’s "Kind of Blue."
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D.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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E.
Joseph Irwin Miller
Joseph Irwin Miller was an influential American industrialist and philanthropist best known for leading Cummins Engine Company and transforming Columbus, Indiana into a landmark of modern architecture through his patronage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball player
ⓘ
baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allStarSelection | 1952 ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| battingAverageMLB | .293 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-02-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-01-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| finalMLBDate | 1956-09-30 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Monford Merrill Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFame | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInductionMethod | Negro Leagues Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInductionYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| homeRunsMLB | 99 ⓘ |
| isAfricanAmerican | true ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 20 ⓘ |
| league |
National League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Chicago Cubs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1949-07-08 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutLeague | MLB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Monte Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering African American star in Major League Baseball
ⓘ
starring with the Newark Eagles in the Negro Leagues ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Haleburg, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInLeague | Mexican League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
left fielder
ⓘ
outfielder ⓘ |
| residence | Newark, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsBattedInMLB | 443 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamRetiredNumber | 20 ⓘ |
| teamRetiredNumberBy | San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| worldSeriesChampion | 1954 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monford Merrill Irvin Description of subject: Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin was an American Hall of Fame baseball player and pioneering African American star in both the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.