The Sandberg Game
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The Sandberg Game is a famous 1984 regular-season matchup at Wrigley Field in which Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg hit two dramatic late-inning home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals, cementing his national stardom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Sandberg Game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6253337 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Sandberg Game Context triple: [1984-06-23 "The Sandberg Game" vs St. Louis Cardinals, nickname, The Sandberg Game]
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A.
The Name of the Game
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 pop song by Swedish group ABBA, known for its melodic complexity and introspective lyrics.
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B.
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game is an American television series from the late 1960s and early 1970s that followed the lives of magazine publishing executives through rotating lead characters and storylines.
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C.
Caught in the Game
Caught in the Game is a 1983 hard rock album by American band Survivor, known for its melodic rock sound and powerful vocals.
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D.
Fin de partie
Fin de partie is a one-act absurdist play by Samuel Beckett that portrays the bleak, darkly comic end-stage of four characters trapped in a bare, confined space.
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E.
It’s All in the Game
"It’s All in the Game" is a popular song based on a 1911 melody composed by future U.S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes that later became a hit with added lyrics in the 1950s.
- 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: The Sandberg Game Target entity description: The Sandberg Game is a famous 1984 regular-season matchup at Wrigley Field in which Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg hit two dramatic late-inning home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals, cementing his national stardom.
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A.
The Name of the Game
"The Name of the Game" is a 1977 pop song by Swedish group ABBA, known for its melodic complexity and introspective lyrics.
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B.
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game is an American television series from the late 1960s and early 1970s that followed the lives of magazine publishing executives through rotating lead characters and storylines.
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C.
Caught in the Game
Caught in the Game is a 1983 hard rock album by American band Survivor, known for its melodic rock sound and powerful vocals.
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D.
Fin de partie
Fin de partie is a one-act absurdist play by Samuel Beckett that portrays the bleak, darkly comic end-stage of four characters trapped in a bare, confined space.
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E.
It’s All in the Game
"It’s All in the Game" is a popular song based on a 1911 melody composed by future U.S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes that later became a hit with added lyrics in the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball game
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regular-season baseball game ⓘ |
| attendanceApproximate | 38,000 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcaster |
Bob Costas
NERFINISHED
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Tony Kubek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastProgram | NBC Game of the Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CardinalsCloserRole | Hall of Fame closer ⓘ |
| CardinalsCloserUsed | Bruce Sutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| CubsSeasonContext | 1984 Chicago Cubs pennant race ⓘ |
| CubsSeasonOutcome | 1984 National League East champions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | June 23, 1984 ⓘ |
| divisionRivalry | Chicago Cubs–St. Louis Cardinals rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extraInnings | true ⓘ |
| featuredPlayer | Ryne Sandberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredTeamPlayer | Ryne Sandberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalResult | Chicago Cubs win ⓘ |
| finalScore | 12–11 ⓘ |
| homeBallpark | Wrigley Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| innings | 11 ⓘ |
| league | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
one of the greatest regular-season games in MLB history
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signature game of Ryne Sandberg’s career ⓘ |
| location | Wrigley Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | named after Ryne Sandberg’s performance ⓘ |
| opposingStarPlayer | Bruce Sutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingTeam | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergAtBats | 6 ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergHits | 5 ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergHomeRunInning |
ninth inning
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tenth inning ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergHomeRunPitcher | Bruce Sutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergHomeRuns | 2 ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergHomeRunType |
game-tying home run
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late-inning home run ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergImpact | cemented Ryne Sandberg’s national stardom ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergPerformanceSignificance | breakout national performance ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergRBIs | 7 ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergRole | second baseman ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergRunsScored | 5 ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergTeam | Chicago Cubs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Ryne SandbergTotalBases | 13 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| year | 1984 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Sandberg Game Description of subject: The Sandberg Game is a famous 1984 regular-season matchup at Wrigley Field in which Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg hit two dramatic late-inning home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals, cementing his national stardom.
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