1972 National League Championship Series
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The 1972 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates that decided the National League pennant and is remembered for its dramatic, late-inning Game 5 comeback by the Reds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1972 National League Championship Series canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6412171 — 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: 1972 National League Championship Series Context triple: [Cincinnati Reds–Pittsburgh Pirates rivalry, playoffMeeting, 1972 National League Championship Series]
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A.
1970 National League Championship Series
The 1970 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff in which the Cincinnati Reds swept the Pittsburgh Pirates to advance to the World Series.
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B.
1982 National League Championship Series
The 1982 National League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-five playoff between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves to determine the National League representative in the 1982 World Series.
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C.
1972 World Series
The 1972 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series between the Oakland Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds, with the A’s winning the title in a seven-game matchup.
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D.
1984 National League Championship Series
The 1984 National League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-five playoff between the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres to determine the National League representative in the World Series.
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E.
1977 World Series
The 1977 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, highlighted by Reggie Jackson’s three-homer performance in Game 6.
- 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: 1972 National League Championship Series Target entity description: The 1972 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates that decided the National League pennant and is remembered for its dramatic, late-inning Game 5 comeback by the Reds.
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A.
1970 National League Championship Series
The 1970 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff in which the Cincinnati Reds swept the Pittsburgh Pirates to advance to the World Series.
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B.
1982 National League Championship Series
The 1982 National League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-five playoff between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves to determine the National League representative in the 1982 World Series.
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C.
1972 World Series
The 1972 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series between the Oakland Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds, with the A’s winning the title in a seven-game matchup.
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D.
1984 National League Championship Series
The 1984 National League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-five playoff between the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres to determine the National League representative in the World Series.
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E.
1977 World Series
The 1977 World Series was Major League Baseball’s championship series in which the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, highlighted by Reggie Jackson’s three-homer performance in Game 6.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | National League Championship Series ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decidingGame | Game 5 ⓘ |
| decidingGameVenue | Riverfront Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| determined | 1972 National League pennant ⓘ |
| featuredTeam |
Cincinnati Reds
NERFINISHED
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Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1973 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-five series ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRememberedFor | dramatic late-inning Game 5 comeback by the Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| league | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserEliminatedFrom | 1972 postseason ⓘ |
| losingFranchise | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingManager | Bill Virdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGame | Game 5 late-inning comeback by Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| numberOfGames | 5 ⓘ |
| postseasonRound | League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1971 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1972 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Cincinnati Reds won 3–2 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancedTo | 1972 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningFranchise | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningManager | Sparky Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1972 National League Championship Series Description of subject: The 1972 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates that decided the National League pennant and is remembered for its dramatic, late-inning Game 5 comeback by the Reds.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cincinnati Reds–Pittsburgh Pirates rivalry
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playoffMeeting
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1972 National League Championship Series
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