1979 National League Championship Series
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The 1979 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff in which the Pittsburgh Pirates swept the Cincinnati Reds to advance to and eventually win the World Series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1979 National League Championship Series canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6412173 — 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: 1979 National League Championship Series Context triple: [Cincinnati Reds–Pittsburgh Pirates rivalry, playoffMeeting, 1979 National League Championship Series]
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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 National League Championship Series
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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1975 National League Championship Series
The 1975 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 during their dominant "Big Red Machine" era.
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E.
1979 World Series
The 1979 World Series was Major League Baseball's championship series in which the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games.
- 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: 1979 National League Championship Series Target entity description: The 1979 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff in which the Pittsburgh Pirates swept the Cincinnati Reds to advance to and eventually win the World 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 National League Championship Series
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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D.
1975 National League Championship Series
The 1975 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 during their dominant "Big Red Machine" era.
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E.
1979 World Series
The 1979 World Series was Major League Baseball's championship series in which the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason series
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National League Championship Series ⓘ |
| champion | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame1 | Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame2 | Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityGame3 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1979-10-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1980 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-five series ⓘ |
| game1Result | Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2 Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| game2ExtraInnings | yes ⓘ |
| game2Innings | 10 ⓘ |
| game2Result | Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2 Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| game3Result | Pittsburgh Pirates 7–1 Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| gameCount | 3 ⓘ |
| homeTeamGame1 | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamGame2 | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamGame3 | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserGames | 0 ⓘ |
| losingManager | John McNamara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Willie Stargell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MVPTeam | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PiratesDivision | National League East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PiratesDivisionPlace | 1st ⓘ |
| PiratesRegularSeasonRecord | 98–64 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1978 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioAnnouncersUS |
Jack Buck
NERFINISHED
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Marty Brennaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioNetworkUS | CBS Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RedsDivision | National League West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RedsDivisionPlace | 1st ⓘ |
| RedsRegularSeasonRecord | 90–71 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1979 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Pittsburgh Pirates won 3–0 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1979-10-02 ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncersUS |
Joe Garagiola
NERFINISHED
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Tony Kubek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionNetworkUS | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| umpireCrewChief | Doug Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venueGame1 | Riverfront Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venueGame2 | Riverfront Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| venueGame3 | Three Rivers Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancedTo | 1979 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerGames | 3 ⓘ |
| winnerWonSubsequentWorldSeries | yes ⓘ |
| winningManager | Chuck Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1979 National League Championship Series Description of subject: The 1979 National League Championship Series was a best-of-five playoff in which the Pittsburgh Pirates swept the Cincinnati Reds to advance to and eventually win the World Series.
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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1979 National League Championship Series
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