1994 Major League Baseball season
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The 1994 Major League Baseball season was a strike-shortened campaign that ended prematurely in August, resulting in the cancellation of the postseason and the World Series for the first time since 1904.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1994 Major League Baseball season canonical | 3 |
| Major League Baseball season 1994 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6778347 — 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: 1994 Major League Baseball season Context triple: [1994 National League Championship Series, seasonOfLeague, 1994 Major League Baseball season]
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A.
1993 Major League Baseball season
The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final year before league realignment and the introduction of the wild card, highlighted by the Toronto Blue Jays winning a dramatic World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies.
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B.
1994 MLB All-Star Game
The 1994 MLB All-Star Game was Major League Baseball’s midseason exhibition featuring the top players from the American and National Leagues, held during the strike-shortened 1994 season.
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C.
1984 MLB season
The 1984 MLB season was a Major League Baseball campaign highlighted by the Detroit Tigers’ dominant World Series championship and standout performances from stars like Alan Trammell and Jack Morris.
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D.
1994–95 MLB strike
The 1994–95 MLB strike was a major labor stoppage that led to the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and significantly disrupted professional baseball in North America.
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E.
1994 World Series
The 1994 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship series that was scheduled but never played due to the players' strike, marking the first cancellation of the Fall Classic since 1904.
- 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: 1994 Major League Baseball season Target entity description: The 1994 Major League Baseball season was a strike-shortened campaign that ended prematurely in August, resulting in the cancellation of the postseason and the World Series for the first time since 1904.
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A.
1993 Major League Baseball season
The 1993 Major League Baseball season was the final year before league realignment and the introduction of the wild card, highlighted by the Toronto Blue Jays winning a dramatic World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies.
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B.
1994 MLB All-Star Game
The 1994 MLB All-Star Game was Major League Baseball’s midseason exhibition featuring the top players from the American and National Leagues, held during the strike-shortened 1994 season.
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C.
1984 MLB season
The 1984 MLB season was a Major League Baseball campaign highlighted by the Detroit Tigers’ dominant World Series championship and standout performances from stars like Alan Trammell and Jack Morris.
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D.
1994–95 MLB strike
The 1994–95 MLB strike was a major labor stoppage that led to the cancellation of the 1994 World Series and significantly disrupted professional baseball in North America.
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E.
1994 World Series
The 1994 World Series was the Major League Baseball championship series that was scheduled but never played due to the players' strike, marking the first cancellation of the Fall Classic since 1904.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball season
ⓘ
sports season ⓘ |
| allStarGameHostCity | Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGamePlayed | yes ⓘ |
| allStarGameVenue | Three Rivers Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueTeams | 14 ⓘ |
| battingAverageLeaderAL | Paul O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battingAverageLeaderNL | Tony Gwynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestRecordTeamAtStrike | Montreal Expos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectiveBargainingIssue | salary cap proposal ⓘ |
| commissioner | Bud Selig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionerStatus | acting commissioner ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cyYoungAwardAL | not awarded ⓘ |
| cyYoungAwardNL | not awarded ⓘ |
| endDate | 1994-08-12 ⓘ |
| firstWorldSeriesCancellationSince | 1904 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1995 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gamesPlayedPerTeamRange | 112–117 ⓘ |
| gamesScheduledPerTeam | 162 ⓘ |
| homeRunLeader | Matt Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRunLeaderHomeRuns | 43 ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
planned wild card playoff berth
ⓘ
three-division alignment in each league ⓘ |
| laborDispute | 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| montrealExposRecordAtStrike | 74–40 ⓘ |
| mostWinsTeamAtStrike | Montreal Expos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mvpAwardAL | not awarded ⓘ |
| mvpAwardNL | not awarded ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueTeams | 14 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cancellation of World Series
ⓘ
cancellation of postseason ⓘ players strike ⓘ |
| notableTeamPerformance |
Montreal Expos had best record in MLB when season stopped
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Yankees led American League East when season stopped ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 28 ⓘ |
| plannedWildCardImplemented | no ⓘ |
| plannedWildCardReasonNotImplemented | season ended by strike ⓘ |
| postseasonPlayed | no ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1993 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation | players strike ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYearAL | not awarded ⓘ |
| rookieOfTheYearNL | not awarded ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1994-03-31 ⓘ |
| strikeStartDate | 1994-08-12 ⓘ |
| tonyGwynnBattingAverage | .394 ⓘ |
| tonyGwynnChaseFor | .400 batting average ⓘ |
| worldSeriesPlayed | no ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1994 Major League Baseball season Description of subject: The 1994 Major League Baseball season was a strike-shortened campaign that ended prematurely in August, resulting in the cancellation of the postseason and the World Series for the first time since 1904.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mark Gardner
this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball season 1994