1981 Division Series
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The 1981 Division Series was a special round of Major League Baseball postseason play, created due to a midseason players' strike, that served as the model for the later permanent Division Series format introduced in 1995.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1981 Division Series canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6778423 — 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: 1981 Division Series Context triple: [1994 Division Series, historicalPrecedent, 1981 Division Series]
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A.
1994 Division Series
The 1994 Division Series was the Major League Baseball playoff round that was scheduled to debut in 1994 but never took place due to the season-ending players’ strike.
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B.
1981 World Series
The 1981 World Series was Major League Baseball's championship series in a strike-shortened season, in which the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees.
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C.
1991 National League Championship Series
The 1991 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates to determine the National League representative in the 1991 World Series.
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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.
1989 Patrick Division Finals
The 1989 Patrick Division Finals was a high-scoring, emotionally charged NHL playoff series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins that intensified their long-standing rivalry.
- 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: 1981 Division Series Target entity description: The 1981 Division Series was a special round of Major League Baseball postseason play, created due to a midseason players' strike, that served as the model for the later permanent Division Series format introduced in 1995.
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A.
1994 Division Series
The 1994 Division Series was the Major League Baseball playoff round that was scheduled to debut in 1994 but never took place due to the season-ending players’ strike.
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B.
1981 World Series
The 1981 World Series was Major League Baseball's championship series in a strike-shortened season, in which the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees.
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C.
1991 National League Championship Series
The 1991 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates to determine the National League representative in the 1991 World Series.
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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.
1989 Patrick Division Finals
The 1989 Patrick Division Finals was a high-scoring, emotionally charged NHL playoff series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins that intensified their long-standing rivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason series
ⓘ
baseball playoff round ⓘ |
| americanLeagueEastFirstHalfWinner | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueEastMatchup | New York Yankees vs Milwaukee Brewers ⓘ |
| americanLeagueEastSecondHalfWinner | Milwaukee Brewers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueQualifierRule | first-half division winner vs second-half division winner ⓘ |
| americanLeagueSeriesCount | 2 ⓘ |
| americanLeagueWestFirstHalfWinner | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| americanLeagueWestMatchup | Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals ⓘ |
| americanLeagueWestSecondHalfWinner | Kansas City Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athleticsSeriesResult | Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 3–0 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dodgersSeriesResult | Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Houston Astros 3–2 ⓘ |
| exposSeriesResult | Montreal Expos defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–2 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1981 American League Championship Series
ⓘ
1981 League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ 1981 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-five series ⓘ |
| formatType | Division Series ⓘ |
| governingBody | Office of the Commissioner of Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | 1995 Major League Baseball Division Series format ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueEastFirstHalfWinner | Philadelphia Phillies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueEastMatchup | Philadelphia Phillies vs Montreal Expos ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueEastSecondHalfWinner | Montreal Expos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueQualifierRule | first-half division winner vs second-half division winner ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueSeriesCount | 2 ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueWestFirstHalfWinner | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueWestMatchup | Los Angeles Dodgers vs Houston Astros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLeagueWestSecondHalfWinner | Houston Astros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | Los Angeles Dodgers went on to win the 1981 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLeagues | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| permanentSuccessorRound | Division Series established in 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonContext | split-season format due to strike ⓘ |
| postseasonRoundPosition | first round ⓘ |
| precededBy |
1980 American League Championship Series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1980 National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | 1981 Major League Baseball players strike ⓘ |
| season | 1981 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| servedAsModelFor | permanent Division Series format introduced in 1995 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| strikeType | midseason players strike ⓘ |
| temporaryFormat | true ⓘ |
| winnerAmericanLeagueEastSeries | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAmericanLeagueWestSeries | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerNationalLeagueEastSeries | Montreal Expos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerNationalLeagueWestSeries | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yankeesSeriesResult | New York Yankees defeated Milwaukee Brewers 3–2 ⓘ |
| year | 1981 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1981 Division Series Description of subject: The 1981 Division Series was a special round of Major League Baseball postseason play, created due to a midseason players' strike, that served as the model for the later permanent Division Series format introduced in 1995.
Referenced by (2)
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