2001 Boston Red Sox season
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The 2001 Boston Red Sox season was a Major League Baseball campaign for the Red Sox marked by a strong start, injuries to key players like Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martínez, and a late-season collapse that left the team short of the playoffs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2001 Boston Red Sox season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7628883 — 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: 2001 Boston Red Sox season Context triple: [2002 Boston Red Sox season, precededBySeason, 2001 Boston Red Sox season]
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A.
2002 Boston Red Sox season
The 2002 Boston Red Sox season was a Major League Baseball campaign in which the team, led by stars like Pedro Martínez and Nomar Garciaparra, contended in the American League East but ultimately missed the postseason.
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B.
2004 Boston Red Sox season
The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was the historic Major League Baseball campaign in which the team broke the "Curse of the Bambino" by winning its first World Series title in 86 years after a dramatic postseason run.
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C.
2001 Major League Baseball season
The 2001 Major League Baseball season was a memorable MLB campaign highlighted by the Arizona Diamondbacks’ dramatic World Series victory over the New York Yankees and the emotional backdrop of the September 11 attacks.
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D.
American League pennant 2001
The American League pennant 2001 was the championship title won by the New York Yankees as the league’s top team, managed by Joe Torre, earning them a place in the 2001 World Series.
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E.
2001 American League Championship Series
The 2001 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners to determine the American League representative in the 2001 World Series.
- 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: 2001 Boston Red Sox season Target entity description: The 2001 Boston Red Sox season was a Major League Baseball campaign for the Red Sox marked by a strong start, injuries to key players like Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martínez, and a late-season collapse that left the team short of the playoffs.
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A.
2002 Boston Red Sox season
The 2002 Boston Red Sox season was a Major League Baseball campaign in which the team, led by stars like Pedro Martínez and Nomar Garciaparra, contended in the American League East but ultimately missed the postseason.
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B.
2004 Boston Red Sox season
The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was the historic Major League Baseball campaign in which the team broke the "Curse of the Bambino" by winning its first World Series title in 86 years after a dramatic postseason run.
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C.
2001 Major League Baseball season
The 2001 Major League Baseball season was a memorable MLB campaign highlighted by the Arizona Diamondbacks’ dramatic World Series victory over the New York Yankees and the emotional backdrop of the September 11 attacks.
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D.
American League pennant 2001
The American League pennant 2001 was the championship title won by the New York Yankees as the league’s top team, managed by Joe Torre, earning them a place in the 2001 World Series.
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E.
2001 American League Championship Series
The 2001 American League Championship Series was Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven playoff between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners to determine the American League representative in the 2001 World Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boston Red Sox season
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Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| ballparkCapacityApprox | 34000 ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryLeague | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | American League East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionPlace | 2nd in American League East ⓘ |
| divisionRival |
Baltimore Orioles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa Bay Devil Rays NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2001-10-07 ⓘ |
| franchise | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generalManager | Dan Duquette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeBallpark | Fenway Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeOpeningOpponent | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeUniformColor | white ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| leagueLosses | 79 ⓘ |
| leagueWins | 82 ⓘ |
| level | Major League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madePlayoffs | false ⓘ |
| manager |
Jimy Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Kerrigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2002 Boston Red Sox season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
late-season collapse
ⓘ
strong early-season performance ⓘ |
| notableInjury |
Nomar Garciaparra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro Martínez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePitcher |
Hideo Nomo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro Martínez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Hideo Nomo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jason Varitek NERFINISHED ⓘ Manny Ramírez NERFINISHED ⓘ Nomar Garciaparra NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Martínez NERFINISHED ⓘ Trot Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organization | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | John W. Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 2000 Boston Red Sox season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadUniformColor | gray ⓘ |
| seasonNumberForFranchise | 101 ⓘ |
| seasonOfLeague | 2001 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2001-04-02 ⓘ |
| team | Boston Red Sox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: 2001 Boston Red Sox season Description of subject: The 2001 Boston Red Sox season was a Major League Baseball campaign for the Red Sox marked by a strong start, injuries to key players like Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martínez, and a late-season collapse that left the team short of the playoffs.
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