1987 Major League Baseball season
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The 1987 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball year notable for its high offensive output, including record-setting home run totals and the Minnesota Twins’ World Series championship over the St. Louis Cardinals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1987 Major League Baseball season canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10759433 — 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: 1987 Major League Baseball season Context triple: [1986 Major League Baseball season, followedBy, 1987 Major League Baseball season]
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A.
1986 Major League Baseball season
The 1986 Major League Baseball season was the professional baseball campaign culminating in the dramatic World Series between the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox, highlighted by the Mets’ famous comeback in Game 6.
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B.
1994 Major League Baseball season
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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C.
1967 Major League Baseball season
The 1967 Major League Baseball season was highlighted by the Boston Red Sox’s unexpected pennant run known as the “Impossible Dream,” culminating in a dramatic World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: 1987 Major League Baseball season Target entity description: The 1987 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball year notable for its high offensive output, including record-setting home run totals and the Minnesota Twins’ World Series championship over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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A.
1986 Major League Baseball season
The 1986 Major League Baseball season was the professional baseball campaign culminating in the dramatic World Series between the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox, highlighted by the Mets’ famous comeback in Game 6.
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B.
1994 Major League Baseball season
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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C.
1967 Major League Baseball season
The 1967 Major League Baseball season was highlighted by the Boston Red Sox’s unexpected pennant run known as the “Impossible Dream,” culminating in a dramatic World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| ALCSChampion | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCSRunnerUp | Detroit Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCyYoungAwardWinner | Roger Clemens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameHostCity | Oakland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameHostTeam | Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameLeagueWinner | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AllStarGameMVP | Tim Raines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALManagerOfTheYear | Sparky Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALMostValuablePlayer | George Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRookieOfTheYear | Mark McGwire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanLeagueChampion | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanLeagueDivisions |
AL East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AL West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championship | 1987 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedHitterRule | used in American League only ⓘ |
| endDate | 1987-10-25 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Office of the Commissioner of Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRunRecordContext |
notable for high offensive output
ⓘ
record-setting home run totals ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| NationalLeagueChampion | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NationalLeagueDivisions |
NL East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NL West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1988 Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| NLCSChampion | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCSRunnerUp | San Francisco Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCyYoungAwardWinner | Steve Bedrosian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLManagerOfTheYear | Buck Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLMostValuablePlayer | Andre Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLRookieOfTheYear | Benito Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Andre Dawson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark McGwire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Minnesota Twins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLeagues | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 26 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1986 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonFormat | 162-game schedule ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1987-04-06 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGames | 7 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesMVP | Frank Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesOutcome | Minnesota Twins defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesRunnerUp | St. Louis Cardinals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1987 Major League Baseball season Description of subject: The 1987 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball year notable for its high offensive output, including record-setting home run totals and the Minnesota Twins’ World Series championship over the St. Louis Cardinals.
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