Major League Baseball season 1979
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The 1979 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign in North America highlighted by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ World Series championship and standout performances from players across both the American and National Leagues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major League Baseball season 1979 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10861045 — 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: Major League Baseball season 1979 Context triple: [Don Robinson, participatedIn, Major League Baseball season 1979]
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A.
Major League Baseball season 1978
The 1978 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign highlighted by the dramatic American League East race between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, culminating in a one-game playoff.
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B.
Major League Baseball season 1991
The 1991 Major League Baseball season was a memorable campaign highlighted by dramatic pennant races and culminated in the Minnesota Twins defeating the Atlanta Braves in a seven-game World Series often regarded as one of the greatest ever played.
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C.
Major League Baseball season 1990
The 1990 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign in North America highlighted by the Cincinnati Reds’ wire-to-wire World Series championship and notable individual performances across both leagues.
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D.
Major League Baseball season 1995
The 1995 Major League Baseball season was the strike-shortened campaign that marked the sport’s return after the 1994 players’ strike, featuring a condensed schedule and the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series.
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E.
Major League Baseball season 1999
The 1999 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign highlighted by historic offensive performances, the emergence of new stars, and the New York Yankees winning their second consecutive World Series title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major League Baseball season 1979 Target entity description: The 1979 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign in North America highlighted by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ World Series championship and standout performances from players across both the American and National Leagues.
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A.
Major League Baseball season 1978
The 1978 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign highlighted by the dramatic American League East race between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, culminating in a one-game playoff.
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B.
Major League Baseball season 1991
The 1991 Major League Baseball season was a memorable campaign highlighted by dramatic pennant races and culminated in the Minnesota Twins defeating the Atlanta Braves in a seven-game World Series often regarded as one of the greatest ever played.
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C.
Major League Baseball season 1990
The 1990 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign in North America highlighted by the Cincinnati Reds’ wire-to-wire World Series championship and notable individual performances across both leagues.
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D.
Major League Baseball season 1995
The 1995 Major League Baseball season was the strike-shortened campaign that marked the sport’s return after the 1994 players’ strike, featuring a condensed schedule and the Atlanta Braves winning the World Series.
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E.
Major League Baseball season 1999
The 1999 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign highlighted by historic offensive performances, the emergence of new stars, and the New York Yankees winning their second consecutive World Series title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| ALChampion | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCSChampion | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCSRunnerUp | California Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCyYoungAwardWinner | Mike Flanagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALEastChampion | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALManagerOfTheYear | Earl Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALMVP | Don Baylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRookieOfTheYear |
Alfredo Griffin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Castino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALWestChampion | California Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanLeague | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championship | 1979 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1979-10-17 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| NationalLeague | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1980 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLChampion | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCSChampion | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCSRunnerUp | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCyYoungAwardWinner | Bruce Sutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLEastChampion | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLManagerOfTheYear | Chuck Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLMVP |
Keith Hernandez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willie Stargell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLRookieOfTheYear | Rick Sutcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLWestChampion | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
John Castino and Alfredo Griffin shared the American League Rookie of the Year Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburgh Pirates won their fifth World Series title NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Stargell and Keith Hernandez shared the National League MVP Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeamSlogan | We Are Family GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableTeamUsingSlogan | Pittsburgh Pirates GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 162 ⓘ |
| numberOfLeagues | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 26 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1978 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1979-04-04 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGame7City | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGame7Venue | Memorial Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGame7WinningPitcher | Kent Tekulve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesMVP | Willie Stargell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesResult | Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Baltimore Orioles 4–3 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesRunnerUp | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major League Baseball season 1979 Description of subject: The 1979 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign in North America highlighted by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ World Series championship and standout performances from players across both the American and National Leagues.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.