Don Larsen's perfect game
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Don Larsen's perfect game was a historic 1956 World Series baseball game in which New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers batters without allowing a baserunner, achieving the only perfect game in World Series history.
All labels observed (1)
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| Don Larsen's perfect game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11432636 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Don Larsen's perfect game Context triple: [Bob Wolff, coveredEvent, Don Larsen's perfect game]
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The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game is a 2009 sports drama film based on the true story of a group of Mexican boys who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.
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B.
Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League is a summer wood-bat collegiate baseball league in New York State that showcases college players looking to develop their skills and gain exposure to professional scouts.
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C.
Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination
The "Tinker to Evers to Chance" double-play combination refers to the famed early-20th-century Chicago Cubs infield trio whose seamless fielding became one of baseball’s most iconic and frequently cited defensive units.
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D.
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run that capped a dramatic National League pennant playoff and became one of the most iconic moments in baseball history.
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E.
Babe Ruth’s alleged called shot in Game 3
Babe Ruth’s alleged called shot in Game 3 refers to the famous, debated moment in baseball history when Ruth appeared to point to center field before hitting a home run during the 1932 World Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Don Larsen's perfect game Target entity description: Don Larsen's perfect game was a historic 1956 World Series baseball game in which New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers batters without allowing a baserunner, achieving the only perfect game in World Series history.
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A.
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game is a 2009 sports drama film based on the true story of a group of Mexican boys who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.
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B.
Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League is a summer wood-bat collegiate baseball league in New York State that showcases college players looking to develop their skills and gain exposure to professional scouts.
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C.
Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination
The "Tinker to Evers to Chance" double-play combination refers to the famed early-20th-century Chicago Cubs infield trio whose seamless fielding became one of baseball’s most iconic and frequently cited defensive units.
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D.
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run that capped a dramatic National League pennant playoff and became one of the most iconic moments in baseball history.
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E.
Babe Ruth’s alleged called shot in Game 3
Babe Ruth’s alleged called shot in Game 3 refers to the famous, debated moment in baseball history when Ruth appeared to point to center field before hitting a home run during the 1932 World Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball postseason game
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World Series game ⓘ baseball game ⓘ no-hitter ⓘ perfect game ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baserunnersAllowedByDonLarsen | 0 ⓘ |
| battersFacedByDonLarsen | 27 ⓘ |
| catcher | Yogi Berra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| completeGame | true ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1956-10-08 ⓘ |
| finalScore | New York Yankees 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 ⓘ |
| firstBaseUmpire | John Stevens GENERATED ⓘ |
| gameNumberInSeries | 5 ⓘ |
| hitsAllowedByDonLarsen | 0 ⓘ |
| homePlateUmpire | Babe Pinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRunHitterInGame | Mickey Mantle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inningsPitchedByDonLarsen | 9 ⓘ |
| leftFieldUmpire | Larry Napp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingPitcher | Sal Maglie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingTeam | Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managerAwayTeam | Walter Alston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managerHomeTeam | Casey Stengel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| noHitter | true ⓘ |
| notableBatterHomeTeam | Mickey Mantle GENERATED ⓘ |
| onlyNoHitterInWorldSeriesHistory | true ⓘ |
| onlyPerfectGameInWorldSeriesHistory | true ⓘ |
| perfectGame | true ⓘ |
| RBILeaderInGame | Mickey Mantle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightFieldUmpire | Ed Rommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsScoredByAwayTeam | 0 ⓘ |
| runsScoredByHomeTeam | 2 ⓘ |
| secondBaseUmpire | Tom Gorman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | 1956 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shutout | true ⓘ |
| startingPitcherAwayTeam | Sal Maglie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startingPitcherHomeTeam | Don Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strikeoutsByDonLarsen | 7 ⓘ |
| teamOfDonLarsen | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamOfSalMaglie | Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdBaseUmpire | Hank Soar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| walksAllowedByDonLarsen | 0 ⓘ |
| winningPitcher | Don Larsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1956 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don Larsen's perfect game Description of subject: Don Larsen's perfect game was a historic 1956 World Series baseball game in which New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen retired all 27 Brooklyn Dodgers batters without allowing a baserunner, achieving the only perfect game in World Series history.
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