1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:football
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gptkbp:award |
Sammy Sosa won National League MVP
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gptkbp:controversy |
steroid allegations
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gptkbp:heldBy |
1998
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase
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gptkbp:impact |
increased MLB popularity
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive
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gptkbp:notableAchievement |
Mark McGwire hit 70 home runs
Sammy Sosa hit 66 home runs |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
Mark McGwire broke single-season home run record
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gptkbp:notableGame |
September 8, 1998
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gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Mark_McGwire
gptkb:Ken_Griffey_Jr. gptkb:Sammy_Sosa |
gptkbp:previousRecord |
61 home runs
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gptkbp:previousRecordYear |
1961
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gptkbp:setWorldRecord |
gptkb:Roger_Maris
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gptkbp:team |
gptkb:Chicago_Cubs
gptkb:St._Louis_Cardinals gptkb:Seattle_Mariners |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tim_Forneris
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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