South Bend Blue Sox
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The South Bend Blue Sox were a professional women's baseball team based in South Bend, Indiana, and one of the original franchises of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Bend Blue Sox canonical | 4 |
| Blue Sox | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12893747 — 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: South Bend Blue Sox Context triple: [All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, notableTeam, South Bend Blue Sox]
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A.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs are a Minor League Baseball team and Chicago Cubs affiliate based in South Bend, Indiana.
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B.
Great Lakes Loons
The Great Lakes Loons are a Minor League Baseball team competing in the Midwest League and serving as a developmental affiliate for Major League Baseball.
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C.
Fort Wayne TinCaps
The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Minor League Baseball team and the High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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D.
Quad Cities River Bandits
The Quad Cities River Bandits are a Minor League Baseball team that competes in the Midwest League and serves as a farm team for Major League Baseball.
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E.
Peoria Chiefs
The Peoria Chiefs are a Minor League Baseball team that competes in the Midwest League and serves as a developmental affiliate for Major League Baseball organizations.
- 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: South Bend Blue Sox Target entity description: The South Bend Blue Sox were a professional women's baseball team based in South Bend, Indiana, and one of the original franchises of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
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A.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs are a Minor League Baseball team and Chicago Cubs affiliate based in South Bend, Indiana.
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B.
Great Lakes Loons
The Great Lakes Loons are a Minor League Baseball team competing in the Midwest League and serving as a developmental affiliate for Major League Baseball.
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C.
Fort Wayne TinCaps
The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Minor League Baseball team and the High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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D.
Quad Cities River Bandits
The Quad Cities River Bandits are a Minor League Baseball team that competes in the Midwest League and serves as a farm team for Major League Baseball.
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E.
Peoria Chiefs
The Peoria Chiefs are a Minor League Baseball team that competes in the Midwest League and serves as a developmental affiliate for Major League Baseball organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional women's baseball team
ⓘ
sports team ⓘ |
| ballType | transitioned from softball-sized to baseball-sized ball over league history ⓘ |
| cityRepresented |
South Bend
ⓘ
linked to:
South Bend, Indiana
|
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| contributedTo | advancement of women in professional sports ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1954 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| foundingContext | creation of women's professional baseball during World War II ⓘ |
| governingBody | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Board of Directors ⓘ |
| hasChampionshipCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasFanBaseLocation |
South Bend metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
South Bend–Mishawaka metropolitan area
|
| hasGenderRestriction | women only ⓘ |
| hasHallOfFameRecognition | honored in the AAGPBL permanent display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ |
| hasRosterSizeApprox | 15–20 players per season ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the original four AAGPBL teams ⓘ |
| homeVenue |
Bendix Field
ⓘ
Playland Park ⓘ |
| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| league | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ⓘ |
| legacy | recognized as part of early women's professional baseball history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indiana
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ South Bend, Indiana ⓘ |
| manager |
Cappy Harada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karl Winsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | inspired elements of the film "A League of Their Own" ⓘ |
| nickname |
Blue Sox
ⓘ
linked to:
South Bend Blue Sox
|
| notablePlayer |
Betty Wagoner
ⓘ
Dottie Schroeder ⓘ Earlene Risinger ⓘ Jean Faut ⓘ Ruth Richard ⓘ |
| originalFranchiseOf | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ⓘ |
| partOf | All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ⓘ |
| playedSeasonRange | 1943–1954 ⓘ |
| regionRepresented |
United States Midwest
ⓘ
linked to:
Midwestern United States
|
| rulesStyle | hybrid of softball and baseball rules in early years ⓘ |
| seasonType | summer professional league ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Indiana ⓘ |
| teamColors |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | skirt-style playing uniforms ⓘ |
| wonChampionship |
1951 AAGPBL Championship
ⓘ
1952 AAGPBL Championship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Bend Blue Sox Description of subject: The South Bend Blue Sox were a professional women's baseball team based in South Bend, Indiana, and one of the original franchises of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: South Bend Blue Sox