John Francis Buck
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John Francis Buck, better known as Jack Buck, was a celebrated American sportscaster famed for his long tenure as the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals and his memorable baseball play-by-play calls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Francis Buck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3405178 — 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.
Target entity: John Francis Buck Context triple: [Jack Buck, fullName, John Francis Buck]
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A.
John Cooke
John Cooke was a Mayflower passenger and early settler of Plymouth Colony, known as the son of fellow Pilgrim Francis Cooke.
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B.
John Cooke
John Cooke was a Royal Navy officer best known for his service and death at the Battle of Trafalgar during the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Louis Hobson
Louis Hobson is an American musical theatre actor best known for his work on Broadway, including originating a role in the acclaimed rock musical "Next to Normal."
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D.
Frank Baker
Frank Baker was an American Hall of Fame third baseman, nicknamed "Home Run" Baker, best known as a power-hitting star for the early 20th-century Philadelphia Athletics.
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E.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Francis Buck Target entity description: John Francis Buck, better known as Jack Buck, was a celebrated American sportscaster famed for his long tenure as the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals and his memorable baseball play-by-play calls.
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A.
John Cooke
John Cooke was a Mayflower passenger and early settler of Plymouth Colony, known as the son of fellow Pilgrim Francis Cooke.
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B.
John Cooke
John Cooke was a Royal Navy officer best known for his service and death at the Battle of Trafalgar during the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Louis Hobson
Louis Hobson is an American musical theatre actor best known for his work on Broadway, including originating a role in the acclaimed rock musical "Next to Normal."
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D.
Frank Baker
Frank Baker was an American Hall of Fame third baseman, nicknamed "Home Run" Baker, best known as a power-hitting star for the early 20th-century Philadelphia Athletics.
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E.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball broadcaster
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baseball announcer ⓘ human ⓘ radio broadcaster ⓘ sportscaster ⓘ television broadcaster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jack Buck ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ford C. Frick Award
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National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Sportscaster of the Year ⓘ |
| child | Joe Buck ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredDiscipline |
Major League Baseball
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National Football League ⓘ postseason baseball ⓘ |
| employer |
CBS Sports
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KMOX ⓘ NBC ⓘ St. Louis Cardinals ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Buck ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
baseball broadcasting
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sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| genre |
baseball commentary
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radio play-by-play ⓘ sports commentary ⓘ television play-by-play ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
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surface form:
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame (as broadcaster)
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| middleName | Francis ⓘ |
| name | John Francis Buck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long tenure as voice of the St. Louis Cardinals
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memorable baseball play-by-play calls ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Joe Buck ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Major League Baseball play-by-play calls
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NFL broadcasters ⓘ
surface form:
NFL broadcasts
St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcasts ⓘ World Series radio broadcasts ⓘ
surface form:
World Series broadcasts
“Go crazy, folks, go crazy!” call ⓘ “I don’t believe what I just saw!” call ⓘ |
| occupation |
play-by-play announcer
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radio announcer ⓘ sportscaster ⓘ television announcer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | voice of the St. Louis Cardinals ⓘ |
| residence |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
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Subject: John Francis Buck Description of subject: John Francis Buck, better known as Jack Buck, was a celebrated American sportscaster famed for his long tenure as the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals and his memorable baseball play-by-play calls.
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