Clifton Phifer Lee
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Clifton Phifer Lee is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher best known for his dominant seasons with the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies, including winning the 2008 American League Cy Young Award.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clifton Phifer Lee canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3997470 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clifton Phifer Lee Context triple: [Cliff Lee, fullName, Clifton Phifer Lee]
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A.
James K. Boyce
James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
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B.
James E. Cheek
James E. Cheek was an American educator and theologian best known for serving as president of Howard University from 1969 to 1989.
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C.
Holland M. Smith
Holland M. Smith was a prominent U.S. Marine Corps general in World War II, renowned for his leadership of amphibious assaults in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
Alton J. Lemon
Alton J. Lemon was a civil rights activist and lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lemon v. Kurtzman, which established the “Lemon test” for evaluating violations of the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Charles J. Hatfield
Charles J. Hatfield was an American physician and public health leader best known as a co-founder and early driving force behind the American Cancer Society.
- 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: Clifton Phifer Lee Target entity description: Clifton Phifer Lee is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher best known for his dominant seasons with the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies, including winning the 2008 American League Cy Young Award.
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A.
James K. Boyce
James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
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B.
James E. Cheek
James E. Cheek was an American educator and theologian best known for serving as president of Howard University from 1969 to 1989.
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C.
Holland M. Smith
Holland M. Smith was a prominent U.S. Marine Corps general in World War II, renowned for his leadership of amphibious assaults in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
Alton J. Lemon
Alton J. Lemon was a civil rights activist and lead plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lemon v. Kurtzman, which established the “Lemon test” for evaluating violations of the Establishment Clause.
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E.
Charles J. Hatfield
Charles J. Hatfield was an American physician and public health leader best known as a co-founder and early driving force behind the American Cancer Society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball pitcher
ⓘ
human ⓘ professional baseball player ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cliff Lee ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
2008 American League Cy Young Award
ⓘ
American League Cy Young Award ⓘ
linked to:
Cy Young Award
|
| bats | left ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
postseason performances with the Philadelphia Phillies
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postseason performances with the Texas Rangers ⓘ winning the 2008 American League Cy Young Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
Montreal Expos organization
ⓘ
linked to:
Montreal Expos
|
| familyName | Lee ⓘ |
| fullName | Clifton Phifer Lee ⓘ |
| givenName | Clifton ⓘ |
| hallmark |
ability to work quickly on the mound
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pinpoint command of pitches ⓘ |
| handedness | left-handed pitcher ⓘ |
| hasRole | starting pitcher ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| leagueDebutIn | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Cleveland Indians
ⓘ
Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ Seattle Mariners ⓘ Texas Rangers ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
known for excellent control and low walk rates
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led American League in ERA in 2008 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominant control and strikeout-to-walk ratio
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dominant seasons with the Cleveland Indians ⓘ dominant seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
2008 season with the Cleveland Indians
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2009 postseason with the Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ 2010 postseason with the Texas Rangers ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Major League Baseball postseason
ⓘ
linked to:
MLB playoffs
|
| partOf |
American League
ⓘ
National League ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Cleveland Indians
ⓘ
Philadelphia Phillies ⓘ Seattle Mariners ⓘ Texas Rangers ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | control pitcher ⓘ |
| throws | left ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clifton Phifer Lee Description of subject: Clifton Phifer Lee is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher best known for his dominant seasons with the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies, including winning the 2008 American League Cy Young Award.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.