Roy Hobbs in The Natural
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Roy Hobbs in *The Natural* is the gifted but troubled baseball prodigy portrayed by Robert Redford in the classic 1984 sports drama film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy Hobbs in The Natural canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5696983 — 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: Roy Hobbs in The Natural Context triple: [Robert Redford, notableRole, Roy Hobbs in The Natural]
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A.
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson was an American baseball outfielder and one of the sport’s greatest hitters, whose legacy is overshadowed by his alleged involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
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B.
Rickey Medlocke
Rickey Medlocke is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a longtime member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and as the founder of Blackfoot.
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C.
Hank Bauer
Hank Bauer was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager best known for his success with the New York Yankees and for managing the Baltimore Orioles to their first World Series title.
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D.
Tug McGraw
Tug McGraw was a celebrated Major League Baseball relief pitcher, best known for his time with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies and for coining the phrase "Ya Gotta Believe!"
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E.
Joltin' Joe
Joltin' Joe is the famous nickname of Joe DiMaggio, the legendary New York Yankees center fielder renowned for his 56-game hitting streak and graceful all-around play.
- 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: Roy Hobbs in The Natural Target entity description: Roy Hobbs in *The Natural* is the gifted but troubled baseball prodigy portrayed by Robert Redford in the classic 1984 sports drama film.
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A.
Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson was an American baseball outfielder and one of the sport’s greatest hitters, whose legacy is overshadowed by his alleged involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
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B.
Rickey Medlocke
Rickey Medlocke is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a longtime member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and as the founder of Blackfoot.
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C.
Hank Bauer
Hank Bauer was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager best known for his success with the New York Yankees and for managing the Baltimore Orioles to their first World Series title.
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D.
Tug McGraw
Tug McGraw was a celebrated Major League Baseball relief pitcher, best known for his time with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies and for coining the phrase "Ya Gotta Believe!"
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E.
Joltin' Joe
Joltin' Joe is the famous nickname of Joe DiMaggio, the legendary New York Yankees center fielder renowned for his 56-game hitting streak and graceful all-around play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Roy Hobbs (The Natural novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Roy Hobbs
|
| antagonist |
Gus Sands
ⓘ
Harriet Bird ⓘ Judge Banner ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Natural (1984 film) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Roy Hobbs (The Natural novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Roy Hobbs
|
| bats | left-handed ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
ⓘ
gifted ⓘ romantic ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| createdFor |
The Natural (1984 film adaptation)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Natural (1984 film)
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| creator | Bernard Malamud ⓘ |
| directedCharacterBy | Barry Levinson ⓘ |
| friend | Red Blow ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| injury | gunshot wound from Harriet Bird ⓘ |
| league | fictional National League ⓘ |
| loveInterest |
Iris Gaines
ⓘ
Memo Paris ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| mentor | Pop Fisher ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableScene | shattering stadium lights with a home run ⓘ |
| notableWork | Wonderboy (baseball bat) ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Redford ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | outfielder ⓘ |
| screenCharacterBy |
Phil Dusenberry
ⓘ
Robert Towne ⓘ Roger Towne ⓘ |
| setIn |
New York City
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| studio | TriStar Pictures ⓘ |
| talent |
hitting for average
ⓘ
hitting for power ⓘ strong throwing arm ⓘ |
| team |
New York Knights (fictional team)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York Knights
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| themeAssociation |
lost potential
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ second chances ⓘ |
| throws | left-handed ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| uses |
Wonderboy (baseball bat)
ⓘ
linked to:
Louisville Slugger baseball bats
|
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Subject: Roy Hobbs in The Natural Description of subject: Roy Hobbs in *The Natural* is the gifted but troubled baseball prodigy portrayed by Robert Redford in the classic 1984 sports drama film.
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