Breakthrough to the Big League
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Breakthrough to the Big League is a nonfiction book by writer and journalist Alfred Duckett, best known for its exploration of racial barriers and the experiences of Black athletes entering Major League Baseball.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Breakthrough to the Big League canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7057253 — 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: Breakthrough to the Big League Context triple: [Alfred Duckett, notableWork, Breakthrough to the Big League]
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A.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
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B.
The Boys of Summer
"The Boys of Summer" is a 1984 rock song by Don Henley, acclaimed for its nostalgic lyrics and atmospheric production, and widely regarded as one of his signature solo hits.
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C.
Curse of the Bambino
Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
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D.
The Hot Stove League
The Hot Stove League is a long-running discussion and analysis segment on the Canadian television program Hockey Night in Canada, featuring commentators debating NHL news, rumors, and issues.
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E.
The Hitter
"The Hitter" is a narrative song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*, that tells the dark, first-person story of a washed-up boxer confronting his violent past.
- 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: Breakthrough to the Big League Target entity description: Breakthrough to the Big League is a nonfiction book by writer and journalist Alfred Duckett, best known for its exploration of racial barriers and the experiences of Black athletes entering Major League Baseball.
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A.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
-
B.
The Boys of Summer
"The Boys of Summer" is a 1984 rock song by Don Henley, acclaimed for its nostalgic lyrics and atmospheric production, and widely regarded as one of his signature solo hits.
-
C.
Curse of the Bambino
Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
-
D.
The Hot Stove League
The Hot Stove League is a long-running discussion and analysis segment on the Canadian television program Hockey Night in Canada, featuring commentators debating NHL news, rumors, and issues.
-
E.
The Hitter
"The Hitter" is a narrative song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*, that tells the dark, first-person story of a washed-up boxer confronting his violent past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
African American baseball players
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Major League Baseball ⓘ barriers faced by Black athletes ⓘ civil rights in sports ⓘ |
| author | Alfred Duckett ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Alfred Duckett ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
race relations in the United States
ⓘ
sports ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
experiences of Black players entering MLB
ⓘ
racism in professional sports ⓘ social context of baseball integration ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
journalist
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | African American experience in baseball ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in civil rights history
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readers interested in sports history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | journalistic narrative ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black athletes in Major League Baseball
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integration of Major League Baseball ⓘ racial barriers in sports ⓘ racial discrimination in professional baseball ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | integration-era Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| workType | sports writing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Breakthrough to the Big League Description of subject: Breakthrough to the Big League is a nonfiction book by writer and journalist Alfred Duckett, best known for its exploration of racial barriers and the experiences of Black athletes entering Major League Baseball.
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