Curse of the Billy Goat
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The Curse of the Billy Goat was a long-standing superstition blamed for the Chicago Cubs’ decades-long championship drought, said to have begun in 1945 when a tavern owner and his pet goat were ejected from Wrigley Field.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curse of the Billy Goat canonical | 4 |
| “Curse of the Billy Goat” narrative | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T593919 — 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: Curse of the Billy Goat Context triple: [2016 World Series, notableCurseBroken, Curse of the Billy Goat]
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A.
Horseshoe
Horseshoe is a well-known casino and racetrack brand in the United States, recognized for its gambling, entertainment, and hospitality offerings.
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B.
The Cup
The Cup is a common nickname for the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and one of the most iconic prizes in professional sports.
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C.
Taboo
Taboo is an American rapper, singer, and member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas, known for his energetic performances and distinctive style.
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D.
Southpaw
Southpaw is a 2015 American sports drama film about a troubled boxer fighting to rebuild his life and career after a personal tragedy.
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E.
Los Leones
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- 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: Curse of the Billy Goat Target entity description: The Curse of the Billy Goat was a long-standing superstition blamed for the Chicago Cubs’ decades-long championship drought, said to have begun in 1945 when a tavern owner and his pet goat were ejected from Wrigley Field.
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A.
Horseshoe
Horseshoe is a well-known casino and racetrack brand in the United States, recognized for its gambling, entertainment, and hospitality offerings.
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B.
The Cup
The Cup is a common nickname for the Stanley Cup, the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoff winner and one of the most iconic prizes in professional sports.
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C.
Taboo
Taboo is an American rapper, singer, and member of the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas, known for his energetic performances and distinctive style.
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D.
Southpaw
Southpaw is a 2015 American sports drama film about a troubled boxer fighting to rebuild his life and career after a personal tragedy.
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E.
Los Leones
Los Leones is the popular nickname of the Cuban baseball team Industriales, one of the most successful and beloved clubs in the Cuban National Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports curse
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superstition ⓘ |
| allegedCurseStatement | Them Cubs, they ain’t gonna win no more ⓘ |
| allegedEffect |
Chicago Cubs World Series drought
ⓘ
Chicago Cubs championship drought ⓘ |
| allegedEndEvent |
2016 World Series
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surface form:
Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series victory
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| allegedEndYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| allegedReasonForEjection | complaints about the goat’s odor ⓘ |
| allegedStartEvent | 1945 World Series ⓘ |
| allegedStartGame | Game 4 of the 1945 World Series ⓘ |
| allegedStartYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| appliesToTeam | Chicago Cubs ⓘ |
| associatedBusiness | Billy Goat Tavern ⓘ |
| associatedBusinessLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| associatedWithEvent |
1969 Chicago Cubs collapse
ⓘ
1984 National League Championship Series loss ⓘ 2003 National League Championship Series loss ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlayer | Steve Bartman ⓘ |
| attemptedCurseReversal |
publicized rituals and ceremonies
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various goat appearances at Wrigley Field ⓘ |
| cubsPennantsDuringCurse |
1945 National League pennant
ⓘ
2016 National League pennant ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
part of Chicago sports folklore
ⓘ
symbol of Chicago Cubs futility ⓘ |
| division | National League Central ⓘ |
| droughtDurationYears | 71 ⓘ |
| droughtEndYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| droughtStartYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| droughtType | World Series title drought ⓘ |
| gameSevenLocation | Progressive Field ⓘ |
| genre | sports folklore ⓘ |
| goatName | Murphy ⓘ |
| hasArticleOn |
Wikipedia
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surface form:
English Wikipedia
|
| homeStadiumInvolved | Wrigley Field ⓘ |
| involvesAnimal | goat ⓘ |
| lastTitleBeforeCurse | 1908 World Series ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive local and national sports media ⓘ |
| opponentInCurseBreakingSeries | Cleveland Indians ⓘ |
| originator | William Sianis ⓘ |
| originatorNationality | Greek-American ⓘ |
| originatorOccupation | tavern owner ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| originLocation |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| resultingPerception | widely considered broken after 2016 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | ejection of William Sianis and his goat from Wrigley Field ⓘ |
| worldSeriesWonAfterCurse | 2016 World Series ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Curse of the Billy Goat Description of subject: The Curse of the Billy Goat was a long-standing superstition blamed for the Chicago Cubs’ decades-long championship drought, said to have begun in 1945 when a tavern owner and his pet goat were ejected from Wrigley Field.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“Curse of the Billy Goat” narrative