1919 World Series
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The 1919 World Series was the infamous Major League Baseball championship in which several Chicago White Sox players conspired with gamblers to deliberately lose, leading to the Black Sox Scandal and a lasting impact on the sport's integrity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1919 World Series canonical | 24 |
| 1919 World Series games | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T594140 — 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: 1919 World Series Context triple: [1919 Black Sox Scandal, competition, 1919 World Series]
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1918 World Series
The 1918 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs, marking the Red Sox’s last title before an 86-year championship drought often associated with the "Curse of the Bambino."
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B.
1912 World Series
The 1912 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Giants in a dramatic eight-game matchup, highlighted by multiple extra-inning contests and a famous Game 8 comeback.
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C.
1917 World Series
The 1917 World Series was Major League Baseball's championship series in which the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Giants to win the title.
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D.
1914 World Series
The 1914 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Braves famously swept the heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics, earning the nickname the "Miracle Braves."
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E.
1916 World Series
The 1916 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Brooklyn Robins to win Major League Baseball’s title.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1919 World Series Target entity description: The 1919 World Series was the infamous Major League Baseball championship in which several Chicago White Sox players conspired with gamblers to deliberately lose, leading to the Black Sox Scandal and a lasting impact on the sport's integrity.
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A.
1918 World Series
The 1918 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs, marking the Red Sox’s last title before an 86-year championship drought often associated with the "Curse of the Bambino."
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B.
1912 World Series
The 1912 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Giants in a dramatic eight-game matchup, highlighted by multiple extra-inning contests and a famous Game 8 comeback.
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C.
1917 World Series
The 1917 World Series was Major League Baseball's championship series in which the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Giants to win the title.
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D.
1914 World Series
The 1914 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Braves famously swept the heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics, earning the nickname the "Miracle Braves."
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E.
1916 World Series
The 1916 World Series was the championship series in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Brooklyn Robins to win Major League Baseball’s title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball championship series
ⓘ
World Series ⓘ sports scandal event ⓘ |
| associatedScandal |
1919 Black Sox Scandal
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sox Scandal
|
| ballpark |
Comiskey Park
ⓘ
Redland Field ⓘ |
| bestOf | 9 games ⓘ |
| commissionerImpact | led to appointment of Kenesaw Mountain Landis as first MLB commissioner ⓘ |
| conspiracyInvolved |
Chicago White Sox
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago White Sox players
professional gamblers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | became one of the most famous sports scandals in American history ⓘ |
| disciplinaryOutcome | players were banned for life from Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| endDate | 1919-10-09 ⓘ |
| fixAllegation | games were deliberately lost by some White Sox players ⓘ |
| gamesPlayed | 8 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Chicago White Sox ⓘ |
| homeTeamLeague | American League ⓘ |
| integrityImpact | prompted reforms to protect the integrity of baseball ⓘ |
| laterInvestigation | grand jury investigation in Chicago in 1920 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | players were acquitted in criminal court ⓘ |
| location |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Cincinnati ⓘ |
| losingTeam | Chicago White Sox ⓘ |
| managerOfLosingTeam | Kid Gleason ⓘ |
| managerOfWinningTeam | Pat Moran ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive newspaper coverage across the United States ⓘ |
| MVP | none ⓘ |
| nickname |
1919 Black Sox Scandal
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sox Series
|
| notablePlayer |
Buck Weaver
ⓘ
Chick Gandil ⓘ Eddie Cicotte ⓘ Fred McMullin ⓘ Happy Felsch ⓘ Lefty Williams ⓘ Shoeless Joe Jackson ⓘ Swede Risberg ⓘ |
| season | 1919 MLB season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Cincinnati Reds won 5–3 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1919-10-01 ⓘ |
| umpire |
Bill Dinneen
ⓘ
Brick Owens ⓘ Cy Rigler ⓘ Hank O’Day ⓘ
surface form:
Hank O'Day
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| visitingTeam | Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| visitingTeamLeague | National League ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Cincinnati Reds ⓘ |
| year | 1919 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1919 World Series Description of subject: The 1919 World Series was the infamous Major League Baseball championship in which several Chicago White Sox players conspired with gamblers to deliberately lose, leading to the Black Sox Scandal and a lasting impact on the sport's integrity.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1919 World Series games
subject surface form:
Swede Risberg
subject surface form:
Lefty Williams
subject surface form:
Sport Sullivan
subject surface form:
Chick Gandil
subject surface form:
Buck Weaver