Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902)
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The Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902) were a short-lived early American League baseball franchise that later relocated and became the New York Yankees.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10310904 — 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: Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902) Context triple: [Baltimore Terrapins, cityPreviouslyHostedTeam, Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902)]
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A.
1903 Boston Americans
The 1903 Boston Americans were the inaugural World Series champions in Major League Baseball, representing Boston in the American League.
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Homestead Grays
The Homestead Grays were a dominant Negro league baseball team, famed for their powerhouse lineups and multiple championships during the first half of the 20th century.
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Baltimore Black Sox
The Baltimore Black Sox were a prominent Negro league baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland, active primarily in the 1920s and early 1930s.
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Baltimore Elite Giants
The Baltimore Elite Giants were a prominent Negro league baseball team known for developing future Major League stars during the era of racial segregation in American baseball.
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Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland, known for their storied history, passionate fan base, and membership in the American League East division.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902) Target entity description: The Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902) were a short-lived early American League baseball franchise that later relocated and became the New York Yankees.
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A.
1903 Boston Americans
The 1903 Boston Americans were the inaugural World Series champions in Major League Baseball, representing Boston in the American League.
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B.
Homestead Grays
The Homestead Grays were a dominant Negro league baseball team, famed for their powerhouse lineups and multiple championships during the first half of the 20th century.
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C.
Baltimore Black Sox
The Baltimore Black Sox were a prominent Negro league baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland, active primarily in the 1920s and early 1930s.
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Baltimore Elite Giants
The Baltimore Elite Giants were a prominent Negro league baseball team known for developing future Major League stars during the era of racial segregation in American baseball.
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Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland, known for their storied history, passionate fan base, and membership in the American League East division.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American League franchise
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defunct Major League Baseball team ⓘ |
| boroughAfterRelocation | Manhattan ⓘ |
| category |
American League teams
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defunct Major League Baseball franchises ⓘ defunct baseball teams in Maryland ⓘ |
| charterMemberOf |
American League (as a major league in 1901)
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linked to:
American League
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| cityAfterRelocation | New York City ⓘ |
| cityRepresented | Baltimore ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dissolved | 1902 ⓘ |
| division | no formal divisions (pre-1969 American League) ⓘ |
| era | dead-ball era ⓘ |
| founded | 1901 ⓘ |
| franchiseLineage | Baltimore Orioles (AL 1901–1902) → New York Highlanders → New York Yankees ⓘ |
| historicalNote | franchise that evolved into the New York Yankees ⓘ |
| homeBallpark | Oriole Park (American League) ⓘ |
| homeCityRelocation | moved from Baltimore to New York in 1903 ⓘ |
| homeGamesPlayedAt | Oriole Park at 29th Street ⓘ |
| league | American League ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Baltimore ⓘ |
| majorLeagueStatus | recognized as a major league club ⓘ |
| manager |
John McGraw
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Wilbert Robinson ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | named after the oriole, state bird of Maryland ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Joe Kelley
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Joe McGinnity ⓘ John McGraw ⓘ Roger Bresnahan ⓘ |
| openingSeasonRecord | 1901 American League season participant ⓘ |
| owner |
Ban Johnson (de facto control after 1902 takeover)
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linked to:
Ban Johnson
John Mahon ⓘ |
| predecessorLeagueStatus | minor league origins of American League ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | New York Highlanders ⓘ |
| seasonActive |
1901
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1902 ⓘ |
| seasonsPlayed | 2 ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| status | franchise moved to New York after 1902 season ⓘ |
| successorTeam | New York Highlanders ⓘ |
| teamColors |
black
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orange ⓘ |
| ultimateSuccessorTeam | New York Yankees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902) Description of subject: The Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902) were a short-lived early American League baseball franchise that later relocated and became the New York Yankees.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
New York Highlanders
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cityRelocationStatus
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moved from Baltimore to New York as franchise shift from Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902)
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linked to: Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902)
American League 1902 season
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notableTeamRelocationContext
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Baltimore Orioles franchise would move to New York after the season
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linked to: Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902)
Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902)
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franchiseLineage
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Baltimore Orioles (AL 1901–1902) → New York Highlanders → New York Yankees
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linked to: Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902)
linked to: Baltimore Orioles (American League, 1901–1902)