gptkbp:instanceOf
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Baseball Player
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gptkbp:battingStyle
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Left-handed
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1899-05-14
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Bourbon_County,_Kentucky
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gptkbp:careerEnd
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1935
.325
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gptkbp:careerStart
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1924
212
.397
.475
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gptkbp:coachingCareer
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Managed minor league teams.
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Symbol of early 20th-century baseball.
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gptkbp:currentTeam
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gptkb:New_York_Yankees
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1976-07-21
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Kentucky
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gptkbp:family
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Had three children.
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gptkbp:famousFor
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Hitting prowess and speed.
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"You can't hit what you can't see."
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gptkbp:FIFA_code
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7
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gptkbp:firstAppearance
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1
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gptkbp:firstMatch
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gptkb:New_York_Yankees
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gptkbp:hallOfFameInduction
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1970
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Earle Combs
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gptkbp:influence
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Mentored young players.
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gptkbp:influenced
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Future generations of baseball players.
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Babe Ruth
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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Baseball history
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Continued to be involved in baseball after retirement.
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gptkbp:legacy
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Considered one of the best center fielders of his era.
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gptkbp:musicStyle
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Dead-ball era
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Kentucky_Colonel
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Led_American_League_in_batting_average_in_1927
Member_of_the_1927_Yankees,_known_as_'Murderers'_Row'.
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gptkbp:notableGames
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1927 World Series Game 4.
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gptkbp:playsFor
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gptkb:Mickey_Mantle
gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkb:Lefty_Gomez
gptkb:Lou_Gehrig
gptkb:Bill_Dickey
Joe DiMaggio
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gptkbp:position
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Outfielder
Center fielder
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gptkbp:posthumousRecognition
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Inducted_into_the_Kentucky_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame.
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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Baseball executive
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gptkbp:profession
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68
1,200
773
1,866
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gptkbp:residence
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New_York_City_during_playing_career.
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gptkbp:retirementYear
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Became a successful businessman.
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gptkbp:team
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gptkb:New_York_Yankees
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gptkbp:throws
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Left-handed
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gptkbp:youth_tournaments
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4
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