Triple
T782640
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Detroit Tigers |
E16530
|
entity |
| Predicate | notablePlayer |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lou Whitaker
Lou Whitaker is a former Major League Baseball second baseman best known for his long, highly productive career with the Detroit Tigers alongside double-play partner Alan Trammell.
|
E134446
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Lou Whitaker | Statement: [Detroit Tigers, notablePlayer, Lou Whitaker]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lou Whitaker Context triple: [Detroit Tigers, notablePlayer, Lou Whitaker]
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A.
Alan Trammell
Alan Trammell is a Hall of Fame former shortstop and longtime Detroit Tigers star known for his all-around play, leadership, and key role in the team’s 1984 World Series championship.
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B.
Joe Morgan
Joe Morgan was a Hall of Fame second baseman renowned for his all-around excellence with the Cincinnati Reds' "Big Red Machine" teams of the 1970s.
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C.
Billy Williams
Billy Williams is a Hall of Fame left fielder best known for his long, productive career with the Chicago Cubs during the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
George Brett
George Brett is a Hall of Fame third baseman widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball history.
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E.
Al Kaline
Al Kaline was a Hall of Fame right fielder and 18-time All-Star widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Detroit Tigers history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Lou Whitaker Triple: [Detroit Tigers, notablePlayer, Lou Whitaker]
Generated description
Lou Whitaker is a former Major League Baseball second baseman best known for his long, highly productive career with the Detroit Tigers alongside double-play partner Alan Trammell.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lou Whitaker Target entity description: Lou Whitaker is a former Major League Baseball second baseman best known for his long, highly productive career with the Detroit Tigers alongside double-play partner Alan Trammell.
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A.
Alan Trammell
Alan Trammell is a Hall of Fame former shortstop and longtime Detroit Tigers star known for his all-around play, leadership, and key role in the team’s 1984 World Series championship.
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B.
Joe Morgan
Joe Morgan was a Hall of Fame second baseman renowned for his all-around excellence with the Cincinnati Reds' "Big Red Machine" teams of the 1970s.
-
C.
Billy Williams
Billy Williams is a Hall of Fame left fielder best known for his long, productive career with the Chicago Cubs during the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
George Brett
George Brett is a Hall of Fame third baseman widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in Major League Baseball history.
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E.
Al Kaline
Al Kaline was a Hall of Fame right fielder and 18-time All-Star widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Detroit Tigers history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a4936ad1fc81908f190208059ccf78 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a7686d0881908c2a4395059be02c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac6efcc37c81908fd49ad65818eb0c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac6f546b248190ba1efae18c85c8cc |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac6fc6130c81908ad8fb677ea0c4e4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.