Babe Ruth's wife Claire Merritt Ruth
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Claire Merritt Ruth was the second wife of baseball legend Babe Ruth, known for her role in preserving and promoting his legacy after his death.
All labels observed (1)
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| Babe Ruth's wife Claire Merritt Ruth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2469830 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babe Ruth's wife Claire Merritt Ruth Context triple: [Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York, United States, notableBurial, Babe Ruth's wife Claire Merritt Ruth]
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Eleanor Gehrig
Eleanor Gehrig was an American philanthropist and the widow of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, known for her decades-long advocacy for ALS research and preservation of her husband's legacy.
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B.
Ruth Beatrice Baker
Ruth Beatrice Baker is a British-born educator best known as the third wife of Barack Obama Sr. and stepmother of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
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C.
Rachel Robinson
Rachel Robinson is an American nurse, educator, and civil rights advocate best known as the widow of baseball legend Jackie Robinson and the founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
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D.
Ruth Snyder
Ruth Snyder was an American woman infamously executed in 1928 for the murder of her husband, a case that became notorious due to a secretly photographed image of her electrocution published in the press.
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E.
Anne Spencer Lindbergh
Anne Spencer Lindbergh was the daughter of aviators Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, whose tragic kidnapping and death in infancy became one of the most infamous criminal cases of the 20th century.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Babe Ruth's wife Claire Merritt Ruth Target entity description: Claire Merritt Ruth was the second wife of baseball legend Babe Ruth, known for her role in preserving and promoting his legacy after his death.
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A.
Eleanor Gehrig
Eleanor Gehrig was an American philanthropist and the widow of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, known for her decades-long advocacy for ALS research and preservation of her husband's legacy.
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B.
Ruth Beatrice Baker
Ruth Beatrice Baker is a British-born educator best known as the third wife of Barack Obama Sr. and stepmother of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
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C.
Rachel Robinson
Rachel Robinson is an American nurse, educator, and civil rights advocate best known as the widow of baseball legend Jackie Robinson and the founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation.
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D.
Ruth Snyder
Ruth Snyder was an American woman infamously executed in 1928 for the murder of her husband, a case that became notorious due to a secretly photographed image of her electrocution published in the press.
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E.
Anne Spencer Lindbergh
Anne Spencer Lindbergh was the daughter of aviators Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, whose tragic kidnapping and death in infancy became one of the most infamous criminal cases of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball spouse
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Major League Baseball
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New York Yankees ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedBySource |
baseball biographies
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historical accounts of Babe Ruth’s life ⓘ |
| familyName | Ruth ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
baseball community
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sports history commemoration ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Claire ⓘ |
| hasRole |
guardian of Babe Ruth’s public image
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participant in commemorative events for Babe Ruth ⓘ spokesperson for Babe Ruth’s legacy ⓘ |
| knownAs | Babe Ruth’s widow ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Claire Merritt Ruth ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
activities following Babe Ruth’s death to honor his memory
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life with Babe Ruth during his later playing years ⓘ |
| notableFor |
preserving Babe Ruth’s legacy
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promoting Babe Ruth’s legacy after his death ⓘ |
| occupation | public figure ⓘ |
| partOf | Babe Ruth’s family ⓘ |
| positionInSpouseOrder | second wife of Babe Ruth ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse |
Babe Ruth
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Claire Merritt Ruth ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical articles about Babe Ruth’s family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Babe Ruth's wife Claire Merritt Ruth Description of subject: Claire Merritt Ruth was the second wife of baseball legend Babe Ruth, known for her role in preserving and promoting his legacy after his death.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York, United States
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notableBurial
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Babe Ruth's wife Claire Merritt Ruth
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