The House That Ruth Built
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The House That Ruth Built is the famous nickname for the original Yankee Stadium, highlighting Babe Ruth’s central role in making it an iconic home of the New York Yankees.
All labels observed (1)
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| The House That Ruth Built canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2494330 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The House That Ruth Built Context triple: [The House that Griffey Built, inspiredByPhrase, The House That Ruth Built]
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A.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
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B.
Curse of the Bambino
Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
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C.
The Yanks
The Yanks is a common nickname for the United States men's national soccer team, reflecting its American identity and heritage.
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D.
The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth is a biographical book that chronicles the legendary baseball star Babe Ruth’s life, career, and cultural impact.
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E.
The Yankee
The Yankee is the nickname of Hank Morgan, the time-traveling 19th-century engineer who becomes a powerful figure in King Arthur’s court in Mark Twain’s novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The House That Ruth Built Target entity description: The House That Ruth Built is the famous nickname for the original Yankee Stadium, highlighting Babe Ruth’s central role in making it an iconic home of the New York Yankees.
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A.
The Bambino
The Bambino is the legendary nickname of Babe Ruth, one of baseball’s greatest sluggers and most iconic sports figures.
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B.
Curse of the Bambino
Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
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C.
The Yanks
The Yanks is a common nickname for the United States men's national soccer team, reflecting its American identity and heritage.
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D.
The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth is a biographical book that chronicles the legendary baseball star Babe Ruth’s life, career, and cultural impact.
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E.
The Yankee
The Yankee is the nickname of Hank Morgan, the time-traveling 19th-century engineer who becomes a powerful figure in King Arthur’s court in Mark Twain’s novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Yankee Stadium (1923–2008)
ⓘ
linked to:
Yankee Stadium
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| architecturalType | baseball stadium ⓘ |
| associatedBorough | The Bronx ⓘ |
| associatedFranchise | New York Yankees dynasty teams of the 1920s and 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedHallOfFamer |
Joe DiMaggio
ⓘ
Lou Gehrig ⓘ Mickey Mantle ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | New York City ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra |
“Golden Age” of baseball
ⓘ
linked to:
Live-ball era
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| associatedWithPlayer | Babe Ruth ⓘ |
| associatedWithTeam | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| capacityType | large-capacity ballpark ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalSignificance |
iconic symbol of Major League Baseball
ⓘ
landmark of New York sports history ⓘ |
| demolishedStadium | original Yankee Stadium demolished in 2010 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century American sports ⓘ |
| fanPerception | hallowed ground for Yankees fans ⓘ |
| fieldOrientation | traditional baseball diamond ⓘ |
| historicalRole | home of many Hall of Fame players ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 1923 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| legacy | nickname continues to evoke the original Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| location |
Bronx, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx
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| mediaUsage | commonly used by sportswriters and broadcasters ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | derived from Babe Ruth’s first and last name ⓘ |
| nicknameOf | Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| nicknameUsagePeriod | primarily 1923–2008 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1923 World Series
ⓘ
Babe Ruth home runs ⓘ multiple World Series games ⓘ |
| openingDayEvent | 1923 New York Yankees season home opener ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | Babe Ruth’s popularity and drawing power helped finance and justify the construction of Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| refersTo |
original Yankee Stadium
ⓘ
linked to:
Yankee Stadium
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| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| stadiumType | outdoor ballpark ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Babe Ruth’s impact on baseball popularity
ⓘ
financial success of the Yankees driven by Babe Ruth ⓘ |
| teamLeague | American League ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Major League Baseball games
ⓘ
World Series games ⓘ
linked to:
World Series
postseason baseball games ⓘ |
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Subject: The House That Ruth Built Description of subject: The House That Ruth Built is the famous nickname for the original Yankee Stadium, highlighting Babe Ruth’s central role in making it an iconic home of the New York Yankees.
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