Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination

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baseball double-play combination sports cultural reference

The "Tinker to Evers to Chance" double-play combination refers to the famed early-20th-century Chicago Cubs infield trio whose seamless fielding became one of baseball’s most iconic and frequently cited defensive units.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Tinker to Evers to Chance	3
Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination canonical	2
Tinker, Evers, and Chance	1
Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double-play combination	1
Tinker–Evers–Chance double-play combination	1
Tinker–Evers–Chance infield	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4084404 — 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: Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination
Context triple: [Joe Tinker, notableWork, Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination]

A. Casey at the Bat
"Casey at the Bat" is a comedic animated adaptation of Ernest Thayer’s famous baseball poem, featured as a segment in Disney’s 1946 anthology film *Make Mine Music*.
B. Double Play
"Double Play" is a film featuring La La Anthony in a prominent role, contributing to her recognition as an actress.
C. Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run that capped a dramatic National League pennant playoff and became one of the most iconic moments in baseball history.
D. Black Sox
The Black Sox are New Zealand’s national men’s softball team, renowned as one of the world’s most successful and dominant sides in international softball.
E. The Babe
The Babe is a 1992 biographical sports film in which John Goodman portrays legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.
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: Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination
Target entity description: The "Tinker to Evers to Chance" double-play combination refers to the famed early-20th-century Chicago Cubs infield trio whose seamless fielding became one of baseball’s most iconic and frequently cited defensive units.

A. Casey at the Bat
"Casey at the Bat" is a comedic animated adaptation of Ernest Thayer’s famous baseball poem, featured as a segment in Disney’s 1946 anthology film *Make Mine Music*.
B. Double Play
"Double Play" is a film featuring La La Anthony in a prominent role, contributing to her recognition as an actress.
C. Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" is the famous 1951 walk-off home run that capped a dramatic National League pennant playoff and became one of the most iconic moments in baseball history.
D. Black Sox
The Black Sox are New Zealand’s national men’s softball team, renowned as one of the world’s most successful and dominant sides in international softball.
E. The Babe
The Babe is a 1992 biographical sports film in which John Goodman portrays legendary baseball player Babe Ruth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	baseball double-play combination ⓘ sports cultural reference ⓘ
associatedSeason	1906 Chicago Cubs season ⓘ 1907 Chicago Cubs season ⓘ linked to: Chicago Cubs season 1908 Chicago Cubs season ⓘ linked to: Chicago Cubs season 1909 Chicago Cubs season ⓘ linked to: Chicago Cubs season 1910 Chicago Cubs season ⓘ
associatedWith	National League pennant races of the 1900s ⓘ linked to: National League pennant
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalImpact	entered American idiom as shorthand for a smooth sequence ⓘ referenced in discussions of baseball history and nostalgia ⓘ
defensiveUnitType	infield ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ
famousFor	being one of baseball’s most iconic defensive units ⓘ frequent double plays ⓘ smooth and efficient infield defense ⓘ
firstLineForm	Tinker to Evers to Chance ⓘ linked to: Tinker to Evers to Chance double-play combination
franchise	Chicago Cubs franchise ⓘ linked to: Chicago Cubs
hallOfFameConnection	Frank Chance inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ linked to: National Baseball Hall of Fame induction Joe Tinker inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ Johnny Evers inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ
languageOfExpression	English ⓘ
league	National League ⓘ
legacy	frequently cited in baseball writing and commentary ⓘ symbol of classic double-play execution ⓘ
mediaTypeOfOrigin	newspaper verse ⓘ
notableRival	New York Giants ⓘ
player1	Joe Tinker ⓘ
player2	Johnny Evers ⓘ
player3	Frank Chance ⓘ
poemAuthor	Franklin Pierce Adams ⓘ
popularizedBy	poem "Baseball’s Sad Lexicon" ⓘ linked to: Baseball’s Sad Lexicon
position1	shortstop ⓘ
position2	second baseman ⓘ
position3	first baseman ⓘ
sequence	shortstop to second base to first base ⓘ
sport	baseball ⓘ
symbolizes	precision and coordination in defense ⓘ teamwork in baseball infield play ⓘ
team	Chicago Cubs ⓘ
teamAchievement	contributed to multiple National League pennants ⓘ helped Chicago Cubs win 1907 World Series ⓘ helped Chicago Cubs win 1908 World Series ⓘ
teamCity	Chicago ⓘ
teamEra	Chicago Cubs dynasty 1906–1910 ⓘ
timeContext	dead-ball era ⓘ
timePeriodActive	approximately 1902–1912 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited