Cy Rigler
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Cy Rigler was a prominent early 20th-century American Major League Baseball umpire known for his long career in the National League and for officiating several World Series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cy Rigler canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3557114 — 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: Cy Rigler Context triple: [1919 World Series, umpire, Cy Rigler]
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A.
Michael Andlauer
Michael Andlauer is a Canadian businessman and sports executive best known as the owner of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators and a longtime figure in professional hockey ownership.
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B.
Bryan Devendorf
Bryan Devendorf is an American drummer best known as a founding member and rhythmic backbone of the indie rock band The National.
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C.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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D.
Kevin Nolting
Kevin Nolting is an American film editor best known for his work on Pixar animated features, including the Academy Award-winning film "Up."
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E.
Justin Elicker
Justin Elicker is an American politician who serves as the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, known for his focus on urban development, education, and social equity.
- 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: Cy Rigler Target entity description: Cy Rigler was a prominent early 20th-century American Major League Baseball umpire known for his long career in the National League and for officiating several World Series.
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A.
Michael Andlauer
Michael Andlauer is a Canadian businessman and sports executive best known as the owner of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators and a longtime figure in professional hockey ownership.
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B.
Bryan Devendorf
Bryan Devendorf is an American drummer best known as a founding member and rhythmic backbone of the indie rock band The National.
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C.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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D.
Kevin Nolting
Kevin Nolting is an American film editor best known for his work on Pixar animated features, including the Academy Award-winning film "Up."
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E.
Justin Elicker
Justin Elicker is an American politician who serves as the mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, known for his focus on urban development, education, and social equity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
Major League Baseball umpire ⓘ baseball umpire ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| areaOfInfluence | professional baseball officiating standards ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | National League ⓘ |
| era |
dead-ball era
ⓘ
live-ball era ⓘ |
| familyName | Rigler ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional baseball ⓘ |
| genreOfOccupation | professional sports officiating ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole | officiating championship-level games ⓘ |
| hasWorkContext |
Major League Baseball postseason games
ⓘ
linked to:
MLB playoffs
Major League Baseball regular season games ⓘ
linked to:
MLB regular season
World Series games ⓘ
linked to:
World Series
|
| influenced | later generations of Major League umpires ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | historical accounts of early MLB umpiring ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritative umpiring style
ⓘ
longevity as a National League umpire ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| leagueWorkedIn |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
National League ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsOrganization | National League ⓘ |
| name | Cy Rigler ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
recognized as a prominent early National League umpire
ⓘ
served as umpire in several World Series games ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long umpiring career in the National League
ⓘ
officiating multiple World Series ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball umpire
ⓘ
sports official ⓘ |
| partOf |
Major League Baseball umpiring corps
ⓘ
linked to:
Major League Baseball umpires
|
| roleIn | World Series umpire ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| typeOfUmpire |
base umpire
ⓘ
home plate umpire ⓘ |
| workLocation | National League ballparks in the United States ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cy Rigler Description of subject: Cy Rigler was a prominent early 20th-century American Major League Baseball umpire known for his long career in the National League and for officiating several World Series.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.