Baseball
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Baseball is a documentary television miniseries by Ken Burns that explores the history, cultural impact, and evolution of the sport in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baseball canonical | 3 |
| Baseball (TV series) | 1 |
| Baseball (documentary series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5913327 — 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)
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Target entity: Baseball Context triple: [Ken Burns, notableWork, Baseball]
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A.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
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B.
World Series Baseball
World Series Baseball is a classic baseball video game franchise known for its realistic gameplay and strong presence on Sega consoles in the 1990s.
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C.
baseball5
Baseball5 is a fast-paced, five-on-five, street-style version of baseball/softball designed for small urban spaces and mixed-gender play.
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D.
Baseball Ground
Baseball Ground was a historic football stadium in Derby, England, best known as the long-time home of Derby County F.C.
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E.
USA Baseball
USA Baseball is the national governing body for amateur baseball in the United States, overseeing national teams, development programs, and major amateur awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Baseball Target entity description: Baseball is a documentary television miniseries by Ken Burns that explores the history, cultural impact, and evolution of the sport in the United States.
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A.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
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B.
World Series Baseball
World Series Baseball is a classic baseball video game franchise known for its realistic gameplay and strong presence on Sega consoles in the 1990s.
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C.
baseball5
Baseball5 is a fast-paced, five-on-five, street-style version of baseball/softball designed for small urban spaces and mixed-gender play.
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D.
Baseball Ground
Baseball Ground was a historic football stadium in Derby, England, best known as the long-time home of Derby County F.C.
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E.
USA Baseball
USA Baseball is the national governing body for amateur baseball in the United States, overseeing national teams, development programs, and major amateur awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary television miniseries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Ken Burns ⓘ |
| director | Ken Burns ⓘ |
| distributor |
PBS Home Video
ⓘ
linked to:
PBS Distribution
|
| episodeStructure | episodes are called "innings" ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Ken Burns ⓘ |
| explores |
economics of professional sports
ⓘ
race and segregation in American sports ⓘ relationship between baseball and American identity ⓘ role of baseball in American popular culture ⓘ |
| featuresInterviewWith |
Bob Costas
ⓘ
Buck O'Neil ⓘ
linked to:
Buck O’Neil
Doris Kearns Goodwin ⓘ George Will ⓘ
linked to:
George F. Will
Red Barber ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
Negro leagues ⓘ
linked to:
Negro Leagues
integration of baseball ⓘ labor issues in baseball ⓘ mythology and folklore of baseball ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
historical documentary ⓘ sports documentary ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Baseball: The Tenth Inning ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mason Daring ⓘ |
| narrator | John Chancellor ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 9 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStart | 1994 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ken Burns' series of American history documentaries
ⓘ
linked to:
Ken Burns
|
| productionCompany | Florentine Films ⓘ |
| received | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| setting | United States sports culture ⓘ |
| style |
archival photographs and film footage
ⓘ
interviews with historians, players, and writers ⓘ voice-over narration ⓘ |
| subject |
baseball
ⓘ
continuation of the history of baseball ⓘ cultural impact of baseball ⓘ history of baseball in the United States ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from the 19th century to the late 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Geoffrey C. Ward ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baseball Description of subject: Baseball is a documentary television miniseries by Ken Burns that explores the history, cultural impact, and evolution of the sport in the United States.
Referenced by (5)
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