The Spy Behind Home Plate
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The Spy Behind Home Plate is a documentary film about Moe Berg, the enigmatic Major League Baseball catcher who became a World War II spy for the U.S. government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Spy Behind Home Plate canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5996301 — 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 Spy Behind Home Plate Context triple: [Moe Berg, subjectOf, The Spy Behind Home Plate]
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A.
The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine
The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent reflecting on his tenure and the history, culture, and inner workings of professional baseball.
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B.
The Slugger’s Wife
The Slugger’s Wife is a 1985 romantic comedy film about a baseball star and a nightclub singer whose relationship is tested by fame and personal ambition.
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C.
The Pitcher
The Pitcher is the section of the Official Baseball Rules that defines the role, responsibilities, and regulations governing the player who delivers the ball to the batter.
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D.
The Hitter
"The Hitter" is a narrative song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*, that tells the dark, first-person story of a washed-up boxer confronting his violent past.
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E.
Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight is a long-running ESPN television program that provides highlights, analysis, and commentary on Major League Baseball games and news.
- 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 Spy Behind Home Plate Target entity description: The Spy Behind Home Plate is a documentary film about Moe Berg, the enigmatic Major League Baseball catcher who became a World War II spy for the U.S. government.
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A.
The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine
The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine is a memoir by former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent reflecting on his tenure and the history, culture, and inner workings of professional baseball.
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B.
The Slugger’s Wife
The Slugger’s Wife is a 1985 romantic comedy film about a baseball star and a nightclub singer whose relationship is tested by fame and personal ambition.
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C.
The Pitcher
The Pitcher is the section of the Official Baseball Rules that defines the role, responsibilities, and regulations governing the player who delivers the ball to the batter.
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D.
The Hitter
"The Hitter" is a narrative song by Bruce Springsteen, featured on his 2005 album *Devils & Dust*, that tells the dark, first-person story of a washed-up boxer confronting his violent past.
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E.
Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight is a long-running ESPN television program that provides highlights, analysis, and commentary on Major League Baseball games and news.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| about |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
Office of Strategic Services ⓘ World War II espionage ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts |
Moe Berg's missions in World War II
ⓘ
Moe Berg's service for the U.S. government ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
home video
ⓘ
theatrical release ⓘ |
| features |
archival footage
ⓘ
historical photographs ⓘ interviews ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Moe Berg's baseball career
ⓘ
Moe Berg's work as a spy ⓘ |
| follows | life of Moe Berg ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical documentary
ⓘ
historical documentary ⓘ sports documentary ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Spy Behind Home Plate ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Moe Berg ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Europe during World War II
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| portrays | Moe Berg as enigmatic ⓘ |
| subjectAffiliation |
Office of Strategic Services
ⓘ
U.S. government ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| subjectOccupation |
Major League Baseball catcher
ⓘ
spy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Spy Behind Home Plate Description of subject: The Spy Behind Home Plate is a documentary film about Moe Berg, the enigmatic Major League Baseball catcher who became a World War II spy for the U.S. government.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.