Eiji Sawamura
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Eiji Sawamura was a legendary Japanese baseball pitcher, famed for his dominance in the pre-war era and honored as the namesake of Japan’s top pitching award.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eiji Sawamura canonical | 4 |
| Sawamura | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6921642 — 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: Eiji Sawamura Context triple: [Eiji Sawamura Award, namedAfter, Eiji Sawamura]
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A.
Toshiki Kaifu
Toshiki Kaifu was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991, leading the country during the early post–Cold War period and the aftermath of the economic bubble.
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B.
Min Tanaka
Min Tanaka is a renowned Japanese dancer and actor known for his avant-garde butoh performances and roles in international films.
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C.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is an elite Japanese right-handed pitcher, renowned for his dominant performances in Nippon Professional Baseball and subsequent move to Major League Baseball.
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D.
Shohei Shigematsu
Shohei Shigematsu is a Japanese architect and partner at OMA known for leading innovative cultural and educational projects in North America.
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E.
Tatsunori Hara
Tatsunori Hara is a prominent Japanese baseball manager and former Yomiuri Giants star known for leading both his club and Japan’s national team to multiple championships.
- 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: Eiji Sawamura Target entity description: Eiji Sawamura was a legendary Japanese baseball pitcher, famed for his dominance in the pre-war era and honored as the namesake of Japan’s top pitching award.
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A.
Toshiki Kaifu
Toshiki Kaifu was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991, leading the country during the early post–Cold War period and the aftermath of the economic bubble.
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B.
Min Tanaka
Min Tanaka is a renowned Japanese dancer and actor known for his avant-garde butoh performances and roles in international films.
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C.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is an elite Japanese right-handed pitcher, renowned for his dominant performances in Nippon Professional Baseball and subsequent move to Major League Baseball.
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D.
Shohei Shigematsu
Shohei Shigematsu is a Japanese architect and partner at OMA known for leading innovative cultural and educational projects in North America.
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E.
Tatsunori Hara
Tatsunori Hara is a prominent Japanese baseball manager and former Yomiuri Giants star known for leading both his club and Japan’s national team to multiple championships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese baseball player
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baseball pitcher ⓘ human ⓘ |
| batted | right-handed ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | torpedo attack on transport ship ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual Sawamura Award for best starting pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball
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linked to:
Eiji Sawamura Award
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| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | symbol of pre-war Japanese baseball excellence ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-12-02 ⓘ |
| deathDuring | military service in World War II ⓘ |
| era | pre-World War II ⓘ |
| eraOfActivity | 1930s ⓘ |
| faced | American All-Star team in 1934 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Sawamura
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linked to:
Eiji Sawamura
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| famousGame | 1934 exhibition game vs. American All-Stars ⓘ |
| givenName | Eiji ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| honoredIn | Japanese professional baseball ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 14 ⓘ |
| league | Japanese Baseball League ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the greatest early Japanese pitchers ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Yomiuri Giants ⓘ |
| militaryService | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| name | Eiji Sawamura ⓘ |
| namesakeOf |
Sawamura Award
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linked to:
Eiji Sawamura Award
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| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being namesake of the Sawamura Award
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dominant pitching in pre-war Japanese baseball ⓘ |
| occupation |
professional baseball player
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soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ujiyamada, Mie Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | off the coast of Yakushima, Japan ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| retiredNumberBy | Yomiuri Giants ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| struckOut |
Babe Ruth in 1934 exhibition game
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Charlie Gehringer in 1934 exhibition game ⓘ Jimmie Foxx in 1934 exhibition game ⓘ Lou Gehrig in 1934 exhibition game ⓘ |
| team | Yomiuri Giants ⓘ |
| threw | right-handed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Eiji Sawamura