book "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace"

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book memoir

"A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" is a memoir by former Major League pitcher Ralph Branca reflecting on his baseball career, the famous "Shot Heard 'Round the World," and themes of redemption and faith.

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Label	Occurrences
"A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace"	1
A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace	1
book "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11383793 — 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: book "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace"
Context triple: [Ralph Branca, subjectOf, book "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace"]

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NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: book "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace"
Target entity description: "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" is a memoir by former Major League pitcher Ralph Branca reflecting on his baseball career, the famous "Shot Heard 'Round the World," and themes of redemption and faith.

A. book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game"
"Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that chronicles how the Oakland Athletics used data-driven, sabermetric analysis to build a competitive baseball team on a limited budget.
B. Why I Love Baseball
"Why I Love Baseball" is a book by broadcaster Larry King in which he reflects on his lifelong passion for the sport through personal stories, memories, and commentary.
C. 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.
D. Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball
Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball is a bestselling non-fiction book that analyzes the strategies, psychology, and intricacies of professional baseball through in-depth profiles of players and managers.
E. book "Fourth and One"
"Fourth and One" is a book by legendary NFL coach Joe Gibbs that reflects on his football career, leadership philosophy, and life lessons learned on and off the field.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ memoir ⓘ
aboutEvent	Shot Heard 'Round the World ⓘ linked to: Shot Heard Round the World
aboutOrganization	Brooklyn Dodgers ⓘ Major League Baseball ⓘ New York Giants ⓘ
aboutPerson	Bobby Thomson ⓘ Jackie Robinson ⓘ
author	Ralph Branca ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
depicts	life in Major League Baseball in the mid-20th century ⓘ
focusesOn	Branca's pitching career ⓘ impact of a single play on a career ⓘ intersection of sports and spirituality ⓘ
genre	baseball literature ⓘ sports memoir ⓘ
hasTitle	A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace ⓘ linked to: book "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace"
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	non-fiction ⓘ
mainSubject	1951 National League playoff ⓘ Brooklyn Dodgers ⓘ Major League Baseball ⓘ New York Giants ⓘ Ralph Branca ⓘ Shot Heard 'Round the World ⓘ linked to: Shot Heard Round the World
narrativePerspective	first-person ⓘ
portrays	emotional aftermath of the 1951 home run ⓘ
theme	faith ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ grace ⓘ redemption ⓘ regret ⓘ sports history ⓘ

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Ralph Branca → subjectOf → book "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" ⓘ

Ralph Branca → coAuthorOf → "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace" ⓘ

linked to: book "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace"

A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace → hasTitle → A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace ⓘ

subject linked to: book "A Moment in Time: An American Story of Baseball, Heartbreak, and Grace"