Curse of the Bambino
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Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curse of the Bambino canonical | 10 |
| book "The Curse of the Bambino" by Dan Shaughnessy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7685 — 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: Curse of the Bambino Context triple: [Boston Red Sox, notableCurse, Curse of the Bambino]
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A.
All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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B.
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team renowned for their record number of World Series championships and iconic status in American sports history.
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C.
Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a popular nickname for Washington, D.C., highlighting its historically large and influential African American population and culture.
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D.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
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E.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
- 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: Curse of the Bambino Target entity description: Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
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A.
All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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B.
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a Major League Baseball team renowned for their record number of World Series championships and iconic status in American sports history.
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C.
Chocolate City
Chocolate City is a popular nickname for Washington, D.C., highlighting its historically large and influential African American population and culture.
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D.
Mystic River
Mystic River is a tidal estuary in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, historically significant for shipbuilding and industrial activity along its banks.
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E.
Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, particularly London, during 1940–1941 in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball folklore
ⓘ
popular superstition ⓘ sports superstition ⓘ |
| affectedFranchise | Boston Red Sox ⓘ |
| allegedEffect | Boston Red Sox World Series championship drought ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlayer | Babe Ruth ⓘ |
| associatedWithTeam |
Boston Red Sox
ⓘ
New York Yankees ⓘ |
| attributedCause | sale of Babe Ruth ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | sale of Babe Ruth from Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees ⓘ |
| benefitedFranchise | New York Yankees ⓘ |
| bookPublicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| breakingSeriesResult | Red Sox defeated Yankees 4–3 in 2004 ALCS ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
became part of Boston sports identity
ⓘ
used as metaphor for long-standing failure ⓘ |
| droughtDurationYears | 86 ⓘ |
| droughtEndYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| droughtStartYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| endedBy |
Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series championship
ⓘ
linked to:
2004 World Series
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| fanBelief | explained Red Sox postseason failures ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
New York City, New York ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| inspiredWork |
book "The Curse of the Bambino" by Dan Shaughnessy
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linked to:
Curse of the Bambino
|
| inspiredWorkType | non-fiction sports book ⓘ |
| language | English term ⓘ |
| leagueContext | American League ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Fenway Park ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
newspapers
ⓘ
radio ⓘ sports documentaries ⓘ television ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
bad luck after trading a star player
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long-term sports futility ⓘ |
| nicknameOfBabeRuth | The Bambino ⓘ |
| notableBreakingEvent | 2004 ALCS comeback vs New York Yankees ⓘ |
| opposingLocation | Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| popularizedIn | 20th century American sports media ⓘ |
| postDroughtPerception | considered broken after 2004 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Cubs curse of the Billy Goat
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jinx ⓘ sports curse ⓘ |
| saleYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamTitleAfterDrought |
2004 World Series championship
ⓘ
linked to:
2004 World Series
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| teamTitleBeforeDrought |
1918 World Series championship
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linked to:
1918 World Series
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| worldSeriesResult2004 | Red Sox defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–0 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Curse of the Bambino Description of subject: Curse of the Bambino is the popular superstition that blamed the Boston Red Sox’s 86-year World Series championship drought on their 1919 sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
Referenced by (11)
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linked to: Curse of the Bambino