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3,635 | # Telecommunications in Brazil
**Brazil** has both modern technologies in the center-south portion, counting with LTE, 3G HSPA, DSL ISDB based Digital TV. Other areas of the country, particularly the North and Northeast regions, lack even basic analog PSTN telephone lines. This is a problem that the government is tryi... | 806 | Telecommunications in Brazil | 0 |
3,635 | # Telecommunications in Brazil
## International backbones {#international_backbones}
### Submarine cables {#submarine_cables}
Several submarine cables link Brazil to the world:
- **Americas II** cable entered operations in September 2000, connecting Brazil (Fortaleza) to United States.
- **ATLANTIS-2**, with ar... | 288 | Telecommunications in Brazil | 1 |
3,635 | # Telecommunications in Brazil
## Television and radio {#television_and_radio}
Under the Brazilian constitution, television and radio are not treated as forms of telecommunication, in order to avoid creating problems with a series of regulations that reduce and control how international businesses and individuals can... | 138 | Telecommunications in Brazil | 2 |
3,652 | # Economy of the British Virgin Islands
The **economy of the British Virgin Islands** is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean. Although tiny in absolute terms, because of the very small population of the British Virgin Islands, in 2010 the Territory had the 19th highest GDP per capita in the world according to ... | 417 | Economy of the British Virgin Islands | 0 |
3,652 | # Economy of the British Virgin Islands
## 2017 government budget {#government_budget}
The most recent national budget to be delivered was the 2017 budget (the Territory\'s fiscal year runs from 1 April to 31 March). That budget presented a picture of declining revenues and increasing costs. It was also delivered pri... | 309 | Economy of the British Virgin Islands | 1 |
3,652 | # Economy of the British Virgin Islands
## Tourism
In 2015, a total of 922,372 people visited the islands (of whom 529,354 were cruise ship passengers and 393,018 were overnight visitors), mainly from the United States. The bulk of the tourism income in the British Virgin Islands is generated by the yacht chartering ... | 402 | Economy of the British Virgin Islands | 2 |
3,652 | # Economy of the British Virgin Islands
## Financial services {#financial_services}
In the mid-1980s, the government began offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate an estimated 51.4% of Government revenues. As of 2019, it costs \$450 to for... | 722 | Economy of the British Virgin Islands | 3 |
3,652 | # Economy of the British Virgin Islands
## Dollarisation
Because of traditionally close links with the U.S. Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands has used the US dollar as its currency since 1959 | 33 | Economy of the British Virgin Islands | 4 |
3,653 | # Telecommunications in the British Virgin Islands
**Country Code: +1284**\
**International Call Prefix: 011** (outside NANP)
Calls from the British Virgin Islands to the US, Canada, and other NANP Caribbean nations, are dialled as 1 + NANP area code + 7-digit number. Calls from the British Virgin Islands to non-NANP... | 716 | Telecommunications in the British Virgin Islands | 0 |
3,654 | # Transport in the British Virgin Islands
The systems of **transport in the British Virgin Islands** include 113 kilometres of highway and a harbour at Road Town.
## Roads
- total: 200 km
- paved: 200 km
- unpaved: 0 km (2007)
Despite using left-hand traffic, most vehicles are left-hand-drive, being imported ... | 56 | Transport in the British Virgin Islands | 0 |
3,658 | # Geography of Brunei
**Brunei** is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering the South China Sea and East Malaysia. Its geographical coordinates are 4 30 N 114 40 E. The country is small with a total size of 5765 km2. It is larger in size than Trinidad and Tobago. It is close to vital sea lanes through the South China S... | 785 | Geography of Brunei | 0 |
3,658 | # Geography of Brunei
## Statistics
As of 2009, the statistics of Brunei is as follows:**Area:**
- Total: 5765 km2
- Land: 5265 km2
- Water: 500 km2
**Maritime claims:**\
*territorial sea:* 12 nmi\
*exclusive economic zone:* 10,090 km2 and 200 nmi or to median line
**Elevation extremes:**\
*lowest point:* So... | 99 | Geography of Brunei | 1 |
3,670 | # Politics of Bulgaria
The **politics of Bulgaria** take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the prime minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and ... | 1,386 | Politics of Bulgaria | 0 |
3,670 | # Politics of Bulgaria
## Developments since 1990 {#developments_since_1990}
### Parliamentary
In May 2017, Boyko Borisov was re-elected as Prime Minister of Bulgaria for the second time. Borisov had resigned and called early elections after his conservative GERB party lost the presidential elections previous year. H... | 785 | Politics of Bulgaria | 1 |
3,670 | # Politics of Bulgaria
## Legislative branch {#legislative_branch}
The Bulgarian unicameral parliament, the National Assembly or Narodno Sabranie, consists of 240 deputies who are elected for 4-year-terms by popular vote. The votes are for party or coalition lists of candidates for each of the 28 administrative divis... | 490 | Politics of Bulgaria | 2 |
3,672 | # Telecommunications in Bulgaria
**Telecommunications in Bulgaria** include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
## History
Until the mid-1930s, telephone exchanges were of the \"numberer\" type, i.e. manually operated by telephone operators. The introduction of the first automatic telep... | 707 | Telecommunications in Bulgaria | 0 |
3,672 | # Telecommunications in Bulgaria
## Internet
- Top-level domains: .bg and .бг (proposed, Cyrillic).
- Internet users:
- 4.1 million users (2016)
- 3.9 million users, 72nd in the world; 55.1% of the population, 74th in the world (2012);
- 3.4 million users, 63rd in the world (2009);
- 1.9 m... | 124 | Telecommunications in Bulgaria | 1 |
3,673 | # Transport in Bulgaria
**Transport in Bulgaria** is dominated by road transport. As of 2024, the country had 879 kilometers of highways and another 117 km under construction. The total length of the network is almost 40,000 km, divided nearly in half between the national and the municipal road network. In addition, t... | 276 | Transport in Bulgaria | 0 |
3,673 | # Transport in Bulgaria
## Air transport {#air_transport}
After the second terminal of International Airport Sofia was built the total number of passengers for the country rose and reached 6,595,790 in 2008, and in April 2011 Airport Sofia serviced 282 694 passengers, 13% more than the same period of 2009, when the r... | 268 | Transport in Bulgaria | 1 |
3,673 | # Transport in Bulgaria
## Railways
In 2005 Bulgaria had some 6,238 kilometers of open access track owned by the state company \"National Company Railway Infrastructure\", including a 125 kilometers long 760 mm narrow gauge railway -- the Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line and 4,316 km were considered main lines... | 368 | Transport in Bulgaria | 2 |
3,673 | # Transport in Bulgaria
## Road transport {#road_transport}
Bulgaria has nearly 40,000 kilometers of roads, of which 19,968 km form the national road network and another 19,500 km are part of the municipal network. 879 kilometers of high-speed highways were in service in 2024. Over 98% of all national roads are paved... | 729 | Transport in Bulgaria | 3 |
3,673 | # Transport in Bulgaria
## Merchant marine {#merchant_marine}
- **total**: 31 ships
**ships by type**:
- bulk carrier: 31 ships grouped by volume of 24,000 -- 13,000 DWT, 35,000 -- 25,000 DWT and 43,000 -- 36,000 DWT
## Urban transport {#urban_transport}
While most urban and suburban transport in Bulgaria is ... | 80 | Transport in Bulgaria | 4 |
3,677 | # Geography of Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations. It lies between the Sahara desert and the Gulf of Guinea, south of the loop of the Niger River, mostly between latitudes 9° and ... | 796 | Geography of Burkina Faso | 0 |
3,678 | # Demographics of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso\'s {{#expr:`{{replace|{{UN_Population|Burkina Faso}}|,||}}`{=mediawiki}/1e6 round 1}} million people belong to two major West African cultural groups: the Gur (Voltaic) and the Mandé. The Voltaic are far more numerous and include the Mossi, who make up about one-half of the ... | 751 | Demographics of Burkina Faso | 0 |
3,678 | # Demographics of Burkina Faso
## Vital statistics {#vital_statistics}
Registration of vital events is not complete in Burkina Faso. The website Our World in Data prepared the following estimates based on statistics from the Population Department of the United Nations.
Mid-year population (thousands) Live... | 1,168 | Demographics of Burkina Faso | 1 |
3,678 | # Demographics of Burkina Faso
## Vital statistics {#vital_statistics}
### Life expectancy at birth {#life_expectancy_at_birth}
: total population: 63.44 years
: male: 61.63 years
: female: 65.31 years (2022 est.)
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3,678 | # Demographics of Burkina Faso
## Ethnic groups {#ethnic_groups}
: Mossi 53.7%, Fulani (Peuhl) 6.8%, Gurunsi 5.9%, Bissa 5.4%, Gurma 5.2%, Bobo 3.4%, Senufo 2.2%, Bissa 1.5%, Lobi 1.5%, Tuareg/Bella 0.1%, other 12.8%, foreign 0.7% (2021 est.)
## Languages
: French(official), native African languages belonging t... | 73 | Demographics of Burkina Faso | 3 |
3,679 | # Politics of Burkina Faso
According to the 1991 Constitution of Burkina Faso, the **politics of Burkina Faso** take place in the form of a semi-presidential republic, with powers separated between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The President of Burkina Faso, who has historically established the ma... | 287 | Politics of Burkina Faso | 0 |
3,679 | # Politics of Burkina Faso
## Burkina Faso under Ibrahim Traoré {#burkina_faso_under_ibrahim_traoré}
As the leader of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration (MPSR), Ibrahim Traoré has proven himself to be a controversial yet serious leader. He has been the interim president of Burkina Faso since Septemb... | 353 | Politics of Burkina Faso | 1 |
3,679 | # Politics of Burkina Faso
## Post-colonial political history {#post_colonial_political_history}
Burkina Faso (then Upper Volta) became formally independent from French rule in 1960. Maurice Yaméogo, who was elected president in December 1959, presided over Burkina Faso\'s newly independent government. The country wa... | 1,371 | Politics of Burkina Faso | 2 |
3,679 | # Politics of Burkina Faso
## Government
### Executive branch {#executive_branch}
\|President \|Ibrahim Traoré \|Military \|30 September 2022 \|- \|Prime Minister \|Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla \|*None* \|21 October 2022 \|}
The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term and may serve up to ... | 363 | Politics of Burkina Faso | 3 |
3,679 | # Politics of Burkina Faso
## Government
### Legislative branch {#legislative_branch}
According to the constitution, the Parliament votes on the law, consents to taxation, and controls the actions of the government under provisions of the constitution. The Parliament, which is made up of the National Assembly and Sen... | 486 | Politics of Burkina Faso | 4 |
3,679 | # Politics of Burkina Faso
## Political parties and elections {#political_parties_and_elections}
- 2020 Burkinabé general election
## Political pressure groups {#political_pressure_groups}
Burkinabé General Confederation of Labor (CGTB); Burkinabé Movement for Human Rights (HBDHP); Group of 14 February; National ... | 248 | Politics of Burkina Faso | 5 |
3,681 | # Telecommunications in Burkina Faso
**Telecommunications in Burkina Faso** include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
The telephony market in Burkina Faso is still relatively underdeveloped. Although mobile penetration is just over 100%, it is still below the African average. Fixed-lin... | 662 | Telecommunications in Burkina Faso | 0 |
3,681 | # Telecommunications in Burkina Faso
## Early Development of the Mobile Market {#early_development_of_the_mobile_market}
The state-run Office National Des Telecommunications (ONATEL) launched the first mobile network based on CDMA2000 technology in 1998.
Competition was introduced to the mobile telephone segment in ... | 337 | Telecommunications in Burkina Faso | 1 |
3,681 | # Telecommunications in Burkina Faso
## Internet
- Top-level domain: .bf
- Internet users:
- 643,504 users, 127th in the world; 3.7% of the population, 194th in the world (2012);
- 178,100 users, 144th in the world (2009);
- 80,000, 146th in the world (2006).
- Fixed broadband: 14,166 subscr... | 432 | Telecommunications in Burkina Faso | 2 |
3,695 | # Geography of Burundi
**Burundi** is located in East Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the coordinates 3 30 S 30 0 E.
## Physical geography {#physical_geography}
Burundi occupies an area equal to 27830 km2 in size, of which 25680 km2 is land. The country has 1140 km of land border: 236... | 716 | Geography of Burundi | 0 |
3,696 | # Demographics of Burundi
Demographic features of the population of Burundi include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
At 206.1 persons per km^2^, Burundi has the second-largest population density in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mo... | 755 | Demographics of Burundi | 0 |
3,696 | # Demographics of Burundi
## Vital statistics {#vital_statistics}
Registration of vital events is in Burundi not complete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.
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3,696 | # Demographics of Burundi
## Vital statistics {#vital_statistics}
### Demographic and Health Surveys {#demographic_and_health_surveys}
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):
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CBR TFR C... | 283 | Demographics of Burundi | 2 |
3,696 | # Demographics of Burundi
## Languages
: Kirundi (official) only: 29.7%, French (official) only: 0.3%, Kirundi and French: 8.4%, Kurundi, French and English: 2.4%, Swahili only: 0.2%, other language combinations: 2%, unspecified: 56.9% (2008 est.)
: NOTE: Data represents only languages read and written by people ... | 80 | Demographics of Burundi | 3 |
3,697 | # Politics of Burundi
The **Politics of Burundi** takes place in a framework of a transitional presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Burundi is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power i... | 648 | Politics of Burundi | 0 |
3,697 | # Politics of Burundi
## Political parties and elections {#political_parties_and_elections}
## Administrative divisions {#administrative_divisions}
Burundi has 18 provinces: Bubanza, Bujumbura Mairie, Bujumbura Rural, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Mwaro, Ngo... | 84 | Politics of Burundi | 1 |
3,699 | # Communications in Burundi
**Communications in Burundi** include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, the Internet, and the postal service in Burundi.
## Radio and television {#radio_and_television}
Radio is the main source of information for many Burundians.
- Radio stations:
- La Radiodiffusio... | 437 | Communications in Burundi | 0 |
3,699 | # Communications in Burundi
## Internet
- Internet top-level domain: .bi
- Internet users:
- 128,799 users, 167th in the world; 1.2% of the population, 208th in the world (2012);
- 65,000 users, 167th in the world (2008);
- 60,000 users (2006).
- Fixed broadband: 422 subscriptions, 189th i... | 416 | Communications in Burundi | 1 |
3,700 | # Transport in Burundi
There are a number of systems of **transport in Burundi**, including road and water-based infrastructure, the latter of which makes use of Lake Tanganyika. Furthermore, there are also some airports in Burundi.
Burundi has limited ferry services on Lake Tanganyika, few road connections to neighb... | 508 | Transport in Burundi | 0 |
3,713 | # Bjarne Stroustrup
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- Grace Murray Hopper Award (1993)
- ACM Fellow (1994)
- IEEE Fellow (1994)
- NAE Member (2004)
- William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievem... | 268 | Bjarne Stroustrup | 0 |
3,713 | # Bjarne Stroustrup
## Career and research {#career_and_research}
In 1979, Stroustrup began his career as a member of technical staff in the Computer Science Research Center of Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey. There, he began his work on C++ and programming techniques. Stroustrup was the head of AT&T Bell Labs\'... | 749 | Bjarne Stroustrup | 1 |
3,713 | # Bjarne Stroustrup
## Career and research {#career_and_research}
### Publications
Stroustrup has written or co-written a number of publications, including the books:
- *A Tour of C++* (1st, 2nd and 3rd edition)
- *Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++*
- *The C++ Programming Language* (1st, 2nd, 3rd,... | 383 | Bjarne Stroustrup | 2 |
3,728 | # UK bass
**UK bass**, also called **bass music**, is club music that emerged in the United Kingdom during the mid-2000s under the influence of diverse genres such as house, grime, dubstep, Future garage, R&B, and UK funky. The term \"UK bass\" came into use as artists began ambiguously blending the sounds of these de... | 341 | UK bass | 0 |
3,729 | # Burning glass
A **burning glass** or **burning lens** is a large convex lens that can concentrate the Sun\'s rays onto a small area, heating up the area and thus resulting in ignition of the exposed surface. **Burning mirrors** achieve a similar effect by using reflecting surfaces to focus the light. They were used ... | 590 | Burning glass | 0 |
3,729 | # Burning glass
## Use
### War: since the legend of Archimedes {#war_since_the_legend_of_archimedes}
The first story akin to that of burning glass is by Archimedes, for the purpose of war, in 212 BC. When Syracuse was besieged by Marcus Claudius Marcellus, the Roman fleet was supposedly incinerated by the use of not... | 727 | Burning glass | 1 |
3,741 | # Benny Andersson
**Göran Bror** **Benny** **Andersson** (`{{IPA|sv|ˈbɛ̌nːʏ ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn|lang|sv-Benny Andersson.ogg}}`{=mediawiki}; born 16 December 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and producer best known as a member of the pop group ABBA and co-composer of the musicals *Chess*, *Kristina från Duvemåla*, and *Mam... | 295 | Benny Andersson | 0 |
3,741 | # Benny Andersson
## Career
### Hep Stars (1964--1969) {#hep_stars_19641969}
In October 1964 he joined the Hep Stars as keyboardist and they made a breakthrough in March 1965 with their hit \"Cadillac\", eventually becoming the most celebrated of the Swedish 1960s pop bands. Andersson secured his place as the band\'... | 366 | Benny Andersson | 1 |
3,741 | # Benny Andersson
## Career
### After ABBA: *Chess*, *Kristina* and *Mamma Mia!* (1983--present) {#after_abba_chess_kristina_and_mamma_mia_1983present}
After ABBA, Andersson continued writing music with Ulvaeus. Their first project was the stage musical *Chess*, written with Tim Rice. The *Chess* concept album -- wit... | 732 | Benny Andersson | 2 |
3,741 | # Benny Andersson
## Career
### New compositions (1984--present) {#new_compositions_1984present}
Andersson composes primarily for his band BAO, with vocalists Sjöholm and Körberg, but he keeps his older material alive by re-visiting it, as in *Mamma Mia!* and the Swedish version of *Chess*.
For a compilation album o... | 817 | Benny Andersson | 3 |
3,741 | # Benny Andersson
## Career
### Film music {#film_music}
Andersson has written music to several films for screen and television; the first attempt in the early 1970s for the Swedish erotica movie *The Seduction of Inga*; the film was not a success, but the \'Björn & Benny\' single \"She\'s My Kind of Girl\" surprised... | 213 | Benny Andersson | 4 |
3,741 | # Benny Andersson
## Awards
- `{{flag|Sweden}}`{=mediawiki}: Royal Order of Vasa, Commander First Class (21 March 2024)
Together with Ulvaeus, Andersson was nominated for a Drama Desk Award in a category \"Outstanding Music\" (for the musical *Chess*), and for a Tony Award in a category \"Best Orchestrations\" (f... | 485 | Benny Andersson | 5 |
3,741 | # Benny Andersson
## Personal life {#personal_life}
Andersson was engaged to Christina Grönvall. They have two children. The couple split in 1966 and Christina kept custody of the children as Andersson was then at the peak of his Hep Stars\' success. In the 1990s, their son Peter Grönvall formed One More Time, a grou... | 177 | Benny Andersson | 6 |
3,797 | # Baseball statistics
**Baseball statistics** include a variety of metrics used to evaluate player and team performance in the sport of baseball.
Because the flow of a baseball game has natural breaks to it, and player activity is characteristically distinguishable individually, the sport lends itself to easy record-... | 506 | Baseball statistics | 0 |
3,797 | # Baseball statistics
## Use
Throughout modern baseball, a few core statistics have been traditionally referenced -- batting average, RBI, and home runs. To this day, a player who leads the league in all of these three statistics earns the \"Triple Crown\". For pitchers, wins, ERA, and strikeouts are the most often-c... | 400 | Baseball statistics | 1 |
3,797 | # Baseball statistics
## Contemporary statistics {#contemporary_statistics}
The following listings include abbreviations and/or acronyms for both historic baseball statistics and those based on modern mathematical formulas known popularly as \"metrics\".
The explanations below are for quick reference and do not full... | 1,090 | Baseball statistics | 2 |
3,797 | # Baseball statistics
## Contemporary statistics {#contemporary_statistics}
### Pitching statistics {#pitching_statistics}
- BB -- Base on balls (also called a \"walk\"): times pitching four balls, allowing the batter to take first base
- BB/9 -- Bases on balls per 9 innings pitched: base on balls multiplied by ... | 1,478 | Baseball statistics | 3 |
3,797 | # Baseball statistics
## Contemporary statistics {#contemporary_statistics}
### Overall player value {#overall_player_value}
- VORP -- Value over replacement player: a statistic that calculates a player\'s overall value in comparison to a \"replacement-level\" player | 33 | Baseball statistics | 4 |
3,800 | # At bat
In baseball, an **at bat** (**AB**) or **time at bat** is a batter\'s turn batting against a pitcher. An at bat is different from a plate appearance. A batter is credited with a plate appearance regardless of what happens upon completion of his turn at bat, but a batter is charged with an at bat only if that ... | 853 | At bat | 0 |
3,801 | # Earned run
In baseball, an **earned run** is any run that was fully enabled by the offensive team\'s production in the face of competent play from the defensive team. Conversely, an **unearned run** is a run that would not have been scored without the aid of an error or a passed ball committed by the defense; it is ... | 940 | Earned run | 0 |
3,801 | # Earned run
## Details
### Pitching changes {#pitching_changes}
When pitchers are changed in the middle of an inning, and one or more errors have already occurred, it is possible to have a run charged as earned against a specific pitcher, but unearned to the team. The simplest example is when the defensive team reco... | 452 | Earned run | 1 |
3,802 | # Base on balls
A **base on balls** (**BB**), better known as a **walk**, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls *balls*, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseba... | 544 | Base on balls | 0 |
3,802 | # Base on balls
## History
In early baseball, there was no concept of a \"ball\". It was created by the NABBP in 1863, originally as a sort of unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty: \"Should the pitcher repeatedly fail to deliver to the striker fair balls, for the apparent purpose of delaying the game, or for any other cau... | 401 | Base on balls | 1 |
3,802 | # Base on balls
## Intentional base on balls {#intentional_base_on_balls}
A subset of the base on balls, an intentional base on balls (IBB), or intentional walk, is when the defensive team intentionally issues a walk to the batter. In Major League Baseball and many amateur leagues, an intentional base on balls is sig... | 445 | Base on balls | 2 |
3,808 | # On-base percentage
In baseball statistics, **on-base percentage** (**OBP**) measures how frequently a batter reaches base. An official Major League Baseball (MLB) statistic since 1984, it is sometimes referred to as **on-base average** (**OBA**), as it is rarely presented as a true percentage.
Generally defined as ... | 359 | On-base percentage | 0 |
3,808 | # On-base percentage
## Overview
Traditionally, players with the best on-base percentages bat as leadoff hitter, unless they are power hitters, who traditionally bat slightly lower in the batting order. The league average for on-base percentage in Major League Baseball has varied considerably over time; at its peak i... | 496 | On-base percentage | 1 |
3,812 | # Plate appearance
In baseball, a player is credited with a **plate appearance** (denoted by **PA**) each time he completes a turn batting. Under Rule 5.04(c) of the Official Baseball Rules, a player completes a turn batting when he is put out or becomes a runner. This happens when he strikes out or is declared out be... | 371 | Plate appearance | 0 |
3,812 | # Plate appearance
## Use as batting record qualifier {#use_as_batting_record_qualifier}
### Exception for batting titles {#exception_for_batting_titles}
Rule 9.22(a) of the Official Baseball Rules make a single allowance to the minimum requirement of 502 plate appearances for the purposes of determining the batting,... | 545 | Plate appearance | 1 |
3,812 | # Plate appearance
## Relation to at bat {#relation_to_at_bat}
Under Official Baseball Rule 9.02(a)(1), an at bat results from a completed plate appearance, unless the batter:
- hits a sacrifice bunt or sacrifice fly; or
- is awarded first base on four called balls; or
- is hit by a pitched ball; or
- is awa... | 532 | Plate appearance | 2 |
3,814 | # Games played
**Games played** (**GP**) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.
## Association football {#association_football}
In asso... | 217 | Games played | 0 |
3,817 | # Boogie Down Productions
**Boogie Down Productions** (**BDP**) was an American hip-hop group formed in the Bronx, New York City, in 1986. It originally consisted of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock. DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, five months after the release of BDP\'s debut album, *Criminal M... | 313 | Boogie Down Productions | 0 |
3,817 | # Boogie Down Productions
## Cultural influences and impact {#cultural_influences_and_impact}
### \"The Bridge Wars\" {#the_bridge_wars}
A conflict arose in the late 1980s concerning the origins of hip-hop, and BDP made conscious efforts in its early work to establish its interpretation of the issue. The origins of ... | 324 | Boogie Down Productions | 1 |
3,817 | # Boogie Down Productions
## Political and social activism {#political_and_social_activism}
From its start, BDP affected the development of hip-hop and gave a sincere voice to the reality of life in the South Bronx, a section of New York City clouded with poverty and crime. With *Criminal Minded*, the group combined ... | 486 | Boogie Down Productions | 2 |
3,827 | # Bilge Qaghan
**Bilge Qaghan** (*Bilgä Qaɣan*; `{{zh|c=毗伽可汗||p=píjiā kěhàn}}`{=mediawiki}; 683 -- 25 November 734) was the fourth Qaghan of the Second Turkic Khaganate. His accomplishments were described in the Orkhon inscriptions.
## Names
As was the custom, his personal name and the name after assuming the title ... | 753 | Bilge Qaghan | 0 |
3,827 | # Bilge Qaghan
## Family
He was married to El Etmish Bilge Khatun, Tonyukuk\'s daughter. He had several children:
- Ashina Yiran (阿史那伊然)
- Ashina Kutluk (阿史那骨咄)
- 2 unnamed sons who both became puppet Qaghans under Kutluk Yabgu Khagan
- A daughter who was married to Suluk
- Po Beg - submitted to Tang after... | 110 | Bilge Qaghan | 1 |
3,851 | # Baseball positions
In the sport of baseball, each of the nine players on a team is assigned a particular **fielding position** when it is their turn to play defense. Each position conventionally has an associated number, for use in scorekeeping by the official scorer: 1 (pitcher), 2 (catcher), 3 (first baseman), 4 (... | 484 | Baseball positions | 0 |
3,860 | # National League Championship Series
The **National League Championship Series** (**NLCS**) is a best-of-seven playoff and one of two League Championship Series comprising the penultimate round of Major League Baseball\'s (MLB) postseason. It is contested by the winners of the two National League (NL) Division Series... | 638 | National League Championship Series | 0 |
3,860 | # National League Championship Series
## Most Valuable Player Award {#most_valuable_player_award}
: *See: League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award#National League winners*
A Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is given to the outstanding player in the NLCS. No MVP award is given for Division Series play.... | 1,014 | National League Championship Series | 1 |
3,860 | # National League Championship Series
## Results
### Years of appearance {#years_of_appearance}
In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of wins, then by number of appearances, and finally by year of first appearance. In the \"Season(s)\" column, **bold years** indicate winning appearances.
... | 400 | National League Championship Series | 2 |
3,862 | # American League Division Series
In Major League Baseball, the **American League Division Series** (**ALDS**) determines which two teams from the American League will advance to the American League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring each of the two division winners... | 497 | American League Division Series | 0 |
3,862 | # American League Division Series
## History
### Determining the matchups {#determining_the_matchups}
The ALDS is a best-of-five series where the divisional winner with the best winning percentage in the regular season hosts the winner of the Wild Card Series between the top two wild card teams in one matchup, and th... | 560 | American League Division Series | 1 |
3,862 | # American League Division Series
## Results
Wild card
-- -----------
: Key
Year Winning team Manager Games Losing team Manager
------ ---------------------------------------------------- --------- ------- ----------... | 991 | American League Division Series | 2 |
3,862 | # American League Division Series
## Results
### Frequent matchups {#frequent_matchups}
Count Matchup Record Years
------- ------------------------------------------ ----------------- ------------------------------
5 New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins ... | 164 | American League Division Series | 3 |
3,863 | # National League Division Series
In Major League Baseball, the **National League Division Series** (**NLDS**) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring each of the two division winners... | 525 | National League Division Series | 0 |
3,863 | # National League Division Series
## History
### Format
The NLDS is a best-of-five series where the divisional winner with the best winning percentage in the regular season hosts the winner of the Wild Card Series between the top two wild card teams in one matchup, and the divisional winner with the second best winni... | 557 | National League Division Series | 1 |
3,863 | # National League Division Series
## Results
Wild card
-- -----------
: Key
Year Winning team Manager Games Losing team Manager
------ ------------------------------------------------------- --------- ------- --... | 975 | National League Division Series | 2 |
3,863 | # National League Division Series
## Results
### Frequent matchups {#frequent_matchups}
Count Matchup Record Years
------- ---------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------------------
5 Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros... | 217 | National League Division Series | 3 |
3,865 | # 1903 World Series
The **1903 World Series** was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It matched the American League (AL) champion Boston Americans against the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates`{{NoteTag|In the early 20th century and earlier, the [[name of Pittsburgh]] w... | 508 | 1903 World Series | 0 |
3,865 | # 1903 World Series
## Background
### A new league {#a_new_league}
In 1901, Ban Johnson, president of the Western League, a minor league organization, formed the American League to take advantage of the National League\'s 1900 contraction from twelve teams to eight. Johnson and fellow owners raided the National Leag... | 345 | 1903 World Series | 1 |
3,865 | # 1903 World Series
## The teams {#the_teams}
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| lat_d... | 450 | 1903 World Series | 2 |
3,865 | # 1903 World Series
## Matchups
### Game 1 {#game_1}
thumb\|right\|upright=.8\|Jimmy Sebring hit the first home run in World Series history, an inside-the-park home run in Game 1. `{{Linescore
|Date=Thursday, October 1, 1903,
|Location=[[Huntington Avenue Grounds|Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds]] in [[Boston|Bost... | 860 | 1903 World Series | 3 |
3,865 | # 1903 World Series
## Matchups
### Game 8 {#game_8}
The final game of this inaugural World Series started out as an intense pitcher\'s duel, scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when Hobe Ferris hit a two-run single. Phillippe started his fifth and final game of the series and Dinneen his fourth. As he did in Ga... | 162 | 1903 World Series | 4 |
3,865 | # 1903 World Series
## Series Statistics {#series_statistics}
### Boston Americans {#boston_americans}
#### Batting
*Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percentage*
| Player ... | 584 | 1903 World Series | 5 |
3,865 | # 1903 World Series
## Series Statistics {#series_statistics}
### Pittsburgh Pirates {#pittsburgh_pirates}
#### Batting {#batting_1}
*Note: GP=Games Played; AB=At Bats; R=Runs; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home Runs; RBI=Runs Batted In; BB=Walks; AVG=Batting Average; OBP=On Base Percentage; SLG=Slugging Percen... | 660 | 1903 World Series | 6 |
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