Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Temple Cup was a cup awarded to the winner of a best-of-seven, post-season championship series in the National League, from 1894 to 1897. The 30-inch-high (76.2-cm-high) silver cup cost $800, ($21 thousand in 2015 dollars) and was donated by coal, citrus, and lumber baron William Chase Temple, a part-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates at the time. Much like the Stanley Cup of ice hockey and the Temple Cup's predecessor the Dauvray Cup, there was only one actual Temple Cup.There was only one major league at the time, so the series was played between the first- and second-place teams. The Temple Cup was also known as the World's Championship Series. If one team won three titles, that team would have permanent possession of the Cup. This trophy was a precursor to the World Series trophy awarded to the Major League Baseball World Series winner since 1903."@en }
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- Temple_Cup abstract "The Temple Cup was a cup awarded to the winner of a best-of-seven, post-season championship series in the National League, from 1894 to 1897. The 30-inch-high (76.2-cm-high) silver cup cost $800, ($21 thousand in 2015 dollars) and was donated by coal, citrus, and lumber baron William Chase Temple, a part-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates at the time. Much like the Stanley Cup of ice hockey and the Temple Cup's predecessor the Dauvray Cup, there was only one actual Temple Cup.There was only one major league at the time, so the series was played between the first- and second-place teams. The Temple Cup was also known as the World's Championship Series. If one team won three titles, that team would have permanent possession of the Cup. This trophy was a precursor to the World Series trophy awarded to the Major League Baseball World Series winner since 1903.".