South Bend: Built by Baseball
South Bend: Built by Baseball Podcast
From the greatest women's baseball pitcher to the high schooler who earned a major league contract, South Bend is home to some incredible baseball stories. This 6-episode series dives into the tales of the city's early baseball heroes (or villains).
Episodes
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Charles "One-Arm" Schmalzried - A Tale of PerseveranceMay 20, 2026His name speaks for itself - Charles "One-Arm" Schmalzried did indeed face an uphill battle in life. Yet Charles pushed forward, and later became South Bend's best industrial league pitcher with the M...
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Eddie Hanyzewski - Striking Out Big-Leaguers in High SchoolMay 13, 2026It's rare to see a young ballplayer make the jump straight from the sandlot to the Show. But after striking out 14 Chicago Cubs in an exhibition game, Eddie Hanyzewski was on his way to the big league...
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The Unshakeable Demons of "Curve Ball" RingMay 06, 2026Devastating curveball? Check. Long track record of arrests in two separate cities? Check. John "Curve Ball" Ringelski was a tremendous pitcher in South Bend's industrial league, but he could never ...
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The Legend of "Bashful" Stanley - A Hero Who VanishedApril 29, 2026Winning an industrial league championship should mean that you'd be famous for a long time, right? That's not the case with South Bend's "Bashful" Stanley - a one-year wonder of a pitcher who mysterio...
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"Wee" Dickie Kerr - A Short King in South BendApril 22, 2026"Wee" Dickie Kerr may have lacked stature, but he was all skill. From refusing to rig the 1919 World Series as a member of the Chicago White Sox, to his later years in South Bend's industrial league, ...
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The Greatness of Jean Faut - A Women's Baseball IconApril 15, 2026A women's baseball Hall-of-Famer, and the only professional baseball player to throw two perfect games, Jean Faut is an undisputed all-time great. But to play baseball while your jealous husband is yo...
