South Bend: Built by Baseball - The Legend of "Bashful" Stanley - A Hero Who Vanished
South Bend: Built by Baseball- The Legend of "Bashful" Stanley - A Hero Who Vanished
Episode #3 - The Legend of "Bashful" Stanley - A Hero Who Vanished
Winning 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 mysteriously disappears from all historical record.
Nathan Krebs and Aaron Helman take a look at Bashful Stanley's glorious 1922 campaign with the George Cutter team, as well as South Bend's robust industrial league.
Upload Date: April 29, 2026
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).
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