South Bend, IN

South Bend is located in northern Indiana, immediately south of the Michigan border on the St. Joseph River, 90 miles east of Chicago, IL.

Teams that have played here

• South Bend, Indiana State League (1888)
• South Bend Green Stockings, Central League (1903)
• South Bend Greens, Central League (1904-1909)
• South Bend Bronchos, Central League (1910)
• South Bend Benders, Central League (1911-1912, 1916-1917)
• South Bend Bux, Central League (1911)
• South Bend Benders, Southern Michigan League (1914)
• South Bend Factors, Southern Michigan League (1915)
• South Bend-Mishawaka Twins, Central League (1932)
• South Bend Blue Sox, AAGPBL (1943-1954)
• South Bend White Sox, Midwest League (1988-1993)
• South Bend Silver Hawks, Midwest League (1994-2014)
• South Bend Cubs, Midwest League (2015-2019, 2022- )
• South Bend Cubs, High-A Central (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Harry Arndt, infielder
• Rudolph Ash, outfielder
• George Beck, pitcher
• Ollie Bejma, infielder
• Chadd Blasko, minor league pitcher
• Sheldon Burnside, pitcher
• Craig Counsell, infielder and manager
• Ken Crawford, infielder
• Mike Dunne, pitcher
• Bill Edgerton, pitcher
• Jim Eppard, outfielder
• Joel Finch, pitcher
• Gene Fodge, pitcher
• Brian Gibbons, umpire
• George Grygiel, umpire
• Casey Harrelson, minor league infielder
• Doug Johns, pitcher
• Ryan Kane, minor league infielder
• Niko Kavadas, infielder
• Dillon Moyer, minor league infielder
• Steve Obenchain, minor league pitcher
• Andy Replogle, pitcher
• Ted Strong, infielder/outfielder, manager
• Dickie Thon, infielder
• Dick Walsh, General Manager
• Janet Wiley, AAGPBL infielder
• John Williams, pitcher/outfielder

Persons who died here

• Goat Anderson, outfielder
• Harry Arndt, infielder
• Lou Arnold, AAGPBL pitcher
• George Beck, pitcher
• Ollie Bejma, infielder
• Joe Casey, pitcher
• Stan Coveleski, pitcher; Hall of Fame
• Angus Grant, minor league infielder
• Beatrice Kemmerer, AAGPBL infielder/catcher
• George Keogan, college coach
• Jake Kline, college coach
• Mike Knode, outfielder
• Ben Koehler, outfielder
• Marie Kruckel, AAGPBL pitcher/outfielder
• Lib Mahon, AAGPBL outfielder
• Buford Nunley, infielder
• Van Patrick, broadcaster
• Joe Ranson, catcher
• Curtis Ricks, pitcher
• Ray Shook, pinch-hitter
• Buzzy Wares, infielder
• Janet Wiley, AAGPBL infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Central High School
• Clay High School
• Indiana University South Bend
• James Whitcomb Riley High School
• Notre Dame Preparatory School
• St. Joseph High School
• University of Notre Dame
• Washington High School

Further Reading

• John M. Kovach: Baseball in South Bend, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, SC, 2004. ISBN 9780738533261