Iowa–South Dakota League
ClassificationClass D (1902–1903)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1902
Ceased1903
PresidentW.E. Lockhart (1902)
J. U. Sammism (1903)
No. of teams8
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Sioux Falls Canaries (1902)
Le Mars Blackbirds (1903)
Related
competitions
Iowa State League

The Iowa–South Dakota League was a minor league baseball circuit that operated from 1902 to 1903 in the states of Iowa and South Dakota. The league was a Class D level league in both seasons. The Sioux Falls Canaries (1902) and Le Mars Blackbirds (1903) won the league championships.

History

The Iowa–South Dakota League contained six teams in its inaugural season, before being reduced to three in the final season. The Flandreau Indians, Le Mars Blackbirds, Rock Rapids Browns, Sheldon, Sioux City Cornhuskers and Sioux Falls Canaries were the charter members in 1902.[1]

The Sioux Falls Canaries won the championship in 1902, with the Le Mars Blackbirds capturing the 1903 Iowa–South Dakota League final championship.[2][3]

The 1903 president of the Iowa-South Dakota League was J. U. Sammism, a Le Mars, Iowa attorney.[4]

Cities represented

Standings & statistics

1902 Iowa-South Dakota League
schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Sioux Falls Canaries6524.730Charles Craig
Flandreau Indians5119.7294.5NA
Sioux City Cornhuskers5640.58312.5Ed Kirby
Le Mars Blackbirds4348.47323.0Bob Black
Rock Rapids Browns3259.35234.0Grandpa Greene
Sheldon1471.16549NA

Flandreau joined on June 20, and was awarded a record of (9–9), which made its overall first-half record 31–22.
Flandreau won the second half and folded before the playoff against Sioux Falls.[3]

Player statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
DormanFlandreauBA.314Harry SwalmSioux FallsW23
Moose BaxterSioux CityRuns63Jack CorbettSioux FallsPct.882; 15–2
Moose BaxterSioux CityHR21

1903 Iowa-South Dakota League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Le Mars Blackbirds4834.585Bob Black
Council Bluffs Bluffers /
Sheldon-Primghar Hyphens
4435.5572.5Buck Keith /
John McBurney / Bud Jones
Sioux City Soos4441.5185.5Frank Lohr
Sioux Falls Canaries4042.4888.0Charles Craig

Council Bluffs folded on June 20 with a record of 1–22. On June 25, Council Bluffs transferred to Sheldon–Primghar, which was awarded a record of 14–11.

Player Statistics
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Tony FremmerSheld-PrimBA.325Fred HelmsdorferSheld-PrimW19
Frank LohrSioux CityRuns62Ralph HutchinsonLeMarsPct.909; 10–1
Jim MetcalfLeMarsHits100

[3]

MLB alumni

References/Sources

  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Baseball America (Third edition). ISBN 978-1-93-239117-6
  • Baseball Reference – Iowa-South Dakota League (D) Encyclopedia and History
  1. "1902 Iowa-South Dakota League". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. "1903 Iowa-South Dakota League (ISDL) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. 1 2 3 The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "There's no place like home (plate)". Le Mars Daily Sentinel. August 10, 2010.
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