Iowa–South Dakota League

Iowa–South Dakota League
ClassificationClass D (1902–1903)
SportMinor League Baseball
First 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 standings W L PCT GB Managers
Sioux Falls Canaries 65 24 .730 – Charles Craig
Flandreau Indians 51 19 .729 4.5 NA
Sioux City Cornhuskers 56 40 .583 12.5 Ed Kirby
Le Mars Blackbirds 43 48 .473 23.0 Bob Black
Rock Rapids Browns 32 59 .352 34.0 Grandpa Greene
Sheldon 14 71 .165 49 NA

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
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Dorman Flandreau BA .314 Harry Swalm Sioux Falls W 23
Moose Baxter Sioux City Runs 63 Jack Corbett Sioux Falls Pct .882; 15–2
Moose Baxter Sioux City HR 21

1903 Iowa–South Dakota League

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Le Mars Blackbirds 48 34 .585 – Bob Black
Council Bluffs Bluffers /
Sheldon-Primghar Hyphens		 44 35 .557 2.5 Buck Keith /
John McBurney / Bud Jones
Sioux City Soos 44 41 .518 5.5 Frank Lohr
Sioux Falls Canaries 40 42 .488 8.0 Charles 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
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Tony Fremmer Sheld-Prim BA .325 Fred Helmsdorfer Sheld-Prim W 19
Frank Lohr Sioux City Runs 62 Ralph Hutchinson LeMars Pct .909; 10–1
Jim Metcalf LeMars Hits 100

[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. ^ a b c Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  4. ^ "There's no place like home (plate)". Le Mars Daily Sentinel. August 10, 2010.