Iowa-South Dakota League

From BR Bullpen

The class D Iowa-South Dakota League was in operation in 1902 and 1903 before folding. The league contained 6 teams in 1902 and shrank to four the next year.

1 Cities Represented
2 Teams and Statistics
- 2.1 1902-1903
3 Source

[edit] Cities Represented

Council Bluffs, IA: Council Bluffs Bluffers 1903
Flandreau, SD: Flandreau Indians 1902
Le Mars, IA: Le Mars Blackbirds 1902-1903
Rock Rapids, IA: Rock Rapids Browns 1902
Sheldon, IA: Sheldon 1902
Sheldon, IA & Primghar, IA: Sheldon-Primghar Hyphens 1903
Sioux City, IA: Sioux City Cornhuskers 1902; Sioux City Sioux 1903
Sioux Falls, SD: Sioux Falls Canaries 1902-1903

[edit] Teams and Statistics

[edit] 1902-1903

1902 Iowa-South Dakota League
President: W.E. Lockhart

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Sioux Falls Canaries	65	24	.730	0	Ed Craig
Flandreau Indians	51	19	.729	4.5	NA
Sioux City Cornhuskers	56	40	.583	12.5	John Kirby
Le Mars Blackbirds	43	48	.473	23	Bob Black
Rock Rapids Browns	32	59	.352	34	NA
Sheldon	14	71	.165	49	NA

Flandreau started late, 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 but could not hold its team for the playoffs. 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

1903 Iowa-South Dakota League
President: J.U. Sammis

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
LeMars Blackbirds	48	34	.585	0	Bob Black
Council Bluffs / Sheldon-Primghar #	44	35	.557	2.5	Buck Keith
Sioux City Sioux	44	41	.518	5.5	Frank Lohr
Sioux Falls Canaries	40	42	.488	8	Ed Craig

#Council Bluffs withdrew on June 20, 1903 with a record of 1-22.
The official record was expunged with the transfer to Sheldon-Primghar,
which was awarded a record of 14-11 on June 25.

Player Statistics