Iowa-South Dakota League

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.

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

Teams and Statistics

1902-1903

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

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	Bob Black
Rock Rapids Browns	32	59	.352	34	Grandpa Greene
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
Moose Baxter	Sioux City	HR	21

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

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Le Mars Blackbirds	48	34	.585	-	Bob Black
Council Bluffs / Sheldon-Primghar #	44	35	.557	2.5	Buck Keith/John McBurney/Bud Jones
Sioux City Sioux	44	41	.518	5.5	Frank Lohr
Sioux Falls Canaries	40	42	.488	8	Charles 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

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

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.