South Dakota League

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Logan Powell (1923)

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Mitchell Kernels (1920–1922)

| classification =Class D (1920–1923)

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The South Dakota League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played from 1920 to 1923. The South Dakota League changed its name to the shortened Dakota League for the 1921 and 1922 seasons. The South Dakota League consisted of teams based in South Dakota. Franchises from Minnesota and North Dakota were added during the two Dakota League seasons. For the 1923 season, the league was divided into two four–team Class D partner entities, the South Dakota League and the North Dakota League.

History

In 1920, the South Dakota League began play as an eight–team Class D level league, with all franchises based in South Dakota. The league would play four seasons and provided the first professional baseball in South Dakota since Sioux Falls played in the 1902–1903 Iowa-South Dakota League. The 1920 South Dakota League charter franchises were the Aberdeen Boosters, Huron Packers, Madison Greys, Miller Climbers, Mitchell Kernels, Redfield Reds, Sioux Falls Soos and Wessington Springs Saints.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=SDAK&class=D|title=South Dakota League (D) Encyclopedia and History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://ballparkdigest.com/20081105997/minor-league-baseball/news/south-dakota-league-dakota-league|title=South Dakota League / Dakota League|first=Kevin|last=Reichard|date=November 5, 2008}}{{Cite web|url=https://dutchbaseballhangout.wordpress.com/2016/01/30/minor-league-history-south-dakota-league/|title=Minor League history: (South) Dakota League|date=January 30, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.capjournal.com/news/dakota-life-america-s-pastime-goes-way-back-way-back-in-south-dakota/article_34a262b8-1e3f-11e6-a4d9-57538b0b8f9a.html|title=Dakota Life: America's pastime goes way back, way back in South Dakota|first=Lee Zion|last=Lee.zion@capjournal.com|website=Capital Journal|date=19 May 2016 }}{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor-first1=Lloyd |editor-last1=Johnson |editor-first2=Miles |editor-last2=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=Baseball America |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.historynet.com/baseball-in-the-west-2.htm|title=Baseball in the West|first=Gregory|last=Lalire|date=March 31, 2011|website=HistoryNet}}

The league president for the duration of the South Dakota League/Dakota League was Michael E. Cantillon. Cantillon had been president of the minor league Minneapolis Millers from 1907 to 1918 and was the brainchild behind the formation of the South Dakota League.{{Cite web|url=https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/curt-eriksmoen-baseball-league-had-short-run-in-20s/article_c0bfbfa2-eeeb-5edb-a6b4-399d52c67b45.html|title=Curt Eriksmoen: Baseball league had short run in '20s|website=Bismarck Tribune|date=7 February 2009 }}

In the first season for the South Dakota League, the Mitchell Kernels won the 1920 South Dakota League Championship, their first of three consecutive championships. Mitchell had a 61–36 record under Manager Hank Scharnweber, finishing 3.5 games ahead of the Sioux Falls Soos in the regular season standings to claim the title, as the league had no playoffs for its duration. Baseball Hall of Fame member Jim Bottomley, at age 20, played for the 1920 Mitchell Kernels. Bottomley hit .312 with 7 home runs in 97 games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-DAKL/y-1920|title=1920 South Dakota League (SDL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=3e1db749|title=1923 North Dakota League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1920 Mitchell Kernels Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

In 1921, the league changed names to the Dakota League, reforming after adding the Wahpeton–Breckenridge Twins, based in North Dakota and Minnesota. Baseball play on Sunday had been illegal in North Dakota until the law was repealed in 1920, a positive for early professional teams, who needed the revenue from large Sunday crowds to remain financially viable. Wahpeton, North Dakota newspaper publisher Robert J. Hughes formed the new Wahpeton-Breckenridge, Minnesota franchise, hiring Roy Patterson as manager. The Dakota league remained an eight–team Class D level league, with 13–player rosters. The 1921 league members were the Aberdeen Grays, Huron Packers, Madison Greys, Mitchell Kernels, Redfield Red Sox, Sioux Falls Soos, Wahpeton–Breckenridge Twins and Watertown Cubs. The Mitchell Kernels won their second consecutive league championship, again finishing ahead of the 2nd place Sioux Fall Soos.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-DAKL/y-1921|title=1921 Dakota League (DL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://ndbaseball.weebly.com/|title=North Dakota Baseball History|website=North Dakota Baseball History}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-DAKL/y-1921|title=1921 Dakota League (DL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-DAKL/y-1922|title=1922 Dakota League (DL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

Continuing play as an eight–team Class D level league, the 1922 Dakota League season saw the Mitchell Kernels claim the championship, their third consecutive title. The Fargo Athletics, Jamestown Jimkotans and Valley City Hi-Liners became new league franchises in 1922, joining the Aberdeen Grays, Mitchell Kernels, Sioux Falls Soos, Wahpeton-Breckenridge Twins and Watertown Cubs. H.E. Ross founded the Jamestown Jinkotas, with former St. Louis Browns player Wib Smith serving as the Jamestown manager. J.H. Sampson served as president the Valley City Hi-Liners, with Charlie Boardman beginning the season as manager. Fargo attorney William H. Barnett was the founder of the Fargo Athletics and hired former major league player Ed Whiting to manage Fargo. On August 25, 1922, Roy Birkenstock of Jamestown threw a no-hitter in a 2–0 win over the Sioux Falls Soos. This was the league's first no–hitter. Mitchell finished the 1922 season with a 60–37 record under Manager Hank Scharnweber, 4.5 games ahead of the tied second place teams, the Aberdeen Greys and Fargo Athletics. Baseball Hall of Fame member Al Simmons played for the 1922 Aberdeen Greys. At age 20, Simmons led the Dakota League with 144 hits, while batting .365 with 10 home runs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-DAKL/y-1922|title=1922 Dakota League (DL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1922 Aberdeen Grays Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

In their final season of 1923, the Dakota League split into two four–team partner entities to condense travel, with the leagues called the North Dakota League and South Dakota League.

The 1923 South Dakota League began play as a four–team Class D level league with the Aberdeen Grays, Mitchell Kernels, Sioux Falls Soos and Watertown Cubs as member franchises. The North Dakota League formed the counterpart four–team Class D league, comprising the returning Jamestown Jimkotas, and three new franchises, the Minot Magicians, New Rockford-Carrington Twins/Valley City Hi-Liners and Bismarck Capitals. The 1923 North Dakota League president was Logan Powell. On May 26, 1923, George Dennison of the Minot Magicians threw a no–hitter against the Bismarck Capitals in a 2–1 victory. The South Dakota League folded on July 17, 1923, with the Sioux Falls Soos in 1st place with a 35–22 record, 0.5 games ahead of the Aberdeen Greys. The Minot Magicians led the North Dakota League standings with a 48–21 record at the conclusion of the North Dakota League season, 15.0 games ahead of the 2nd place Jamestown Jimkotas. Both leagues permanently folded after the 1923 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-DAKL/y-1923|title=1923 Dakota League (DL) Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-NDAK/y-1923|title=1923 North Dakota League (NDL) on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

Cities represented

class="wikitable"
Team name !City represented !Ballpark !Year(s) active
Aberdeen Boosters (1920) Aberdeen Grays (1921–1923) \|Aberdeen, South Dakota \|Johnson Field{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-7\|title=Johnson Field in Aberdeen, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1920}} to {{by\|1923}}
Bismarck Capitals \|Bismarck, North Dakota \|Bismarck Municipal Ballpark \|{{by\|1923}}
Fargo Athletics \|Fargo, North Dakota \|Island Park{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-856\|title=Unknown in Fargo, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1922}}
Huron Packers \|Huron, South Dakota \|Athletic Park{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1198\|title=Athletic Park in Huron, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1920}} to {{by\|1921}}
Jamestown Jimkotans \|Jamestown, North Dakota \|Unknown{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1250\|title=Unknown in Jamestown, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1922}}
Madison Greys \|Madison, South Dakota \|Baughman Park{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1556\|title=Baughman Park in Madison, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1920}} to {{by\|1921}}
Miller Climbers Miller Jugglers \|Miller, South Dakota \|Crystal Park{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1694\|title=Crystal Park in Miller, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1920}}
Minot Magicians \|Minot, North Dakota \|Unknown{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1718\|title=Unknown in Minot, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1923}}
Mitchell Kernels \|Mitchell, South Dakota \|Hitchcock Park{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1728\|title=Hitchcock Park in Mitchell, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1920}} to {{by\|1923}}
New Rockford-Carrington Twins \|New Rockford, North Dakota Carrington, North Dakota \|Pioneer Park{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2791\|title=Pioneer Park in Valley City, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1923}}
Redfield Red Sox (1920) Redfield Reds (1920–1921) \|Redfield, South Dakota \|College Park Armadale Park{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2888\|title=Wessington Springs City Park in Wessington Springs, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2234\|title=Armadale Park in Redfield, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1920}} to {{by\|1921}}
Sioux Falls Canaries(1920) Sioux Falls Soos (1921–1923) \|Sioux Falls, South Dakota \|Nelson Field{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2550\|title=Nelson Field in Sioux Falls, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1920}} to {{by\|1923}}
Valley City Hi-Liners \|Valley City, North Dakota \|Pioneer Park \|{{by\|1922}} to {{by\|1923}}
Wahpeton–Breckenridge Twins \|Wahpeton, North Dakota Breckenridge, Minnesota \|Unknown{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2824\|title=Unknown in Wahpeton, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com\|website=www.statscrew.com}} \|{{by\|1921}} to {{by\|1922}}
Watertown Cubs \|Watertown, South Dakota \|Riverside Park{{Cite web \|title=Riverside Park \|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2860 \|website=Stats Crew}} \|{{by\|1921}} to {{by\|1923}}
Wessington Springs Saints \|Wessington Springs, South Dakota \|Wessington Springs City Park \|{{by\|1920}}

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Team name

!City represented

!Ballpark

!Year(s) active

Aberdeen Boosters (1920)
Aberdeen Grays (1921–1923)

|Aberdeen, South Dakota

|Johnson Field{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-7|title=Johnson Field in Aberdeen, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1920}} to {{by|1923}}

Bismarck Capitals

|Bismarck, North Dakota

|Bismarck Municipal Ballpark

|{{by|1923}}

Fargo Athletics

|Fargo, North Dakota

|Island Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-856|title=Unknown in Fargo, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1922}}

Huron Packers

|Huron, South Dakota

|Athletic Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1198|title=Athletic Park in Huron, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1920}} to {{by|1921}}

Jamestown Jimkotans

|Jamestown, North Dakota

|Unknown{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1250|title=Unknown in Jamestown, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1922}}

Madison Greys

|Madison, South Dakota

|Baughman Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1556|title=Baughman Park in Madison, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1920}} to {{by|1921}}

Miller Climbers
Miller Jugglers

|Miller, South Dakota

|Crystal Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1694|title=Crystal Park in Miller, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1920}}

Minot Magicians

|Minot, North Dakota

|Unknown{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1718|title=Unknown in Minot, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1923}}

Mitchell Kernels

|Mitchell, South Dakota

|Hitchcock Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1728|title=Hitchcock Park in Mitchell, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1920}} to {{by|1923}}

New Rockford-Carrington Twins

|New Rockford, North Dakota
Carrington, North Dakota

|Pioneer Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2791|title=Pioneer Park in Valley City, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1923}}

Redfield Red Sox (1920)
Redfield Reds (1920–1921)

|Redfield, South Dakota

|College Park
Armadale Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2888|title=Wessington Springs City Park in Wessington Springs, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2234|title=Armadale Park in Redfield, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1920}} to {{by|1921}}

Sioux Falls Canaries(1920)
Sioux Falls Soos (1921–1923)

|Sioux Falls, South Dakota

|Nelson Field{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2550|title=Nelson Field in Sioux Falls, SD history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1920}} to {{by|1923}}

Valley City Hi-Liners

|Valley City, North Dakota

|Pioneer Park

|{{by|1922}} to {{by|1923}}

Wahpeton–Breckenridge Twins

|Wahpeton, North Dakota
Breckenridge, Minnesota

|Unknown{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2824|title=Unknown in Wahpeton, ND history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}

|{{by|1921}} to {{by|1922}}

Watertown Cubs

|Watertown, South Dakota

|Riverside Park{{Cite web |title=Riverside Park |url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-2860 |website=Stats Crew}}

|{{by|1921}} to {{by|1923}}

Wessington Springs Saints

|Wessington Springs, South Dakota

|Wessington Springs City Park

|{{by|1920}}

Standings & statistics

=1920 South Dakota League=

class="wikitable" !Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers
align=center \|Mitchell Kernels	61	36	.629	–	Hank Scharnweber
align=center \|Sioux Falls Soos	58	40	.592	3½	Fred Carisch
align=center \|Huron Packers	56	40	.483	4½	Bill Shipke
align=center \|Wessington Springs Saints	49	48	.505	12	Mattie McGrath
align=center \|Redfield Reds/Red Sox	46	49	.484	14	Ollie Pickering / Harry Halstead
align=center \|Madison Greys	42	50	.457	16½	Ralph Works / Dave Altizer
align=center \|Aberdeen Boosters	42	54	.438	18½	Dave Altizer / Ed Karger
align=center \|Miller Climbers/Jugglers	28	65	.301	31	Showboat Fisher / Frank Gurney

class="wikitable" \|+Player statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot
align=center \|Showboat Fisher	Miller	BA	.378	George Stueland	Sioux Falls	W	22
align=center \|G.M. Hollocher	Mitchell	Hits	121	George Stueland	Sioux Falls	SO	212
align=center				\|Lefty Wilkus	Mitchell	Pct	.778; 14–4

=1921 Dakota League=

class="wikitable" !Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers
align=center \|Mitchell Kernels	65	33	.590	–	Hank Scharnweber
align=center \|Sioux Falls Soos	61	35	.649	3	Fred Carisch
align=center \|Wahpeton–Breckenridge Twins	55	43	.561	10	Roy Patterson
align=center \|Redfield Red Sox	47	46	.505	15½	Harry Halstead
align=center \|Madison Greys	45	50	.474	18½	Dave Altizer
align=center \|Watertown Cubs	44	53	.454	20½	Mattie McGrath
align=center \|Aberdeen Grays	35	62	.361	29½	Ed Karger
align=center \|Huron Packers	34	64	.347	31	Jay Andrews

class="wikitable" \|+Player statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot
align=center \| Albert Nolt	Mitchell	BA	.395	George Stueland	Sioux Falls	W	22
align=center \| Albert Nolt	Mitchell	Runs	121	George Stueland	Sioux Falls	SO	169
align=center \|Albert Nolt	Mitchell	Hits	154	Earl Keiser	Mitchell	Pct	.909; 20–2
align=center \| Albert Wenz	Madison	HR	9

=1922 Dakota League=

class="wikitable" !Team standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers
align=center \|Mitchell Kernels	60	37	.619	–	Hank Scharnweber
align=center \|Aberdeen Grays	56	42	.571	4½	E.H. Harkin / Bill Shipke
align=center \|Fargo Athletics	56	42	.571	4½	Ed Whiting
align=center \|Sioux City Soos	55	42	.567	5	Fred Carisch
align=center \|Jamestown Jimkotans	46	51	.474	14	Wib Smith
align=center \|Watertown Cubs	42	54	.443	17	John Mokate
align=center \|Wahpeton–Breckenridge Twins	42	55	.439	18	Roy Patterson
align=center \|Valley City Hi-Liners / Bismarck Capitals	30	64	.319	28½	Charlie Boardman / Ernie Menne / J. Sampson / Louis Bachant

Valley City (25–46) moved to Bismarck August 3.

class="wikitable" \|+Player statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot
align=center \| Stan Lewan	Watertown	BA	.394	Cecil Duff	Mitchell	W	15
align=center \| Lyman Nason	Wahpet/Breck	Runs	92	Ed Lane	Wahpet/Breck	W	15
align=center \|Al Simmons	Aberdeen	Hits	144	Roy Birkenstock	Jamestown	SO	160
align=center \| Lyman Nason	Wahpet/Breck	HR	17	Al Zweifel	Mitchell	Pct	.824; 14–3

=1923 South Dakota League / North Dakota League=

class="wikitable" !South Dakota League standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers
align=center \|Sioux Falls Soos	35	22	.614	–	Jack Beaty
align=center \|Aberdeen Grays	35	23	.603	½	Nig Nolte
align=center \|Mitchell Kernels	28	27	.5096	6	Hank Scharnweber
align=center \|Watertown Cubs	15	41	.268	19½	Wib Smith

class="wikitable" !North Dakota League standings!!W!!L!!PCT!!GB!! Managers
align=center \|Minot Magicians	48	21	.750	–	Herb Hester
align=center \|Jamestown Jimkotas	32	35	.478	15	Ed Whiting / Henry Wingfield
align=center \|New Rockford-Carrington Twins / Valley City Hi-Liners	30	38	.441	17½	Earl Pickering
align=center \|Bismarck Capitals	26	42	.382	21½	Tom Shanley / Mo McKnight

New Rockford–Carrington moved to Valley City July 17.

class="wikitable" !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot!!!!Player!!Team!!Stat!!Tot \|+South Dakota League player statistics
align=center \|Frank Naleway	Sioux Falls	BA	.337	Frank Brindza	Aberdeen	W	10
align=center \| Lyman Nason	Mitchell	Runs	50	William Ludolph	Sioux Falls	SO	77
align=center \| Louis Benson	Aberdeen	Runs	50	William Ludolph	Sioux Falls	PCT	.769 10–3
align=center \|John Hart	Mitchell	Hits	68
align=center \| Robert Lee	Mitchell	Hits	68
align=center \| Wesley Clemons	Aberdeen	HR	10

class="wikitable" \|+North Dakota League player statistics !Player!! Team!!Stat!! Tot
align=center \| Harry Wingfield	Jamestown	BA	.402
align=center \| Fred Gunther	Minot	Hits	88
align=center \| Albert Chenoweth	Jamestown	Hits	88
align=center \| George Coleman	Minot	Runs	72
align=center \| Albert Wenz	Jamestown	HR	6
align=center \| Henry Oliver	Minot	HR	6

Notable alumni

Jim Bottomley, (1920) Mitchell Kernels. Inducted, Baseball Hall of Fame (1974).{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bottom001jam|title=Jim Bottomley Minor Leagues Statistics & History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}
Al Simmons, (1922) Aberdeen Greys. Inducted, Baseball Hall of Fame (1953){{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=simmon001alo|title=Al Simmons Minor Leagues Statistics & History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}

External links

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=DAKL&class=D Dakota League - Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=SDAK&class=D South Dakota League - Baseball Reference]
[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?code=NDAK&class=D North Dakota League- Baseball Reference]

References

Category:Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States

Category:Baseball leagues in South Dakota

Category:1920 establishments in the United States

Category:1923 disestablishments in the United States

Category:Sports leagues established in 1920

Category:Sports leagues disestablished in 1923