Sheldon-Primghar Hyphens
The Sheldon-Primghar Hyphens was the moniker of the minor league baseball team based in Sheldon, Iowa in 1902 and 1903. The franchise also represented neighboring Primghar, Iowa and played as members of the Class D level Iowa-South Dakota League. History. The 1902 Sheldon team was the first minor league baseball team based in Sheldon, Iowa. Sheldon became charter members of the six–team Iowa-South Dakota League in 1902. Sheldon finished the Iowa–South Dakota League regular season with a 14–71 record, placing last in the regular season standings, playing under managers H.M. Moser, Mickie  Jamison, Frank Albertson and Artie Ward. The Sheldon team played home games at Sheldon City Park. Sheldon placed 6th in the 1902 Iowa-South Dakota League standings with their 14–71 record. Sheldon finished behind the Flandreau Indians (51–19), Le Mars Blackbirds (43–48), Rock Rapids Browns (32–59), Sioux City Cornhuskers (56–40) and the champion Sioux Falls Canaries (65–24). Sheldon was 49.0 games behind Sioux Falls in the final standings. The Sheldon franchise folded after the season, being replaced by the Council Bluffs Bluffers in the Iowa-South Dakota League. The Rock Rapids and Flandreau franchises also folded following the 1902 season . In 1903, Sheldon regained a team in the four–team Iowa–South Dakota League during the season. On June 20, 1903, the Council Bluffs Bluffers withdrew from the Iowa–South Dakota League with a record of 1–22. The team was transferred to Sheldon–Primghar, as the franchise added neighboring Primghar to the franchise structure. The Sheldon–Primghar team was awarded a record of 14–11, when beginning play on June 25, 1903. The newly named "Sheldon–Primghar Hyphens" finished 44–35 overall, placing 2nd in the 1903 Iowa–South Dakota League standings, finishing 2.5 games behind the champion Le Mars Blackbirds. John  McBurney and Bud Jones were the 1903 managers in Sheldon after Buck Keith managed the team in Council Bluffs. The team moniker was a reference to the combined names of the towns. Primghar, Iowa is 10 miles southeast of Sheldon, Iowa. The Iowa–South Dakota League permanently folded following the 1903 season. Sheldon and Pringhar have not hosted another minor league franchise. The ballpark. The Sheldon and Sheldon–Primghar Hyphens teams played home games at Sheldon City Park. The park still exists as a city park with softball fields. Sheldon City Park is located off Park Street (US 18) between  4th Avenue & 6th Avenue, Sheldon, Iowa.