The Tifton Blue Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Tifton, Georgia. From 1949 to 1955, Tifton played as members of the Class D level Georgia State League (1949–1950) and Georgia–Florida League (1951–1956), winning the 1949 league championship. The Tifton teams hosted home minor league games at Eve Park. Tifton played the 1954 season as a minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, adopting the "Indians" nickname for that season. History Georgia State League The Blue Sox were preceded by the 1917 Tifton Tifters, who played the season as members of the Class D level Dixie League, with the league folding during the season. The Tifton "Blue Sox" resumed minor league play in 1949, as a new franchise in the eight–team Class D level Georgia State League. The Baxley-Hazlehurst Red Sox, Douglas Trojans, Dublin Green Sox, Eastman Dodgers, Fitzgerald Pioneers, Sparta Saints and Vidalia-Lyons Twins joined Tifton in beginning league play on April 18, 1949. In their first season of play, the Blue Sox won the 1949 Georgia State League championship. The Blue Sox ended the Georgia State League regular season with a 74–63 record to place third, finishing 12.0 games behind the first place Eastman Dodgers. The team was managed by Charles Farrar. In the first round of the playoffs, Tifton Blue Sox beat the Douglas Trojans 3 games to 2 and advanced. In the finals, Tifton defeated the Vidalia-Lyons Twins 4 games to 2 to win the championship. The 1950 Tifton Blue Sox continued Georgia State League play. Tifton ended the 1950 season with a record of 69–70, placing sixth and finishing the regular season 14.5 games behind the first place Dublin Green Sox. The Blue Sox scored 772 runs and yielded 825 runs during the season. William Barnes and Dave Coble served as managers, as Tifton failed to qualify for the league playoffs. Georgia–Florida League In 1951, the Blue Sox reached the league finals as the franchise continued play as new members of the Class D level Georgia–Florida League. Tifton joined the Albany Cardinals, Americus Rebels, Brunswick Pirates, Cordele A's, Moultrie To-baks, Valdosta Dodgers and Waycross Bears in beginning league play on April 25, 1951. The Blue Sox ended the 1951 Georgia–Florida League regular season with a 62–63 record. Tifton placed fourth, finished 18.5 games behind the first place Valdosta Dodgers and qualified for the playoffs, as Beverly Tschudin served as manager. In the Playoffs,