the Blue Sox defeated the Valdosta Dodgers 4 games to 1 and advanced. In the Finals, the Waycross Bears beat the Tifton 4 games to 1 to claim the championship. The Blue Sox reached the finals for a second straight season in 1952. The Blue Sox ended the Georgia-Florida League regular season with a record of 78–61, placing fourth. Tifton finished 3.0 games behind the first place Valdosta Dodgers, playing the season under managers Greek George, Edmond Dickerman and Parnell Ruark. In the first round of the playoffs, Tifton swept the Valdosta Dodgers in four games. In the Finals, the Albany Cardinals won the championship, sweeping Tifton in four games. The 1953 Tifton Blue Sox qualified for the Georgia–Florida League playoffs. Tifton ended the 1953 regular season with a record of 84–55, placing third, as Edd Hartness served as manager. The Blue Sox finished 7.0 games behind the first place Thomasville Dodgers. In the first round of the playoffs, the Brunswick Pirates swept the Tifton Blue Sox in four games. In 1954, Tifton became a minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and adopted the "Indians" nickname for the season. The Tifton Indians ended the 1954 Georgia-Florida League season with a record of 60–80, placing seventh and missing the playoffs, as Edd Hartness returned as manager. The Indians finished 28.0 games behind the first place Brunswick Pirates in the final regular season standings. The team returned to the "Blue Sox" nickname for the final time in 1955. The Blue Sox missed the playoffs after finishing in seventh place for the second consecutive season. The Blue Sox ended Georgia–Florida League regular season with a record of 59–80 and again finished 28.0 games behind the first place Brunswick Pirates. The Blue Sox scored 641 runs and allowed 735 runs. Paul Eames served as manager. Tifton played their final season in 1956 as the Tifton Phillies, with the team becoming an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Tifton, Georgia has not hosted another minor league team. The ballpark From 1949 to 1956, the Tifton Blue Sox, Indians and Phillies teams hosted minor league home games at Eve Park. The Eve Park still in use today with four ballfields on the site and the Eve Park original field being the largest. The location is Victory Drive at Baldwin Drive & West 6th Street, Tifton, Georgia. In nearby Albany, Georgia, the Paul Eames Sports Complex is