Tifton Blue Sox Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Georgia Size:M before departing the league in

before departing the league in the mid-1950s

fielded Kitty League teams intermittently in the early 20th century

a ranching and agricultural hub whose economy ran more toward cattle and oil than flowers

until the league folded May 30 with the country at war

a Class D circuit comparable to today’s Rookie League

Tifton Blue Sox Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Georgia Size:M before departing the league inThe Tifton Blue Sox, based in Tifton, Georgia, joined the Georgia Florida League in 1951 after competing in the Georgia State League for the prior two seasons, carrying the same franchise identity into a new circuit. The Blue Sox played three consecutive seasons from 1951 through 1953, then sat out 1954 under the Tifton Indians name before returning as the Blue Sox again in 1955. Their 1951 debut was the strongest season of the run: Tifton won the