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1946 – 1950
The playoff line: The Blue Sox reached the league playoffs in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949 — and lost their first four playoff series, a fact the league record states outright before it turns to the titles.
1949, stated exactly: In 1949 South Bend posted the league's best regular-season record, tied with Rockford at 75 wins. The distinction matters and this record keeps it sharp: a tied best record is not a pennant, and the league record credits South Bend with no 1949 championship. Given a first-round bye alongside Rockford, the Blue Sox were swept four games to none by the Peaches in the playoff round, and the best season in the club's history to that date ended without a title of any kind.
Sources:
- Baseball-Reference Bullpen, South Bend Blue Sox — playoffs 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949; the 1949 best record tied with Rockford; swept 4–0 after a first-round bye; the first four playoff series lost.
- Indiana Historical Bureau, South Bend Blue Sox marker annotation — the 1949 tie with Rockford at 75 wins.