Vidalia was home to the Vidalia-Lyons Twins, sharing the team with nearby Lyons, Georgia and playing in the newly reformed six-team Georgia State League from 1948–1950. The Twins did not have a major league affiliate. The team was named the "Twins" because of the close proximity of Vidalia and Lyons. The Vidalia-Lyons Twins advanced to the Georgia State League Finals in 1949. The Twins finished the regular season 54–66 in 1948, 72–65 in 1949 and 56–83 in 1950. After not having a team in 1951, the Vidalia Indians began play in the 1952 Class D Georgia State League as an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The Vidalia Indians captured the 1952 Georgia State League championship, Vidalia finished 66–58 in the 1952 regular season under Manager Frank "Bull" Hamons. After beating the Hazlehurst-Baxley Cardinals 4 games to 2, the Vidalia Indians defeated the Douglas Trojans 4 games to 2 in the league finals to win the championship. The season attendance for Vidalia was 37,485, an average of 605. In the 1953 season, the Indians finished in 8th place, with a 41–82 record under managers Frank Hamons, Jake Daniel and Don Cross. In 1954, Vidalia won their second Georgia State League Championship. The Indians finished in 1st place in the regular season, with a 85–44 record under manager James Beavers. In the 1954 playoffs, after defeating the Statesboro Pilots 4 games to 2, Vidalia swept the Douglas Trojans 4 games to 0 in the league finals. In 1955, Vidalia finished 56–54 to qualify for the playoffs. The Indians lost in the first round of the playoffs under player/manager Ed Levy. In the playoffs,the Douglas Trojans defeated the Vidalia Indians 3 games to 1. Gary Bell finished 7–5 with a 3.33 ERA. In their final season, the Indians finished 3rd in the 1956 regular season, with a 63–57 record under manager Mark Wylie. In the first round of the playoffs, the Douglas Reds beat the Vidalia Indians 3 games to 2. Dick Stigman was 17–9 with a 1.44 ERA. Vidalia had 1956 season attendance of 17,273, an average of 288 per game. The Georgia State League folded operations after the 1956 season. Vidalia has not hosted another minor leaguebaseball team.
The ballpark
The Indians and Twins played at Vidalia Municipal Stadium. During their championship season of 1954, the Indians had season attendance of 53,334.
