After a long absence, in 1946 the franchise returned to the Georgia-Florida League as the Americus Phillies, playing there uninterrupted until the 1950 season as a Philadelphia Phillies affiliated team.
In its first season, Americus won the title in the eight-team league after sporting a 87–37 record, having 10½ games of advantage over second place Moultrie Packers. The team won the first round of the playoffs, but lost the final series to Moultrie.
Americus declined the next two years, ending with records of 65–74 in 1947 (6th place) and 50–89 in 1948 (8th). Then, they went 71–67 in 1948 (4th) and 70–67 in 1950 (4th). Both times they reached the postseason, losing in the first round and the league finals, respectively.
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