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Pensacola Fliers

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The 1949 Pensacola Fliers, featuring a cast of unknowns, augmented by a pair of players among the minor leagues’ best, finished with the highest mark in Southeastern League history. Their story lends ammunition to the theory that a team doesn’t need a superstar to lead it to greatness. A well-balanced team featuring good hitting and pitching could accomplish the job just fine.

~~The~~ In 1929, the [[Wikipedia:New York Yankees|New York Yankees]], with star players Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, played an exhibition game against the Fliers at Legion Field in March ~~of 1929~~. The Yankees were playing various teams as part of a spring training tour of the South. The Yanks prevailed 12-2 in front of 3,000+ fans.

In 2001, during the celebration of the centennial of the National Baseball Association, the Association commissioned baseball historians Bill Weiss and Marshall Wright to develop a list of the 100 best minor league baseball teams of all time. The 1949 Fliers ranked #67.

In 1998, Pensacola would have another team with the same name, the [[Pensacola Flyers]], of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League.

==External links==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_League Southeastern League Info Site]

* [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/history/top100.jsp 100 Best Minor League Teams]

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