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=='''Special Notes'''==
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. 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.
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.
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.
