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=='''1927 Season--Pilots'''==
From 1926-1930 the Southeastern League operated as a class B loop. The circuit went out of operation for the 1931 season, reformed briefly in 1932, before collapsing on May 23rd of that year. The team began as the Pilots and became a part of the league in the 1927 year coached by '''Bill Holden'''. The Pilots would go 79-73 and finish fourth in the division.
=='''1937-38 Seasons--Pilots'''==
In 1937, Pensacola re-joined the Southeastern League and were revived as the Pilots with '''Frank Kitchens''' named as manager. The team won the regular season campaign with an 83-52 record but lost in the finals. In 1938, '''Wally Dashiell''' was selected manager and the team became a farm team of the [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]]. The Pilots repeated with an even better record of 95-53 but were shocked in the first round of the playoffs.
=='''1939-42 Seasons--Pilots'''==
The Pilots changed major league affiliations to the National League [[Wikipedia:Philadelphia Phillies|Philadelphia Phillies]] organization in '39 with '''Dashiell''' at the helm. The new parent team made no difference and went 87-48, as the squad took home the championship for the first time ever. In '40, the team went 89-60 with a narrow one game miss for the division. The Pilots would eventually lose in the league finals still a Phillies affliation. In '41 Kitchens again became manager and the team slipped into fourth with a 75-67 record. Although a playoff berth, the squad exited early in the first round. The '42 team was now managed by '''Buster Chatham''', and later '''Jake Baker'''. Neither man could inspire the team as the Pilots endured their first losing season going 59-84 and a fifth place finish. The league closed up shop for the duration of World War II after the completion of the '42 season.
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The '''Pensacola Fliers''' were a minor league AA baseball team in the [[Wikipedia:Southeastern League|Southeastern League]] and from 1946-1950. The Fliers were a farmclub of the National League [[Wikipedia:Philadelphia Phillies|Philadelphia Phillies]]. The Southeastern League consisted of teams such as the Meridian Millers, Montgomery Rebels, Jackson Senators, Vicksburg Billies, Selma Cloverleafs, Gadsden Pilots and Anniston Rams. The Fliers won the pennant in 1949 and 1950.
The Fliers were preceeded by the [[Pensacola Pilots]] and played at their home games at [[Legion Field]], a Pensacola ballpark fronting on Gregory and "H" Streets featuring a single-decked, wooden grandstand.
=='''1946-48 Seasons'''==
