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The '''Pensacola Pilots''' were a minor league level-B baseball team in the [[Wikipedia:Southeastern League|Southeastern League]] in 1927 and again from 1937-1942. The Pilots were a farmclub of the National League's [[Wikipedia:Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[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. 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 Pilots fit into Pensacola's professional baseball heritage with the [[Pensacola Fliers]],[[Pensacola Dons]], [[Pensacola Angels]], [[Pensacola Senators]] and currently the [[Pensacola Pelicans]].
The Pilots played at their home games at [[Legion Field]], a Pensacola ballpark fronting on Gregory and "H" Streets featuring a single-decked, wooden grandstand.
