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The Lakeland Pilots were a Florida International League (1946–1950, 1952) and Florida State League (1953-1955) baseball team based in Lakeland, Florida, United States.^[1] They played their home games at Henley Field.^[2]

In 1954, they won their sole league championship, under the guidance of managers James Bello and Rip Sewell.

Notable alumni

• Luke Hamlin (1949)

• Roy Hughes (1951)

• Rip Sewell (1954)

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