TheSalt Lake City Bees was a primary moniker of theminor league baseball teams, based inSalt Lake City, Utah between 1911 and 1970 under various names. After minor league baseball first began in Salt Lake City in 1900, the Bees were long-time members of both thePacific Coast League andPioneer League. The Salt Lake Bees played their home games atDerks Field.

Salt Lake hosted two teams in the 1900 IndependentUtah-Idaho Intermountain League, theRio Grande Rios andShort Line Shorts.^[1][2] They were followed by theSalt Lake City White Wings in the 1901 Class DInter-Mountain League, a team in the 1902Utah State League and theSalt Lake City Elders (1903-1904)/Salt Lake Fruit Pickers (1905) of thePacific National League.^[3][4] The 1909Salt Lake City Mormons played in theInter-Mountain League and the 1909Salt Lake City Cubs played in theMontana State League^[5]

The direct predecessor to the Bees were theSalt Lake City Skyscrapers that played in the class-DUnion Association from 1911–1914. The Association folded after the 1914 season. However, in 1915, theSan Francisco Missions were sold to Utah businessman Bill "Hardpan" Lane who moved the team to Salt Lake City. The club was named the Bees from 1915–1925. Due to the high altitude and the dimensions of the club's Bonneville Park stadium, the Bees recorded some of the best batting records in the PCL during this period.^[6]

The club was named the Bees name from 1915–1925. However Lane moved the team toLos Angeles for the 1926 season. Originally they were known as the Hollywood Bees, but soon changed their name to theHollywood Stars.

The Bees' baseball was still available though in the city with Salt Lake City's team in theUtah–Idaho League from 1926–1928. The team won its first title in their final 1928 season. In 1939 the third incarnation of the Bees was formed and played in the Pioneer League, winning titles in 1946 and 1953. The city returned to the Pacific Coast league from 1958–1965, winning the league title in 1959.

From 1967–1968, the city was represented by theSalt Lake City Giants, who again played in the Pioneer League, now a rookie-level class league. The team was affiliated with theSan Francisco Giants^{[citation needed]} The team played the 1969 and 1970 seasons renamed as the Bees.

After their 1969, the club returned toTriple-A status and the Pacific Coast League. In 1971 the club was renamed theSalt Lake City Angels, when they became the affiliate of theCalifornia Angels through the 1974 season. In their first season as the Angels, the club won the southern division of the Pacific Coast League with a 78-68 record. The team would then go on to defeat theTacoma Twins 3 games to 1 to claim the league pennant. The team was renamed theSalt Lake City Gulls in 1975 but remained as the Angels' top affiliate through the 1981 season. In 1979, the team were able to sweep theHawaii Islanders and capture their final league title.

In 1982, The Gulls switched to theSeattle Mariners organization. Following the 1984 season, the team was relocated toCalgary, Alberta, and became theCalgary Cannons in 1985.^{[citation needed]}

The current minor league team in the city, the Salt Lake Buzz chose their name in part to pay homage to the Bees heritage. In November 2005, the Buzz, now the Salt Lake Stingers, changed their name to theSalt Lake Bees, reviving the name once again.

• Lefty Gomez (1928) Inducted,Baseball Hall of Fame
• Jeff Newman, MLB All-Star catcher and manager

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