This article is about the minor league baseball team from 1911–1984. For the current minor league baseball team of the same name, see Salt Lake Bees.
The Salt Lake City Bees was a primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams, based in Salt 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 the Pacific Coast League and Pioneer League. The Salt Lake Bees played their home games at Derks Field.
The direct predecessor to the Bees were the Salt Lake City Skyscrapers that played in the class-D Union Association from 1911–1914. The Association folded after the 1914 season. However, in 1915, the San 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 to Los Angeles for the 1926 season. Originally they were known as the Hollywood Bees, but soon changed their name to the Hollywood Stars.
The Bees' baseball was still available though in the city with Salt Lake City's team in the Utah–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 the Salt Lake City Giants, who again played in the Pioneer League, now a rookie-level class league. The team was affiliated with the San Francisco Giants[citation needed] The team played the 1969 and 1970 seasons renamed as the Bees.
After their 1969, the club returned to Triple-A status and the Pacific Coast League. In 1971 the club was renamed the Salt Lake City Angels, when they became the affiliate of the California 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 the Tacoma Twins 3 games to 1 to claim the league pennant. The team was renamed the Salt Lake City Gulls in 1975 but remained as the Angels' top affiliate through the 1981 season. In 1979, the team were able to sweep the Hawaii Islanders and capture their final league title.
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 the Salt Lake Bees, reviving the name once again.
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This article is about the minor league baseball team from 1911 1984 For the current minor league baseball team of the same name see Salt Lake Bees The Salt Lake City Bees was a primary moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Salt 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 the Pacific Coast League and Pioneer League The Salt Lake Bees played their home games at Derks Field Salt Lake City Bees 1911 1928 1939 1942 1946 1965 1967 1984 Salt Lake City UtahMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass AAA 1958 1965 1970 1984 Rookie level 1967 1969 Class C 1916 1928 1939 1957 Class AA 1915 1925 Class D 1911 1914 Previous leaguesPacific Coast League 1915 1925 1958 1965 1970 1984 Pioneer League 1939 1942 1946 1957 1967 1969 Utah Idaho League 1926 1928 Union Association 1911 1914 Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsSeattle Mariners 1982 1984 California Angels 1971 1981 San Diego Padres 1969 1970 San Francisco Giants 1967 1968 Chicago Cubs 1963 1965 Cleveland Indians 1961 1962 Pittsburgh Pirates 1958 1960 Philadelphia Phillies 1951 1957 Minor league titlesLeague titles6 1948 1946 1953 1959 1971 1979 Team dataPrevious namesSalt Lake City Gulls 1975 1984 Salt Lake City Angels 1971 1974 Salt Lake City Giants 1967 1968 Salt Lake City Bees 1915 1928 1939 1942 1946 1965 1969 1970 Salt Lake City Skyscrapers 1911 1914 BallparkDerks Field Contents 1 History 2 Notable players 3 Year by year record 4 References 5 See alsoHistory EditSalt Lake hosted two teams in the 1900 Independent Utah Idaho Intermountain League the Rio Grande Rios and Short Line Shorts 1 2 They were followed by the Salt Lake City White Wings in the 1901 Class D Inter Mountain League a team in the 1902 Utah State League and the Salt Lake City Elders 1903 1904 Salt Lake Fruit Pickers 1905 of the Pacific National League 3 4 The 1909 Salt Lake City Mormons played in the Inter Mountain League and the 1909 Salt Lake City Cubs played in the Montana State League 5 The direct predecessor to the Bees were the Salt Lake City Skyscrapers that played in the class D Union Association from 1911 1914 The Association folded after the 1914 season However in 1915 the San 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 to Los Angeles for the 1926 season Originally they were known as the Hollywood Bees but soon changed their name to the Hollywood Stars The Bees baseball was still available though in the city with Salt Lake City s team in the Utah 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 the Salt Lake City Giants who again played in the Pioneer League now a rookie level class league The team was affiliated with the San Francisco Giants citation needed The team played the 1969 and 1970 seasons renamed as the Bees After their 1969 the club returned to Triple A status and the Pacific Coast League In 1971 the club was renamed the Salt Lake City Angels when they became the affiliate of the California 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 the Tacoma Twins 3 games to 1 to claim the league pennant The team was renamed the Salt Lake City Gulls in 1975 but remained as the Angels top affiliate through the 1981 season In 1979 the team were able to sweep the Hawaii Islanders and capture their final league title In 1982 The Gulls switched to the Seattle Mariners organization Following the 1984 season the team was relocated to Calgary Alberta and became the Calgary 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 the Salt Lake Bees reviving the name once again Notable players EditLefty Gomez 1928 Inducted Baseball Hall of Fame Jeff Newman MLB All Star catcher and managerYear by year record Edit nbsp Salt Lake City Angels cap logoThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year League Record Finish Manager PlayoffsSalt Lake City Skyscrapers1911 Union Association 85 58 2nd Cliff Blankenship1912 Union Association 77 61 2nd Art Weaver1913 Union Association 75 47 2nd John McCloskey1914 Union Association 52 34 2nd Harry Hester Lost Finals to Ogden Canners 4 2Salt Lake City Bees I1915 Pacific Coast League 108 89 2nd Cliff Blankenship1916 Pacific Coast League 99 96 3rd Cliff Blankenship1917 Pacific Coast League 102 97 3rd Bill Bernhard1918 Pacific Coast League 48 49 5th Walter McCredie1919 Pacific Coast League 88 83 3rd Ed Herr1920 Pacific Coast League 95 92 5th Ernie Johnson1921 Pacific Coast League 73 110 7th Gavvy Cravath1922 Pacific Coast League 95 106 4th Duffy Lewis1923 Pacific Coast League 94 105 5th Duffy Lewis1924 Pacific Coast League 101 100 5th Duffy Lewis1925 Pacific Coast League 116 84 2nd Oscar VittSalt Lake City Bees II1926 Utah Idaho League 52 70 5th Bud Orr Bert Whaling Chet Chadbourne1927 Utah Idaho League 59 50 2nd Harry O Neill1928 Utah Idaho League 68 49 1st Bobby Coltrin Won League Championship vs Boise Senators 4 1Salt Lake City Bees III1939 Pioneer League 59 65 4th Eddie Mulligan1940 Pioneer League 79 51 1st Tony Robello Lost first round1941 Pioneer League 68 60 3rd Tony Robello Lost first round1942 Pioneer League 55 63 4th Andy Harrington1946 Pioneer League 76 40 1st Joe Orengo League Champs1947 Pioneer League 81 57 1st Tommy Thompson Lost League Finals1948 Pioneer League 60 65 5th Tommy Thompson1949 Pioneer League 73 53 4th Tommy Thompson Lost first round1950 Pioneer League 55 70 6th Earl Bolyard Robert White1951 Pioneer League 84 52 1st Hub Kittle Lost first round1952 Pioneer League 60 71 6th Hub Kittle1953 Pioneer League 69 62 4th Eddie Murphy Burt Barkelew Charlie Gassaway League Champs1954 Pioneer League 78 53 1st Charlie Gassaway Lost League Finals1955 Pioneer League 61 70 6th Bobby Sturgeon Sven Jessen1956 Pioneer League 70 62 2nd tie Frank Lucchesi1957 Pioneer League 61 64 5th Cliff Dapper1958 Pacific Coast League 77 77 5th Larry Shepard1959 Pacific Coast League 85 69 1st Larry Shepard Won ChampionshipNo playoffs1960 Pacific Coast League 80 73 3rd Larry Shepard1961 Pacific Coast League 67 87 8th Herman Franks Fred Fitzsimmons1962 Pacific Coast League 81 73 2nd Bob Kennedy1963 Pacific Coast League 73 85 9th El Tappe1964 Pacific Coast League 58 98 9th Vedie Himsl1965 Pacific Coast League 56 91 10th Stan HackSalt Lake City Giants1967 Pioneer League 25 41 4th Harvey Koepf1968 Pioneer League 16 45 5th Ray MalgradiSalt Lake City Bees IV1969 Pioneer League 38 33 4th Dave Garcia1970 Pacific Coast League 44 99 8th Don ZimmerSalt Lake City Angels1971 Pacific Coast League 78 68 2nd Del Rice Won Championship vs Tacoma Twins 3 11972 Pacific Coast League 80 68 3rd Les Moss1973 Pacific Coast League 79 65 3rd Les Moss1974 Pacific Coast League 69 73 5th Norm SherrySalt Lake City Gulls1975 Pacific Coast League 80 64 2nd Norm Sherry Lost Championship vs Hawaii Islanders 4 21976 Pacific Coast League 90 54 1st Jimy Williams Lost Championship vs Hawaii Islanders 3 21977 Pacific Coast League 74 65 3rd Jimy Williams1978 Pacific Coast League 72 65 5th Deron Johnson Lost Semifinals vs Albuquerque Dukes 3 01979 Pacific Coast League 80 68 2nd Jimy Williams Won Semifinals vs Albuquerque Dukes 2 0Won Championship vs Hawaii Islanders 3 01980 Pacific Coast League 77 65 4th Moose Stubing1981 Pacific Coast League 63 71 6th Moose Stubing1982 Pacific Coast League 73 70 4th Bobby Floyd Lost Semifinals vs Albuquerque Dukes 2 01983 Pacific Coast League 67 75 7th Bobby Floyd1984 Pacific Coast League 74 66 2nd Bobby Floyd Lost Semifinals vs Edmonton Trappers 3 2References Edit 1900 Rio Grande Rios Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1900 Short Line Shorts Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1905 Salt Lake City Fruit Pickers Roster on StatsCrew com www statscrew com 1901 Inter Mountain League Baseball Reference com 1909 Salt Lake City Cubs minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew com Preston J G A bit about Salt Lake City s Bonneville Park in the 1920s 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