Derks Field is a small league baseball park in the western United States, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It's a Salt Lake Bees home-field, Angels, and Gulls from the Pacific Coast League, Bees, Giants, and Trappers from the Pioneer Baseball League, and Salt Lake Sting of the American Professional Soccer League.
Opened in 1915 as a Community Park, its final seating capacity is 10,000. In 1940, it was named for the Salt Lake Tribune sports editor John C. Derks (1873-1944). Damaged by arson in September 1946, reopened in May 1947, and expanded in 1958 with the return of PCL.
The field is aligned to the southeast, with views of the Wasatch Range, and its elevation is 4,230 m (1,290 m) above sea level. His successor, Smith's Ballpark, opened at the same site 24 years ago in 1994.
Video Derks Field
References
Maps Derks Field
External links
- Salt Lake Tribune - Given Derek Field - Tom Wharton - July 5, 2012
- Place history
- KTVX (ABC affiliate) - Wirth Watching: Salt Lake City's Baseball Palaces - Craig Wirth
- Baseball Reference - Salt Lake City small league team
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