Derks Field

Derks Field
Location	1300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Owner	City of Salt Lake City
Operator	City of Salt Lake City
Capacity	5,000 (1947-1957); 10,000 (1958-1993)
Surface	Natural Grass
Construction
Broke ground	February 1947
Opened	May 23, 1947
Expanded	1958
Closed	1993
Tenants
	Salt Lake Bees; Salt Lake Gulls; Salt Lake City Trappers

Derks Field was a baseball stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was the home field of the Salt Lake Bees, Salt Lake Gulls, and the Salt Lake City Trappers of the Pioneer Baseball League until Smith's Ballpark opened on the same site in 1994. It also hosted the Salt Lake Sting of the American Professional Soccer League. The stadium held 10,000 spectators and opened in 1947. It was named for Salt Lake Tribune sports editor John C. Derks.

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