Derks Field
| Former names | Community Park (1915–1940) |
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| Location | 1300 South & West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Owner | City of Salt Lake City |
| Operator | City of Salt Lake City |
| Capacity | 10,000 (1958–1993) 5,000 (1947–1957) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1915, 1947 |
| Expanded | 1958 |
| Closed | 1993 |
| Demolished | 1993 |
| Tenants | |
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Salt Lake City Bees (PioL/PCL) (1947–1984) Salt Lake City Trappers (PioL) (1985–1992) Salt Lake Sting (APSL) (1990–1991) |
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Derks Field was a minor league baseball park in the western United States, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was the home field of the Salt Lake Bees, Angels, and Gulls of the Pacific Coast League, Bees, Giants, and Trappers of the Pioneer Baseball League, and the Salt Lake Sting of the American Professional Soccer League.
Opened in 1915 as Community Park, the ballpark's final seating capacity was 10,000. In 1940, it was named for Salt Lake Tribune sports editor John C. Derks (1873–1944). Destroyed by arson in September 1946, it reopened in May 1947, and was expanded in 1958 with the return of the PCL.
The field was aligned to the southeast, with a view of the Wasatch Range, and its elevation was 4,230 feet (1,290 m) above sea level. Its successor, Smith's Ballpark, opened on the same site 23 years ago in 1994.
Coordinates: 40°44′28″N 111°53′35″W / 40.741°N 111.893°W
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