Salt Lake City Bees

However, in 1915, the San Francisco Missions were sold to Utah businessman Bill "Hardpan" Lane who moved the team to Salt Lake City.

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.

[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.