4 , ▁when ▁Joe ▁B uz as , ▁a ▁former ▁major ▁league ▁player ▁and ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁P CL ▁Port land ▁Be a vers , ▁moved ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City . ▁B uz as ▁made ▁a ▁deal ▁where in ▁the ▁city ▁would ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁ball park ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁historic ▁Der ks ▁Field ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁re loc ating ▁the ▁team . ▁The ▁new ▁ball park , ▁Franklin ▁Qu est ▁Field , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁with ▁the ▁renamed ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁B uzz ▁drawing ▁ 7 1 3 , 2 2 4 ▁fans ▁to ▁home ▁games ▁during ▁their ▁inaug ural ▁season — bre aking ▁the ▁P CL ▁single - season ▁attend ance ▁record ▁that ▁had ▁stood ▁for ▁ 4 8 ▁years . ▁B uz as ▁owned ▁the ▁team ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Larry ▁H . ▁Miller , ▁who ▁also ▁owned ▁the ▁NBA ' s ▁Ut ah ▁Jazz . ▁Miller ▁died ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁is ▁currently ▁owned ▁by ▁his ▁wid ow , ▁G ail ▁Miller . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁B uzz ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁team ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁St ingers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁change ▁was ▁forced ▁by ▁a ▁tra dem ark ▁dil ution ▁law suit ▁file d ▁by ▁Georgia ▁Te ch , ▁whose