▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Smith ' s ▁Ball park . ▁Kn own ▁to ▁fans ▁as ▁the ▁Api ary , ▁the ▁ball park ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 5 , 4 1 1 , ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁the ▁P CL . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁previously ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁B uzz ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 0 0 ) ▁and ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁St ingers ▁( 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁before ▁adopt ing ▁their ▁Be es ▁mon iker ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Prior ▁professional ▁baseball ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁League ▁season , ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁business man ▁Bill ▁" H ard pan " ▁Lane ▁purchased ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Sol ons ▁and ▁brought ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁Ut ah ▁as ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁Be es . ▁Though ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁P CL , ▁the ▁Sol ons ▁suffered ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁gate , ▁being ▁ex iled ▁at ▁times ▁to ▁Ta com a , ▁F res no , ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁was ▁played ▁with ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fans ▁pour ing ▁into ▁B onne ville ▁Park ▁to ▁cheer ▁the ▁Be es ▁to ▁a ▁ 9 – 3 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Vern on ▁Tig ers . ▁