els , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁G ull s ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁G ull s ▁became ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁affili ate ▁of ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁Though ▁the ▁team ▁never ▁achieved ▁a ▁first - place ▁finish , ▁it ▁won ▁P CL ▁p enn ants ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁winning ▁the ▁play offs ▁both ▁years . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁sold ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Cal g ary , ▁Al berta , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁C ann ons ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁P CL ▁after ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁again ▁field ed ▁a ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁ro ok ie - level ▁P ione er ▁League , ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁Tra ppers , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁Tra ppers ▁won ▁ 2 9 ▁consecutive ▁games ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁all - time ▁pro ▁baseball ▁record . ▁Following ▁a ▁near ▁de cade - long ▁absence , ▁the ▁P CL ▁returned ▁to ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁for ▁a ▁fourth ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Be es ▁( 1 9 9 4 – present ) ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁franch ise ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 9 9