Salt Lake City Trappers

The Salt Lake City Trappers were an independent Pioneer League minor league baseball team, based in Salt Lake City from 1985 to 1992. The ownership group included actor Bill Murray, who held a five percent stake in the team.[1] The Trappers played their home games at Derks Field, located at the present-day site of Smith's Ballpark. The team is best known for winning 29 consecutive games in 1987 to establish an all-time record for all of professional baseball. The media frenzy surrounding "The Streak" gained national attention for the team - including a feature article in Sports Illustrated magazine.[2] Memorabilia from the '87 squad is on display at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.[3] The organization is currently known as the Ogden Raptors.[4]

Pioneer League

Championships (4): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991
Runners-up (2): 1990, 1992

References

  1. ↑ Beckett Media: Behold - the Greatest Baseball Card Ever Made
  2. ↑ Sports Illustrated (August 3, 1987): "Streak City"
  3. ↑ Deseret News: "The Streak" 25 years later
  4. ↑ Standard-Examiner: Trappers’ 29-game win streak lives on in our memories


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