East Central in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Herman L. Franks
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 19, 2025
1. Herman L. Franks Marker
Inscription.
Herman L. Franks. . Herman L Franks was horn in Price, Utah, in 1914. He grew up in St Lake City and spent much of his youth in Salt Lake baseball parks. At seventeen Franks was signed as a catcher by Hollywood in the Pacific Coast League. For most of the next 50 years he was in organized baseball-as a player, coach, a manager or general manager. Franks played for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Giants. As a manager, he wore the uniforms of St. Paul, Salt Lake, Caracas, Puerto Rico, San Francisco and Chicago. Franks was named Greatest Baseball Player in Utah, 1850-1950, by the Deseret News, and voted into the East High School and Utah Sports Halls of Fame. This ball park was the scene of many of Franks' early games when he played on several amateur teams. Dedicated April, 1990 The name for this park was submitted by Dr. Dominic Albo, Jr.
Herman L Franks was horn in Price, Utah, in 1914. He grew up in St Lake City and spent much of his youth in Salt Lake baseball parks. At seventeen Franks was signed as a catcher by Hollywood in the Pacific Coast League. For most of the next 50 years he was in organized baseball-as a player, coach, a manager or general manager.
Franks played for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Giants. As a manager, he wore the uniforms of St. Paul, Salt Lake, Caracas, Puerto Rico, San Francisco and Chicago.
Franks was named Greatest Baseball Player in Utah, 1850-1950, by the Deseret News, and voted into the East High School and Utah Sports Halls of Fame.
This ball park was the scene of many of Franks' early games when he played on several amateur teams.
Dedicated April, 1990
The name for this park was submitted by Dr. Dominic Albo, Jr.
Erected 1990.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
Location. 40° 44.416′ N, 111° 52.244′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County.
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It is in East Central. It can be reached from South 700 East, on the right when traveling north. Marker located just in front of the baseball diamond at the entrance to the park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1399 S 700 E, Salt Lake City UT 84105, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front and in Greater Salt Lake. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
