Ball Park Franks is an American brand of hot dog and hamburger buns and patties made by Tyson Foods and popularized in 1958 by the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. Ball Park Frank is the most consumed hot dog in America with 91.04 million consumers in 2020.[1] In 2024, Ball Park Franks were the leading selling refrigerated frankfurter with US$222.37 million in sales,[2] second behind was Oscar Mayer with US$136.88 million in sales.
History
In 1957, Hygrade Food Products, a Detroit-based meatpacking company owned by the Slotkin family, under the direction of Hugo Slotkin, acquired the exclusive contract to supply hot dogs at Detroit's Tiger Stadium (then known as Briggs Stadium).[3][4]