Esskay Hot Dogs have long been associated with the Baltimore Orioles. Over the years, Esskay has sponsored a variety of items including baseball cards on the packages in 1954-1955.
One player not included in the Esskay card sets was Vern Stephens. I can only assume that's because Stephens was part of another hot dog set.
In 1954, Wilson Franks, a hot dog company based out of Chicago, produced a 20 card set that was distributed in the midwest. The set included big names like Ted Williams, Bob Feller Gil Hodges and Roy Campanella. The only Oriole representative was Vern Stephens.
I really like the look of the cards, but condition is always an issue since the cards were packaged with hot dogs.
1954 Wilson Franks
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