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| Name | Team | Age |
| Lyle "Happy" Franco | Retired (1960, Age 36) | Died (2003, Age 79) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 7, Pick 105 (1950) |
2B | L/L |
| League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
| Hank Aaron League | 0 | 0 years (0 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 9/17/1924 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (25.4 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements. | |||||||
| Year | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range |
| 1957 | |||||||
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| 1960 | |||||||
| Date | Transaction |
| 1960-11-01 | Lyle "Happy" Franco has retired from the Detroit Gold |
| 1957-09-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Lyle "Happy" Franco to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Glenn Dotter to the minors. |
| 1957-08-22 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Glenn Dotter to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Lyle "Happy" Franco to the minors. |
| 1957-05-27 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Lyle "Happy" Franco to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Ralph Thomas to the minors. |
| 1957-05-01 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Ralph Thomas to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Lyle "Happy" Franco to the minors. |
| 1956-07-29 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Lyle "Happy" Franco to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Billy Milligan to the minors. |
| 1956-07-08 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Brock Spiezio to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Lyle "Happy" Franco to the minors. |
| 1954-10-19 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Lyle "Happy" Franco to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Jim Pool to the minors. |
| 1954-09-29 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Jim Pool to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Lyle "Happy" Franco to the minors. |
| 1950-06-12 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Lyle "Happy" Franco to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Mike Walewander to the minors. |
| 1950-05-22 | The Detroit Gold have promoted Mike Walewander to the major league team. The Detroit Gold have sent Lyle "Happy" Franco to the minors. |
| 1950-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have renamed Lyle Franco to Lyle "Happy" Franco. |