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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	Majors Service Time
Hank Aaron League	0	0 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B	B-	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
C	D-	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	9/17/1924
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (25.4 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1950	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	127
1951	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	156
1952	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144
1953	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	136
1954	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	114
1955	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	141
1956	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	114
1957	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	114
1958	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	151
1959	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	127
1960	DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90

Career Transactions

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.