sports.espn.go.com - 5/5/2008
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By now you've undoubtedly heard the sad news. We've lost Julio Franco. No, Franco hasn't passed away. He just retired from baseball -- finally! -- at the age of 49. The last year Franco was officially out of the major leagues? 1981! To put that in perspective
• Reggie Jackson was the highest paid player in baseball in 1981, with a salary of $588,000.• The average major league salary was ...
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Read: A World Without Julio Franco
MetsBlog.com —
... ESPN.com ’s PAGE 2 put together a pretty interesting list of tidbits that were happening in 1981, which was the last time Franco was officially out of MLB. ...
Julio Franco Finally Retires
FanIQ Blog —
... in baseball, with a salary of $588,000.
Tom Kite was the PGA's leading money winner with $375,699.
Roger Federer hadn't even been born yet.
That's absolutely nuts. Anyway, Franco had a very productive MLB career, accumulating a career .298 average with over 2,500 hits. Personally, I think he should be in the Hall of Fame just because of long he played.
We'll miss you Julio, and your awesome batting stance.
[HT: ESPN Page 2]
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