Julio Franco - Now the Oldest Player to Hit Grand Slam in MLB History.

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Franco became the oldest player in major league history to hit a grand slam, connecting in the first inning of the Atlanta Braves' 8-4 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday night.

Earlier this season, Franco broke his own record for being the oldest player to hit a pinch-hit home run, and he's the first non-pitcher to play at this age since Carlton Fisk in 1993.

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In 13 days he will have a shot at being the oldest MLB player to ever hit an HR-- here are the top 10 oldest HR's EVER in MLB:

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[size=-1]Oldest Players[/size]

(To Hit A Home Run)
"The Top 16 HRs"





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[size=-1]1[/size]





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





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[size=-1]Jack Quinn[/size]





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[size=-1]Brooklyn[/size]





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46y 357d





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06-27-1930





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[size=-1]2[/size]





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





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[size=-1]Julio Franco[/size]





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[size=-1]Atlanta[/size]





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46y 344d





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08-03-2005





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[size=-1]3[/size]





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





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[size=-1]Julio Franco[/size]





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[size=-1]Atlanta[/size]





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46y 318d





</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#ffd9b3>
07-07-2005





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[size=-1]4[/size]





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





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[size=-1]Julio Franco *[/size]





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[size=-1]Atlanta[/size]





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46y 308d





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06-27-2005





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[size=-1]5[/size]





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





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[size=-1]Julio Franco[/size]





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[size=-1]Atlanta[/size]





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46y 299d





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06-18-2005





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





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[size=-1]Julio Franco[/size]





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[size=-1]Atlanta[/size]





</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#ffd9b3>
46y 299d





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06-18-2005





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[size=-1]7[/size]





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





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[size=-1]Julio Franco[/size]





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[size=-1]Atlanta[/size]





</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#ffd9b3>
46y 295d





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06-14-2005





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[size=-1]8[/size]





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#ffd9b3>
[size=-1]Julio Franco[/size]





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[size=-1]Atlanta[/size]





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46y 281d





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05-31-2005





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[size=-1]9[/size]





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





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[size=-1]Julio Franco[/size]





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[size=-1]Atlanta[/size]





</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#ffd9b3>
46y 257d





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05-07-2005





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[size=-1]10[/size]





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[size=-1]NL[/size]





</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#ffd9b3>
[size=-1]Julio Franco[/size]





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[size=-1]Atlanta[/size]





</TD><TD noWrap align=middle bgColor=#ffd9b3>
45y 272d





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