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+-- write a SQL query to find the 2001 salary of the player who hit the most home runs in 2001.
+--     Your query should return a table with one column, the salary of the player.
+SELECT s."salary"
+FROM "salaries" AS s
+JOIN "performances" AS perf
+    ON perf."player_id" = s."player_id"
+WHERE s."year" = '2001' AND perf."year" = '2001'
+ORDER BY perf."HR" DESC
+LIMIT 1;