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Alex Rodriguez's 3000th Hit (6/19/2015)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -1.747 | vxo = 8.803 | ax = -15.333 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -138.647 | ay = 27.327 |
| zo = 6.678 | vzo = -8.65 | az = -11.666 |
Initial Speed (mph): 94.9
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 88.2
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 0.44, y = 1.417, and z = 2.764
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
