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Last pitch of Dallas Braden's
Perfect Game (5/9/10)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = 0.911 | vxo = -2.893 | ax = 3.825 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -127.009 | ay = 30.386 |
| zo = 6.158 | vzo = -4.888 | az = -14.918 |
Initial Speed (mph): 86.7
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 78.6
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 0.057, y = 1.417, and z = 2.99
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
