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Last pitch of Mark Buehrle's
Perfect Game (7/23/09)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = 1.324 | vxo = -2.835 | ax = 5.828 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -119.144 | ay = 25.556 |
| zo = 5.873 | vzo = -1.711 | az = -23.995 |
Initial Speed (mph): 81.3
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 74.2
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 0.645, y = 1.417, and z = 2.95
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
