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Last pitch of Matt Cain's
Perfect Game (6/13/2012)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -2.212 | vxo = 8.341 | ax = -11.835 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -137.018 | ay = 27.086 |
| zo = 5.792 | vzo = -1.899 | az = -27.489 |
Initial Speed (mph): 93.6
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 87.1
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 0.056, y = 1.417, and z = 3.232
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
