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Last Pitch of Mike Fiers's
No-Hitter (8/21/15)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -1.24 | vxo = 6.438 | ax = 0.76 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -131.289 | ay = 27.626 |
| zo = 5.884 | vzo = -5.595 | az = -12.774 |
Initial Speed (mph): 89.7
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 82.7
Position at the front of home plate (ft): x = 1.299, y = 1.417, and z = 2.776
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
