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Last pitch of Roy Halladay's
Perfect Game (5/29/2010)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -1.417 | vxo = 3.064 | ax = 4.985 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -115.351 | ay = 25.032 |
| zo = 6.357 | vzo = -0.969 | az = -32.869 |
Initial Speed (mph): 78.7
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 72.0
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 0.427, y = 1.417, and z = 2.712
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
