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Last pitch of Roy Halladay's
Playoff No-Hitter (10/6/2010)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -1.856 | vxo = 6.515 | ax = 3.751 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -115.087 | ay = 19.421 |
| zo = 6.296 | vzo = -3.21 | az = -31.78 |
Initial Speed (mph): 78.6
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 73.8
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 1.36, y = 1.417, and z = 1.836
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
