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Last pitch of Felix Hernandez's
Perfect Game (8/15/2012)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -1.788 | vxo = 4.91 | ax = -8.909 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -134.344 | ay = 28.734 |
| zo = 5.825 | vzo = -1.899 | az = -34.468 |
Initial Speed (mph): 91.7
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 85.0
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = -0.571, y = 1.417, and z = 2.037
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
