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Last pitch of Edwin Jackson's
No-hitter (6/25/2010)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -1.056 | vxo = 1.587 | ax = 4.789 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -138.064 | ay = 27.861 |
| zo = 6.036 | vzo = -5.373 | az = -15.370 |
Initial Speed (mph): 94.2
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 87.5
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = -0.157, y = 1.417, and z = 3.047
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
