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Last pitch of Ubaldo Jimenez's
No-hitter (4/17/2010)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -0.556 | vxo = 4.939 | ax = -7.224 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -141.854 | ay = 33.962 |
| zo = 6.416 | vzo = -6.117 | az = -12.684 |
Initial Speed (mph): 96.9
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 88.7
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 0.749, y = 1.417, and z = 3.415
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
