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Last Pitch of Francisco Liriano's
No-Hitter (5/3/11)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = 1.68 | vxo = -4.681 | ax = -2.759 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -126.11 | ay = 25.674 |
| zo = 5.786 | vzo = -1.005 | az = -28.75 |
Initial Speed (mph): 86.0
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 79.5
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = -0.423, y = 1.417, and z = 3.063
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
