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Pedro Martinez's 3000th
Strike Out (9/3/2007)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -2.218 | vxo = 7.919 | ax = -3.006 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -126.754 | ay = 27.77 |
| zo = 5.265 | vzo = -2.378 | az = -17.36 |
Initial Speed (mph): 86.6
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 79.2
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 0.715, y = 1.417, and z = 2.916
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
