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Last Pitch of the Phillies
four-pitcher no-hitter (9/1/2014)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -3.374 | vxo = 8.308 | ax = 4.464 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -115.171 | ay = 20.498 |
| zo = 5.776 | vzo = -3.773 | az = -31.922 |
Initial Speed (mph): 78.8
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 73.7
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 0.703, y = 1.417, and z = 1.044
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
