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Last pitch of Mariano Rivera's
600th save (9/13/2011)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = 2.138 | vxo = 8.748 | ax = 5.070 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -134.484 | ay = 25.775 |
| zo = 5.604 | vzo = -2.828 | az = -30.023 |
Initial Speed (mph): 91.9
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 86.0
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = 1.496, y = 1.417, and z = 2.436
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
