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Last pitch of Mariano Rivera's
record breaking 602nd save
(9/19/2011)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -2.557 | vxo = 6.549 | ax = 9.263 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -136.075 | ay = 24.564 |
| zo = 5.878 | vzo = -6.8 | az = -21.68 |
Initial Speed (mph): 92.9
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 87.3
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = -0.727, y = 1.417, and z = 1.887
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
