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Last pitch of Ervin Santana's
no-hitter (7/27/11)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -1.717 | vxo = 6.374 | ax = -11.456 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -139.312 | ay = 38.035 |
| zo = 5.810 | vzo = -4.471 | az = -24.021 |
Initial Speed (mph): 95.1
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 86.0
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = -0.149, y = 1.417, and z = 2.549
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
