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Last Pitch of Max Scherzer's
No-Hitter (6/20/15)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -3.047 | vxo = 11.181 | ax = -11.867 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -140.760 | ay = 28.341 |
| zo = 4.956 | vzo = -1.226 | az = -19.009 |
Initial Speed (mph): 96.3
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 89.3
Position at the front of home plate (ft): x = 0.195, y = 1.417, and z = 3.298
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
