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Jim Thome's 600th
home run (8/15/2011)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = 2.043 | vxo = -3.639 | ax = -6.481 |
| yo = 50.0 | vyo = -116.557 | ay = 24.375 |
| zo = 5.883 | vzo = 1.464 | az = -45.334 |
Initial Speed (mph): 79.5
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 73.4
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = -0.165, y = 1.417, and z = 2.199
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
