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The Yankees Win
The 2009 World Series
Last Pitch (11/4/2009)
Kinematic Data:
| initial position (ft) |
initial velocity (ft/s) |
average acceleration (ft/s2) |
|---|---|---|
| xo = -2.224 | vxo = 4.582 | ax = 2.950 |
| yo = 50.00 | vyo = -132.095 | ay = 25.723 |
| zo = 6.042 | vzo = -5.528 | az = -28.199 |
Initial Speed (mph): 90.2
Speed at the front of home plate (mph): 84.2
Position at the front of home plate (ft):
x = -0.258, y = 1.417, and z = 1.873
Maintained by Dr. Baseball, Ph.D. ()
