Stolen base Physics

• Autores: David Kagan
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 51, Nº. 5, 2013, pág. 269
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Few plays in baseball are as consistently close and exciting as the stolen base.1 While there are several studies of sprinting,2�4 the art of base stealing is much more nuanced. This article describes the motion of the base-stealing runner using a very basic kinematic model. The model will be compared to some data from a Major League game. The predictions of the model show consistency with the skills needed for effective base stealing.