Home Run Damage Report May 8th, 2012
Posted: May 9, 2012 Filed under: Home Run Damage Report Leave a comment »For an intro to Home Run Damage, read this page.
Most Damaging: Carlos Beltran, 4.85 - #3 in 2012, #150 overall
Least Damaging: Omar Infante, -4.22
Fastest off the Bat: Carlos Beltran, 113.9 mph, 4.85 Damage
Slowest off the Bat: Omar Infante, 93.5 mph, -4.22 Damage
Highest Apex: Curtis Granderson, 149 feet, -2.86 Damage
Lowest Apex: John Buck, 48 feet, -1.14 Damage
Closest to straight center: Josh Hamilton, 91 degrees, 2.36 Damage
Walk-off: Brandon Inge, -0.83 Damage
As you may have heard, Josh Hamilton completed the 16th 4-homer game last night. Here is a breakdown of his four home runs:
1st Inning, off Jake Arrieta: 404 feet True Distance, 102.6 mph Off Bat, 0.04 Damage
3rd Inning, off Jake Arrieta: 387 feet True Distance, 101.3 mph Off Bat, -0.91 Damage
7th Inning, off Zach Phillips: 406 feet True Distance, 99.7 mph Off Bat, -0.51 Damage
8th Inning, off Darren O’Day: 425 feet True Distance, 109.5 mph Off Bat, 2.36 Damage
For a total of 0.99 points of Damage. But that’s boring. 4 home runs in one game is awesome! Congrats!
Data from ESPN Home Run Tracker
