Paul Molitor - Cooper

[nate]

Did Molitor ever use a Cooper C271?

I know he commonly used H176

Thank you.

[nate]

Did this section go M.I.A.?

[2OnBase]

I actually have a well used Cooper PM176, and have seen a Cooper C271 on ebay previously. I cannot help out much more beyond this accept to say that I spoke to one of the guys from Cooper years ago and was informed of several players they made bats for, Molitor was one of these. I even had the model numbers for several of the players, but have "filed" it to who knows where. Regardless, if this bat has a knob that is extremely flat, with a bright double coated black finish, it may represent a bat used during spring training as these came from a separate facility and were made for players to try out according to a gentleman that I spoke to. I also could see Molitor ordering bats for other players. C271 does not show up in Vince's Louisville Slugger book, but this does not mean he could have used this model as well.

I know this may not help much, but thought I would throw in a little to what I do know.

Rod