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No model C271 bats appear in Jim Rice's personal factory records (7/12/71 to 5/3/93) until 7/26/1982 and 8/6/82 (36 inches / 33 oz....12 bats each date). One C271C was shipped to BB Miscellaneous on 9/19/84 with specified length and weight (34 in / 31 oz).
That's it.
As an aside, during the 1977-78 label period, over 95 % of Rice's orders were 35 1/2 or 36 inches in length.
No model C271 bats appear in Jim Rice's personal factory records (7/12/71 to 5/3/93) until 7/26/1982 and 8/6/82 (36 inches / 33 oz....12 bats each date). One C271C was shipped to BB Miscellaneous on 9/19/84 with specified length and weight (34 in / 31 oz).
That's it.
As an aside, during the 1977-78 label period, over 95 % of Rice's orders were 35 1/2 or 36 inches in length.
No problem George--- C243 was a popular model with Rice...His first order of the model was 11/5/76 (35 in / 34 oz)...
In the 1977-79 label period, there were numerous orders of C243 and C243C in lengths of 35, 35 1/2, and 36 inches through mid-1979. Then, in June 1979 Rice began ordering C243 and R206 models in 34 1/2 inch length. Here are the specific orders that match the length of your bat during that label period:
6/11/79 C243 34 1/2 in / 34 oz wax finish wide grain 12 bats 7/6/79 C243 34 1/2 in / 34 oz wax finish wide grain 12 bats
It looks like your bat can be pretty specifically dated to the mid-1979 season.
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