Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???

[maccamania]

Re: Rawlings Glove Questions

Manufactured in March 1987 at Tennessee Tannery.

Joel, thank you kindly for that info, how did you arrive at that info, much appreciated

[eGameUsed]

Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???

Thanks everyone for the help on the Berkman Astros glove. I was worried I had something strange! Now I know it is a early career piece.

Thanks,

[joelsabi]

Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???

Thanks everyone for the help on the Berkman Astros glove. I was worried I had something strange! Now I know it is a early career piece.

Thanks,

can you give us a recap of what you specifically discovered about your Berkman glove.

[eGameUsed]

Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???

Yeah, sure. I only recently started to acquire game used gloves in the last 5-6 years. I was familiar with the BLACKHORSE system of dating Rawlings gloves. I was unaware of the dot system used in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The Berkman glove in question has a single dot, dating it to 2001. I was surprised to not find the BLACKHORSE on it, which prompted the question. Hope this makes sense.

Thanks,

[camarokids]

Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???

The 2002 Joe Kennedy I just received today is the second Rawlings glove I have that has the date stamped on the inside of the wrist strap....The other is a 2002 Steve Kent.... I have 2001 Damian Rolls with no date stamped....

Ball Park Heroes has a Cory Lidle from 2001 that is date stamped inside.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220686436142&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[camarokids]

Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???

Well I have something that may baffle the Glove experts.

My Terrell Wade glove that I thought was a 2001 due to only one dot on the pinky.

It is actually a 2002 glove.

I looked inside and see that it is stamped 03-02....

[camarokids]

Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???

Forgot to mention.

I now i have three gloves that are date stamped inside by the wrist strap....

I will look for others....

[camarokids]

Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???

Well I have something that may baffle the Glove experts.

My Terrell Wade glove that I thought was a 2001 due to only one dot on the pinky.

It is actually a 2002 glove.

I looked inside and see that it is stamped 03-02....

My bad I just looked again and it is a 2001, 03-01

[camarokids]

Re: Rawlings Fielding Gloves Dot Code Breaker???

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[CampWest]

Re: Rawlings Glove Questions

I thought I had a grip on this whole thing, but I purchased a David Segui mitt, with 1 Dot. So, 2001, correct? Well, somehow I have the glove photomatched to 1998.

Wes is confused.

BCBC should be 14/14... That makes no sense to me.

The code I've always heard was:
B = 1
L = 2
A = 3
C = 4
K = 5
H = 6
O = 7
R = 8
S = 9
E = 0

Unless this was changed at some point to B = 0, in which case BCBC would be 03/03 March 2003.

Here's another thread on the same topic. Bottom line mass confusion.

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=35952

As for the dots... go here

http://glove-works.getwebs.org/board/rawlings-date-pattern-coding-blackhorse-dot-code-etc-t1641.html

Dot System:
2 Dot- 2002
1 Dot- 2001
5 Dots- 2000
4 Dots- 1999
3 Dots- 1998

[camarokids]

Re: Rawlings Glove Questions

I thought I had a grip on this whole thing, but I purchased a David Segui mitt, with 1 Dot. So, 2001, correct? Well, somehow I have the glove photomatched to 1998.

Wes is confused.

Are you sure it is a photomatch or just a style match? Gloves are pretty hard to match. Look inside the wrist strap by the pinky for a date code....

[CampWest]

Re: Rawlings Glove Questions

Are you sure it is a photomatch or just a style match? Gloves are pretty hard to match. Look inside the wrist strap by the pinky for a date code....

yep, pretty sure... 98% confidence - everything lines up and nothing on the photos that doesn't match my glove, but lacking the resolution to definitively call it. Additionally, glove has #21 written on it and is signed with a 21 inscription, the last year Segui wore #21 was 1999. This glove actually may have been manufactured in winter 1996 and used 1997-98, which would correspond to a 1-Dot in the 5-Dot system. 1998 was known to be 3, then 1997 could be 2, and 1996 could be 1. I heard that some factories started using the 5-Dot code in 1995, 5 Dots for 1995 being the origin of the system.

[jshortt]

Any Way To Date A Rawlings Fielding Glove?

Title states it all. I have a Norm Charlton Rawlings fielder's glove with "Stormin'" stitched into it, and was trying to figure out if there was any way to put a date on it. I would appreciate any info you could give me!

Thanks,
J

[AM]

Re: Any Way To Date A Rawlings Fielding Glove?

This may help.

http://glove-works.getwebs.org/rawlings-date-pattern-coding-blackhorse-dot-code-t1641.html

But I have this suspicion that some of the pro issued gloves to players lack a date code imprint, or sometimes don't follow the standard formula.

[CampWest]

Re: Any Way To Date A Rawlings Fielding Glove?

there should be either a letter code or dots. Post pics and we can probably figure it out.