tough one - 1959 All-Star Game bat

[shoremen44]

I have a 1959 H&B All-Star game bat with the name RICE on it...

the only Rice playing in the majors at that time was Del Rice, but he never made an All-Star team... could the bat have been made for him??? - he was playing for the Milwaukee Braves at the time who had several guys on the '59 all-star team...

Hank Aaron
Milwaukee Braves

OF

Lew Burdette
Milwaukee Braves

P

Del Crandall
Milwaukee Braves

C

Eddie Mathews
Milwaukee Braves

3B

Warren Spahn
Milwaukee Braves

P


Could they have brought Rice as a reserve or a bullpen catcher??


or...

the third base umpire was one from the NL named Johhny Rice... could the bat be his???


any help would be greatly appreciated

thanks,
Bert