I'm going to say yes. I have a cracked Cooper bat that I got from an employee of the Red Sox. It was from the end of Rice's career, and likely 1987.
Shoeless Joe Jackson used to call his bat Black Betsy.Black Betsy was his most famous but, he also had Blond Betsy, Caroliny, Ol' Genril and Big Jim. Most notable about Black Betsy was that it lasted his entire major league career.
In 1955, Jim Westlake played in 1 game for the Philadelphia Phillies. He had 1 at bat, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 1 time.
the worst bat is the worth bat
In 1974, Jim Sadowski played in 4 games, all for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and batting in all of them. He had 1 at bat, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 1 time. He struck out 1 time.
In 1976, Jim Willoughby played in 54 games, all for the Boston Red Sox, and batting in 1 of them. He had 1 at bat, getting 0 hits, for a .000 batting average, with 0 runs batted in. He was walked 0 times. He struck out 0 times.
Not a complete answer, but James Ed Rice is better known as "Jim Rice". A bat advertised as a Jim Rice game used bat sold on eBay about a week ago for $170. Could probably be a little higher with verification that it really is game used.
MLB player Scott Rice bats left.
the great white bat
MLB player Jim Adduci bats left.
MLB player Jim Henderson bats left.
MLB player Jim Johnson bats right.
According to Jim - 2001 The At-Bat - 6.13 was released on: USA:4 April 2007 Hungary:30 November 2010
According to Jim - 2001 The At-Bat 6-13 was released on: USA: 4 April 2007 Hungary: 30 November 2010
Popeye and Son - 1987 Junior's Genie Mighty Olive at the Bat 1-5 was released on: USA: 10 October 1987
The Riddler/Edward Nygma
Everybody jones - Jim jones
The only land mammals native to the Galapagos are the Hoary Bat, the Galapagos Red Bat, and the Galapagos Rice Rat. That makes three species, but some people divide the Galapagos Rice Rat into more than one species.