Bobby Messenger

Bobby Messenger
Bobby Messenger
	Outfielder
	Born: March 19, 1884; Bangor, Maine
	Died: July 10, 1951 (aged 67); Bath, Maine
	Batted: Both Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 30, 1909, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	May 5, 1914, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.172
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	4
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1909–1911); St. Louis Browns (1914);

Charles Walter "Bobby" Messenger (March 19, 1884 – July 10, 1951) was a professional baseball player.

Messenger was born in Bangor, Maine and was a 1908 graduate of Bates College where he played for the Bates team. After graduation he was a professional outfielder for parts of four seasons (1909–11, 1914) with the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a .172 batting average in 157 at-bats, with four runs batted in.

After his baseball career, he coached baseball and football at Edward Little High School in Auburn, Maine and served for more than a decade as a deputy sheriff. In 1936, he was elected sheriff of Sagadahoc County.^[1]

He died in Bath, Maine at the age of 67.

References[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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