Bobby Messenger Explained

Bobby Messenger
Position:Outfielder
Bats:Both
Throws:Right
Birth Date:19 March 1884
Birth Place:Bangor, Maine
Death Place:Bath, Maine
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 30
Debutyear:1909
Debutteam:Chicago White Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 5
Finalyear:1914
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.172
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:4
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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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Ex-Big Leaguer Elected Sheriff . 18 June 2024 . . 16 September 1936 . 2.