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
- ^ "Ex-Big Leaguer Elected Sheriff". The Lewiston Daily Sun. September 16, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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