Bobby Messenger

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Given name: Charles Walter Messenger
Nicknames: None
Primary Pos: Rightfield
Hght/Wght: 5'10" / 165 lbs
Bats/Throws: B / R
Born: Mar 19, 1884 in Bangor, ME
Died: Jul 10, 1951 in Bath, ME (67 years old)
Debut: Aug 30, 1909

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.

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