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| Name | Team | Age |
| Dick Messenger | Retired (1968, Age 36) | Died (2010, Age 78) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 63 (1954) |
RP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Cool Papa Bell League | 0 | 13 years (21 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 3/19/1932 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | League | Award |
| 1966 | NL | Fireman Award; All Star Reserve (RP) |
| 1967 | NL | All Star Reserve (RP) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1968-11-01 | Dick Messenger has retired from the St. Louis Tanagers |
| 1963-04-01 | The St. Louis Tanagers have promoted Dick Messenger to the major league team. The St. Louis Tanagers have promoted Frank Armas to the major league team. |
| 1963-04-01 | The St. Louis Tanagers have acquired Dick Messenger from the waiver wire. |
| 1962-10-08 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have waived Dick Messenger. |
| 1962-08-10 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Val Bocek to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Will Turner to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Dan Colton to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Dennis Blasingame to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Red Ruffing to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Nelson Briles for assignment. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Darnell Thielman for assignment. The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent Gorman Kluttz to the minors. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Dick Messenger for assignment. The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent John Ott to the minors. |
| 1962-07-15 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have acquired Dick Messenger from the waiver wire. |
| 1962-07-11 | The New York Giants have promoted Kal Cassidy to the major league team. The New York Giants have designated Dick Messenger for assignment. |
| 1962-05-12 | The New York Giants have acquired Dick Messenger from the waiver wire. |
| 1962-05-07 | The Chicago Grizzlies have promoted Fountain Willis to the major league team. The Chicago Grizzlies have designated Dick Messenger for assignment. |
| 1959-05-13 | The Chicago Grizzlies have promoted Dick Messenger to the major league team. |
| 1958-08-28 | The Chicago Grizzlies have promoted Caleb Witt to the major league team. The Chicago Grizzlies have sent Dick Messenger to the minors. |
| 1957-05-15 | The Chicago Grizzlies have promoted Dick Messenger to the major league team. The Chicago Grizzlies have designated Ferrell Hayes for assignment. |
| 1957-04-01 | The Chicago Grizzlies have promoted Jonathan Quarrels to the major league team. The Chicago Grizzlies have promoted Johnny Orr to the major league team. The Chicago Grizzlies have sent Dick Messenger to the minors. The Chicago Grizzlies have sent John Jessup to the minors. The Chicago Grizzlies have sent Caleb Witt to the minors. |
| 1955-05-23 | The Chicago Grizzlies have promoted Dick Messenger to the major league team. The Chicago Grizzlies have sent Juan Sepulveda to the minors. |
| 1955-04-27 | The Chicago Grizzlies have sent Dick Messenger to the minors. |
| 1955-04-22 | The Chicago Grizzlies have promoted Dick Messenger to the major league team. The Chicago Grizzlies have sent Lefty Wright to the minors. |
| 1954-10-01 | The Chicago Grizzlies have sent Dick Messenger to the minors. |
| 1954-08-05 | The Chicago Grizzlies have promoted Dick Messenger to the major league team. The Chicago Grizzlies have designated Michael Harrell for assignment. |
| 1954-04-29 | The Chicago Grizzlies have acquired Dick Messenger from the waiver wire. |
| 1954-04-24 | The Cincinnati Red Stockings have waived Dick Messenger. |