Charlie Maher

Charlie Maher

Biographical details
Born	(1902-02-07)February 7, 1902 Mendon, Michigan, U.S.
Died	January 31, 1971(1971-01-31) (aged 68) Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1922–1925	Western Michigan
1926	Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1937–1943 1946–1967	Western Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall	437–197–7
Tournaments	NCAA: 35–25
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
13× MAC regular season (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)

Charles H. Maher (February 7, 1902 – January 1, 1971) was an American baseball coach and catcher. He played college baseball for Western Michigan for coach Judson Hyames from 1922 to 1925 before playing professionally in 1926. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Western Michigan Broncos from 1937 to 1943 and again from 1946 to 1967, leading the Broncos to six College World Series appearances including a second-place finish in the 1955 College World Series. In 1989, he was inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Western Michigan Broncos (Independent) (1937–1947)
1937	Western Michigan	6–5
1938	Western Michigan	6–7
1939	Western Michigan	9–7
1940	Western Michigan	13–6
1941	Western Michigan	21–4
1942	Western Michigan	8–9
1943	Western Michigan	6–5
1946	Western Michigan	8–7–1
1947	Western Michigan	11–8–1
Western Michigan Broncos (Mid-American Conference) (1948–1967)
1948	Western Michigan	16–5	6–2	2nd
1949	Western Michigan	18–6–1	8–2	1st
1950	Western Michigan	15–9–1	9–1	1st
1951	Western Michigan	17–5	6–0	1st
1952	Western Michigan	18–7	8–0	1st	College World Series
1953	Western Michigan	17–4	7–1	2nd
1954	Western Michigan	13–8–1	6–4	3rd
1955	Western Michigan	25–7	9–0	1st	College World Series
1956	Western Michigan	9–10	5–2	2nd
1957	Western Michigan	13–5	9–0	1st	District IV Playoff
1958	Western Michigan	23–8–1	10–0	1st	College World Series
1959	Western Michigan	25–9	8–2	T-1st	College World Series
1960	Western Michigan	7–14–1	3–4	6th
1961	Western Michigan	19–8	11–0	1st	College World Series
1962	Western Michigan	17–6	9–0	1st	District IV Playoff
1963	Western Michigan	24–6	12–0	1st	College World Series
1964	Western Michigan	18–6	7–4	3rd
1965	Western Michigan	16–6	9–1	2nd
1966	Western Michigan	21–5	8–1	1st	District IV Playoff
1967	Western Michigan	18–5	8–1	1st	District IV Playoff
Western Michigan:		437–197–7	158–25
Total:		437–197–7
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)