Charlie Maher

Charles H. Maher (February 7, 1902 – January 1, 1971) was a former 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.[1]

Charlie Maher
Biographical details
Born(1902-02-07)February 7, 1902
Mendon, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 1971(1971-01-31) (aged 68)
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1922–1925Western Michigan
1926Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1937–1943
1946–1967		Western Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall437–197–7
TournamentsNCAA: 35–25
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 13× MAC regular season (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967)

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 16–56–22nd
1949 Western Michigan 18–6–18–21st
1950 Western Michigan 15–9–19–11st
1951 Western Michigan 17–56–01st
1952 Western Michigan 18–78–01stCollege World Series
1953 Western Michigan 17–47–12nd
1954 Western Michigan 13–8–16–43rd
1955 Western Michigan 25–79–01stCollege World Series
1956 Western Michigan 9–105–22nd
1957 Western Michigan 13–59–01stDistrict IV Playoff
1958 Western Michigan 23–8–110–01stCollege World Series
1959 Western Michigan 25–98–2T-1stCollege World Series
1960 Western Michigan 7–14–13–46th
1961 Western Michigan 19–811–01stCollege World Series
1962 Western Michigan 17–69–01stDistrict IV Playoff
1963 Western Michigan 24–612–01stCollege World Series
1964 Western Michigan 18–67–43rd
1965 Western Michigan 16–69–12nd
1966 Western Michigan 21–58–11stDistrict IV Playoff
1967 Western Michigan 18–58–11stDistrict IV Playoff
Western Michigan: 437–197–7158–25
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

References
  1. "Charlie Maher". www.getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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