Motoshi Fujita

Motoshi Fujita
藤田元司
Motoshi Fujita; 藤田元司
	Fujita in 1959
	Pitcher, Manager
	Born: August 7, 1931; Niihama, Ehime
	Died: February 9, 2006 (aged 74)
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	1957, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
	1964, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
Win–loss	119–88
ERA	2.20
Strikeouts	924
Teams
	As player Yomiuri Giants (1957–1964); As manager Yomiuri Giants (1981–1983, 1989–1992); As coach Yomiuri Giants (1963–1974); Taiyo Whales (1975–1976);
Career highlights and awards
	As player 1957 Central League Rookie of the Year; 2× Central League MVP (1958–1959); 2× Japan Series champion (1961, 1963); As manager 2× Matsutaro Shoriki Award (1981, 1989); 2× Japan Series champion (1981, 1989);
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1996

Motoshi Fujita (藤田元司, Fujita Motoshi, (August 7, 1931 – February 9, 2006) was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and manager. He spent his entire career with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball, winning two Japan Series titles as a player and two more as manager.

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Motoshi Fujita 藤田元司
Fujita in 1959
Pitcher, Manager
Born: (1931-08-07)August 7, 1931 Niihama, Ehime
Died: February 9, 2006(2006-02-09) (aged 74)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
1957, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
1964, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
Win–loss	119–88
ERA	2.20
Strikeouts	924

Teams
As player Yomiuri Giants (1957–1964) As manager Yomiuri Giants (1981–1983, 1989–1992) As coach Yomiuri Giants (1963–1974) Taiyo Whales (1975–1976)
Career highlights and awards
As player 1957 Central League Rookie of the Year 2× Central League MVP (1958–1959) 2× Japan Series champion (1961, 1963) As manager 2× Matsutaro Shoriki Award (1981, 1989) 2× Japan Series champion (1981, 1989)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1996