Motoshi Fujita

Motoshi Fujita
藤田元司
Motoshi Fujita; 藤田元司
	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);
Career highlights and awards
	1957 Central League Rookie of the Year; 2× Central League MVP (1958–1959);
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1996

Motoshi Fujita (藤田元司, Fujita Motoshi, (August 7, 1931 – February 9 , 2006), born in Niihama, Ehime) was a Japanese professional baseball player and manager.

External links

Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com

Awards
Preceded by Noboru Akiyama	Central League Rookie of the Year 1957	Succeeded by Shigeo Nagashima
Preceded by Wally Yonamine	Central League MVP 1958–1959	Succeeded by Noboru Akiyama
Sporting positions
Preceded by Shigeo Nagashima Sadaharu Oh	Yomiuri Giants manager 1981–1983 1989–1992	Succeeded by Sadaharu Oh Shigeo Nagashima

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