| Morimichi Takagi | |
| Position: | Second baseman |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 17 July 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
| Death Place: | Gifu, Japan |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | May 7 |
| Debutyear: | 1960 |
| Debutteam: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Finalleague: | NPB |
| Finaldate: | October 24 |
| Finalyear: | 1980 |
| Finalteam: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Statyear: | 1980 |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .272 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 236 |
| Stat3label: | Hits |
| Stat3value: | 2274 |
| Stat4label: | Stolen Bases |
| Stat4value: | 369 |
| Teams: | As player
As manager
As coach
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| Hoflink: | Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame |
| Hoftype: | Japanese |
| Hofdate: | 2006 |
was a Japanese baseball player known for his long affiliation with the Chunichi Dragons.[1]
He played with the Dragons from 1960–1980, accumulating 2,274 hits and 236 home rums.
A speedy second baseman, he was a seven-time Central League Best Nine Award-winner, a three-time Central League Golden Glove Award-winner, and led the Central League in stolen bases three times. He was an NPB All-Star four separate times. He finished with 369 career stolen bases.
Takagi began as a player-coach for the Dragons in 1978, staying in that role through his retirement as a player in 1980. He stayed on as coach through 1986, returning to the team as manager from 1992-1995, and also from 2012-2013.