Motoshi Fujita Explained

Motoshi Fujita 藤田 元司
Position:	Pitcher, Manager
Birth Date:	7 August 1931
Birth Place:	Niihama, Ehime
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Debutleague:	NPB
Debutyear:	1957
Debutteam:	Yomiuri Giants
Finalyear:	1964
Finalteam:	Yomiuri Giants
Statleague:	NPB
Stat1label:	Win–loss
Stat1value:	119–88
Stat2label:	ERA
Stat2value:	2.20
Stat3label:	Strikeouts
Stat3value:	924
Teams:	As player Yomiuri Giants ( -) As manager Yomiuri Giants ( -,  -) As coach Yomiuri Giants ( -) Taiyo Whales ( -)
Hoflink:	Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Hoftype:	Japanese
Hofdate:	1996
Awards:	As player Central League Rookie of the Year 2× Central League MVP (–) 2× Japan Series champion (1961, 1963) As manager 2× Matsutaro Shoriki Award (1981, 1989) 2× Japan Series champion (1981, 1989)

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.