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
Medals
Representing Japan
Global World Series

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.