Former Giants skipper Fujita dies at 74

Former Giants skipper Fujita dies at 74

TOKYO, Jpaan - Former Yomiuri Giants manager Motoshi Fujita (file photo), who led the Central League club to two Japan Series titles, died of heart failure on Feb. 9 at a Tokyo hospital. He was 74. Fujita steered the Giants to Japan Series titles in 1981 and 1989 and was inducted into the Japanese baseball Hall of Fame in 1996.

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