Taira Fujita

Taira Fujita
Taira Fujita
	Infielder / Manager
	Born: October 19, 1947; Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 10, 1966, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last appearance
	September 20, 1984, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Batting average	.286
Hits	2,064
Home runs	207
Runs batted in	802
Stolen base	85
Teams
	As player Hanshin Tigers (1966–1984); As manager Hanshin Tigers (1996); As coach Hanshin Tigers (1981–1984, 1995);
Career highlights and awards
	7× Central League Best Nine Award (1967, 1969–1971, 1973–1974, 1981); 3× Central League Diamond Glove Award (1973, 1975, 1981); Comeback Player of the Year (1981); 8× NPB All-Star (1967, 1969, 1971, 1973–1976, 1981);

Taira Fujita (藤田平, Fujita Taira, born October 19, 1947 in Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder. ^[1]

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Taira Fujita
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1947-10-19)October 19, 1947 Wakayama, Wakayama, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 10, 1966, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last appearance
September 20, 1984, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Batting average	.286
Hits	2,064
Home runs	207
Runs batted in	802
Stolen base	85

Teams
As player Hanshin Tigers (1966–1984) As manager Hanshin Tigers (1996) As coach Hanshin Tigers (1981–1984, 1995)
Career highlights and awards
7× Central League Best Nine Award (1967, 1969–1971, 1973–1974, 1981) 3× Central League Diamond Glove Award (1973, 1975, 1981) Comeback Player of the Year (1981) 8× NPB All-Star (1967, 1969, 1971, 1973–1976, 1981)