Sadayoshi Fujimoto

Sadayoshi Fujimoto
Manager
Born: (1904-12-20)December 20, 1904
Matsuyama, Japan
Died: February 18, 1981(1981-02-18) (aged 76)
JBL debut
1936, for the Tokyo Kyojin
Last appearance
October 23, 1968, Hanshin Tigers
JBL/NPB statistics
Games managed3,193
Managerial record1,655–1,445
Winning percentage.534
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 7x JBL champion (1936f–1937s, 1938f–1942)
  • 2x Central League pennant winner (1962, 1964)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1974

Sadayoshi Fujimoto (藤本 定義, Fujimoto Sadayoshi, December 20, 1904–February 18, 1981) was a Japanese baseball manager, most notably as the first manager of the Tokyo Kyojin, which was later renamed to the Yomiuri Giants. With the Kyojin, he won the Japanese Baseball League pennant seven times. He was also the manager of the Pacific Baseball Club (renamed to the Taiyo Robins during his tenure), the Hankyu Braves, and the Hanshin Tigers.

Fujimoto is third all-time for Japanese baseball managers in terms of career wins, with 1,655. He was inducted to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.