Back ڤيكتور ستارفين ARZ Виктор Старухин Bulgarian Victor Starffin German Victor Starffin Spanish ヴィクトル・スタルヒン Japanese 빅토르 스타루힌 Korean Старухин, Виктор Константинович Russian 須田博 Chinese
| Victor Starffin | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: 1 May 1916 Nizhny Tagil, Verkhotursky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire | |
| Died: 12 January 1957 (aged 40) Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| JBL debut | |
| 1936, for the Tokyo Kyojingun | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| July 12, 1955, for the Takahashi Unions | |
| JBL/NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss | 303–176 |
| Earned run average | 2.09 |
| Shutouts | 83 |
| Innings pitched | 4,175.1 |
| Strikeouts | 1,960 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Japanese record
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| Member of the Japanese | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 1960 |
Viktor Starukhin (Russian: Виктор Константинович Старухин, romanized: Viktor Konstantinovich Starukhin,[1] 1 May 1916 – 12 January 1957), nicknamed "the blue-eyed Japanese" (青い目の日本人, aoi-me no Nihonjin), or more commonly known as Victor Starffin (ヴィクトル・スタルヒン), was a Japanese baseball player. While playing in Japan, he became the first professional pitcher in Japan to win 300 games.[2][3] With 83 career shutouts, he ranks number one all-time in Japanese professional baseball.[4]
- ^ http://www.sports.ru/tribuna/blogs/insignificance/204537.html (in Russian)
- ^ "Victor Starffin". Japan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
- ^ Reaves, Joseph A. (2002). Taking in a Game: A History of Baseball in Asia. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 70–71. ISBN 0-8032-3943-2.
- ^ Wilbert, Warren N. The Shutout in Major League Baseball: A History (McFarland, 2013), p. 108.