Victor Starffin

Viktor Starukhin (Russian: Виктор Константинович Старухин, romanized: Viktor Konstantinovich Starukhin; 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. Born in Russia, he became the first professional pitcher in Japan to win 300 games. With 83 career shutouts, he ranks number one all-time in Japanese professional baseball.