1950, whom they met on Christmas at the Russian Club in Tokyo in 1948. She took care of his son, and they had two daughters. After the death of her husband, Kunie worked several jobs to support her family. Professional Statistics *Bold = lead league See also Russians in Japan White Emigre Koji Ota References Further reading Puff, Richard. "The Amazing Story of Victor Starffin". The National Pastime, no. 12 (1992), pp. 17–20. . External links Jim Albright's analysis of Starffin's candidacy for the American Baseball Hall of Fame Examples of Victor Starffin baseball cards 1916 births 1957 deaths People from Nizhny Tagil People from Verkhotursky Uyezd Russian exiles White Russian emigrants to Japan Japanese baseball players Russian baseball players Yomiuri Giants players Shochiku Robins players Daiei Stars players Takahashi Unions players Expatriate baseball players in Japan Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Road incident deaths in Japan World War II civilian prisoners held by Japan Sportspeople from Sverdlovsk Oblast