BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON
TRIUMPH NUMBER 250 FOR SAILORS TAKAHIKO KURATA
07/21/1975
 
Triumph Number 250 for Sailors Takahiko Kurata
Thursday, July 17th , 1975
Sailors ace Takahiko Kurata reeled in his 250th career victory by beating the Nagasaki Stars 6-4 at Nagasaki Prefecture Stadium. In his historic win, he notched 3 strikeouts in 7 innings, yielded 4 runs and 9 hits, while surrendering 3 walks.

"I tried to focus on each batter," said Kurata after the game, "but as the game goes by, I couldn't help but think about the possibility. 250 is a big number. It's an exclusive club and I'm honored to be a member."

Kurata has authored a 250-252 won-lost record in his career with a 3.41 ERA.

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