1985 Japan Series

The 1985 Japan Series was the 36th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Hanshin Tigers against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. Making their first appearance in the Japan Series since 1964, the Tigers finally won their first Japan Series championship. To this day, it remains the only Japan Series title won by the Tigers.

1985 Japan Series
Team (Wins) Manager(s) Season
Hanshin Tigers (4) Yoshio Yoshida 74-49-7
Seibu Lions (2) Tatsuro Hirooka 79-45-6
DatesOctober 26 – November 2
MVPRandy Bass (Hanshin)
FSAHiromichi Ishige (Seibu)
Broadcast
Television
TV announcersAkira Ishikawa (TBS), Etsuro Matsukura (Fuji TV), Akio Kuroda (ABC), Sadao Uekusa (ABC), Teruhisa Inoue (MBS), Toshiharu Shimamura (NHK), Shuichi Itchoda (Yomiuri TV)
Radio
Japan Series

Summary
GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Seibu Lions – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 3October 26Seibu Lions Stadium32,463[1]
2Seibu Lions – 1, Hanshin Tigers – 2October 27Seibu Lions Stadium32,593[1]
3Hanshin Tigers – 4, Seibu Lions – 6October 29Hanshin Koshien Stadium51,355[1]
4Hanshin Tigers – 2, Seibu Lions – 4October 30Hanshin Koshien Stadium51,554[1]
5Hanshin Tigers – 7, Seibu Lions – 2October 31Hanshin Koshien Stadium51,430[1]
6Seibu Lions – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 9November 2Seibu Lions Stadium32,371[1]

Matchups

Game 1
Saturday, October 26, 1985 13:03 at Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
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Starting pitchers:
HAN: Chikafusa Ikeda (0-0)
SEI: Hirohisa Matsunuma (0-0)
WP: Chikafusa Ikeda (1-0)   LP: Hirohisa Matsunuma (0-1)
Home runs:
HAN: Randy Bass (1)
SEI: None
Attendance: 32,463
Boxscore

Game 2
Sunday, October 27, 1985 13:00 at Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
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Seibu001000000161
Starting pitchers:
HAN: Rich Gale (0-0)
SEI: Naoki Takahashi (0-0)
WP: Rich Gale (1-0)   LP: Naoki Takahashi (0-1)   Sv: Kiyooki Nakanishi (1)
Home runs:
HAN: Randy Bass (2)
SEI: Hiromichi Ishige (1)
Attendance: 32,593
Boxscore

Game 3
Tuesday, October 29, 1985 13:01 at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
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Hanshin003000001461
Starting pitchers:
SEI: Kimiyasu Kudo (0-0)
HAN: Yoshihiro Nakada (0-0)
WP: Osamu Higashio (1-0)   LP: Yoshihiro Nakada (0-1)
Home runs:
SEI: Hiromichi Ishige (2), Takanori Okamura (1)
HAN: Randy Bass (3), Munehiko Shimada (1)
Attendance: 51,355
Boxscore

Game 4
Wednesday, October 30, 1985 13:00 at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
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Hanshin000001001230
Starting pitchers:
SEI: Hirohisa Matsunuma (0-1)
HAN: Fumitaka Ito (0-0)
WP: Tamotsu Nagai (1-0)   LP: Osamu Fukuma (0-1)   Sv: Osamu Higashio (1)
Home runs:
SEI: Steve Ontiveros (1), Yoshihiro Nishioka (1)
HAN: Akinobu Mayumi (1)
Attendance: 51,554
Boxscore

Game 5
Thursday, October 31, 1985 13:00 at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture
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Seibu0110000002100
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Starting pitchers:
SEI: Kazuyuki Ono (0-0)
HAN: Chikafusa Ikeda (1-0)
WP: Osamu Fukuma (1-1)   LP: Kazuyuki Ono (0-1)
Home runs:
SEI: Takuji Ota (1)
HAN: Masayuki Kakefu (1), Keiichi Nagasaki (1)
Attendance: 51,430
Boxscore

Game 6
Saturday, November 2, 1985 13:02 at Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture
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Hanshin4100101029110
Seibu100100001370
Starting pitchers:
HAN: Rich Gale (1-0)
SEI: Naoki Takahashi (0-1)
WP: Rich Gale (2-0)   LP: Naoki Takahashi (0-2)
Home runs:
HAN: Keiichi Nagasaki (2), Akinobu Mayumi (2), Masayuki Kakefu (2)
SEI: Hiromichi Ishige (3)
Attendance: 32,371
Boxscore

See also

References
  1. 1985年日本シリーズ試合結果 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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