# 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. For 38 years, it's the only Japan Series that was won by the Tigers until 2023, when they defeated fellow Kansai region team, Orix Buffaloes, breaking the Curse of the Colonel in the process.

## Summary

| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Seibu Lions – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 3 | October 26 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,463 |
| 2 | Seibu Lions – 1, Hanshin Tigers – 2 | October 27 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,593 |
| 3 | Hanshin Tigers – 4, Seibu Lions – 6 | October 29 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,355 |
| 4 | Hanshin Tigers – 2, Seibu Lions – 4 | October 30 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,554 |
| 5 | Hanshin Tigers – 7, Seibu Lions – 2 | October 31 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,430 |
| 6 | Seibu Lions – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 9 | November 2 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,371 |

## Matchups
### Game 1

Saturday, October 26, 1985 13:03 at Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 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 :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 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 :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Seibu | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 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 :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Seibu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Hanshin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 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 :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Seibu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Hanshin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 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 :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Hanshin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Seibu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 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 |||||||||||||