1985 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1985 NPB season
1985 NPB season
League	Nippon Professional Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Regular Season
Season MVP	CL: Randy Bass (HAN); PL: Hiromitsu Ochiai (LOT)
League Postseason
CL champions	Hanshin Tigers
CL runners-up	Hiroshima Toyo Carp
PL champions	Seibu Lions
PL runners-up	Lotte Orions
Japan Series
Champions	Hanshin Tigers
Runners-up	Seibu Lions
Finals MVP	Randy Bass (HAN)
NPB seasons
	← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 36th season of operation for the league.

Regular season standings

Central League^[1]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Hanshin Tigers	130	74	49	7	.602	--
Hiroshima Toyo Carp	130	68	57	5	.544	7.0
Yomiuri Giants	130	61	60	9	.504	12.0
Yokohama Taiyo Whales	130	57	61	12	.483	14.5
Chunichi Dragons	130	56	61	13	.479	15.0
Yakult Swallows	130	46	74	10	.383	26.5

Pacific League^[2]	G	W	L	T	Pct.	GB
Seibu Lions	130	79	45	6	.637	--
Lotte Orions	130	64	60	6	.516	15.0
Kintetsu Buffaloes	130	63	60	7	.5121	15.5
Hankyu Braves	130	64	61	5	.5120	15.5
Nippon-Ham Fighters	130	53	65	12	.449	23.0
Nankai Hawks	130	44	76	10	.367	33.0

Hanshin Tigers won the series 4-2.

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