1985 Japan Series

Japan 1985 Hanshin Tigers (4) Yoshio Yoshida 74 49 7 (.602), GA: 7 Seibu Lions (2) Tatsuro Hirooka 79 45 6 (.637), GA: 15 October 26 – November 2 Randy Bass (Hanshin) Hiromichi Ishige (Seibu) TBS (Game 1 and 6, JNN) Fuji TV (Game 2, FNN) ABC (Games 3 and 4, ANN) SUN-TV (Games 3, independent) MBS (Game 4, JNN) NHK General TV (Game 4) Yomiuri TV (Game 5, NNN) Akira Ishikawa (TBS), Etsuro Matsukura (Fuji TV), Akio Kuroda (ABC), Sadao Uekusa (ABC), Teruhisa Inoue (MBS), Toshiharu Shimamura (NHK), Shuichi Itchoda (Yomiuri TV) NHK Radio 1 TBS QR LF Radio Nippon ABC MBS Radio Osaka Radio Kansai The 1985 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1985 season. The 36th edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that 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. In the ensuing celebration, a perceived Curse of the Colonel was placed on the team after an apparent mishap of a statue by rowdy fans. Tigers did not win another Japan Series until 2023, when they defeated fellow Kansai region team, Orix Buffaloes. As for the Lions, they bounced back and won six of the next seven championships. Summary PL Seibu Lions (4) vs. CL Hanshin Tigers (2) October 26 Hanshin Tigers – 3, Seibu Lions – 0 Seibu Lions Stadium 2:43 32,463 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/linescore1985.html ja:1985年日本シリーズ試合結果 Nippon Professional Baseball Japanese May 9, 2012 October 27 Hanshin Tigers – 2, Seibu Lions – 1 Seibu Lions Stadium 2:55 32,593 October 29 Seibu Lions – 6, Hanshin Tigers – 4 Hanshin Koshien Stadium 3:16 51,355 October 30 Seibu Lions – 4, Hanshin Tigers – 2 Hanshin Koshien Stadium 3:08 51,554 October 31 Seibu Lions – 2, Hanshin Tigers – 7 Hanshin Koshien Stadium 3:14 51,430 November 2 Hanshin Tigers – 9, Seibu Lions – 3 Seibu Lions Stadium 3:10 32,371 Matchups Game 1 Saturday, October 26, 1985 13:03 Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture Hanshin HAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 8 0 Seibu SEI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Hirohisa Matsunuma (0-0) Chikafusa Ikeda (0-0) Chikafusa Ikeda (1-0) Hirohisa Matsunuma (0-1) Randy Bass (1) 32,463 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/boxscore1985_1.html Game 2 Sunday, October 27, 1985 13:00 Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture Hanshin HAN 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 Seibu SEI 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Naoki Takahashi (0-0) Rich Gale (0-0) Rich Gale (1-0) Naoki Takahashi (0-1) Kiyooki Nakanishi (1) Hiromichi Ishige (1) Randy Bass (2) 32,593 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/boxscore1985_2.html Game 3 Tuesday, October 29, 1985 13:01 Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture Seibu SEI 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 12 1 Hanshin HAN 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 1 Yoshihiro Nakada (0-0) Kimiyasu Kudo (0-0) Osamu Higashio (1-0) Yoshihiro Nakada (0-1) Randy Bass (3), Munehiko Shimada (1) Hiromichi Ishige (2), Takanori Okamura (1) 51,355 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/boxscore1985_3.html Game 4 Wednesday, October 30, 1985 13:00 Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture Seibu SEI 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 8 1 Hanshin HAN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 Fumitaka Ito (0-0) Hirohisa Matsunuma (0-1) Tamotsu Nagai (1-0) Osamu Fukuma (0-1) Osamu Higashio (1) Akinobu Mayumi (1) Steve Ontiveros (1), Yoshihiro Nishioka (1) 51,554 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/boxscore1985_4.html Game 5 Thursday, October 31, 1985 13:00 Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture Seibu SEI 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 Hanshin HAN 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 7 10 0 Chikafusa Ikeda (1-0) Kazuyuki Ono (0-0) Osamu Fukuma (1-1) Kazuyuki Ono (0-1) Masayuki Kakefu (1), Keiichi Nagasaki (1) Takuji Ota (1) 51,430 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/boxscore1985_5.html Game 6 Saturday, November 2, 1985 13:02 Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture Hanshin HAN 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 11 0 Seibu SEI 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 Naoki Takahashi (0-1) Rich Gale (1-0) Rich Gale (2-0) Naoki Takahashi (0-2) Hiromichi Ishige (3) Keiichi Nagasaki (2), Akinobu Mayumi (2), Masayuki Kakefu (2) 32,371 http://bis.npb.or.jp/scores/nipponseries/boxscore1985_6.html See also 1985 World Series Curse of the Colonel References Category:Japan Series category:Hanshin Tigers Category:Seibu Lions Japan Series, 1985 Japan Series Japan Series Japan Series