1985 Japan Series
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| Dates: | October 26 – November 2 | |||||||||
| MVP: | Randy Bass (Hanshin) | |||||||||
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| TV announcers: | Akira Ishikawa (TBS), Etsuro Matsukura (Fuji TV), Akio Kuroda (ABC), Sadao Uekusa (ABC), Teruhisa Inoue (MBS), Toshiharu Shimamura (NHK), Shuichi Itchoda (Yomiuri TV) | |||||||||
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The 1985 Japan Series matched the Central League champion Hanshin Tigers against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. This was the 37th meeting between the champions of the Pacific and Central Leagues. 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.
Summary
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seibu Lions – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 3 | October 26 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,463[1] |
| 2 | Seibu Lions – 1, Hanshin Tigers – 2 | October 27 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,593[1] |
| 3 | Hanshin Tigers – 4, Seibu Lions – 6 | October 29 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,355[1] |
| 4 | Hanshin Tigers – 2, Seibu Lions – 4 | October 30 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,554[1] |
| 5 | Hanshin Tigers – 7, Seibu Lions – 2 | October 31 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,430[1] |
| 6 | Seibu Lions – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 9 | November 2 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,371[1] |
Matchups
Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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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