The 1985 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 36th season of operation for the league.
Regular season standings
Central League Central League G W L T Pct. GBHanshin Tigers 130 74 49 7 .602 --Hiroshima Toyo Carp 130 68 57 5 .544 7.0Yomiuri Giants 130 61 60 9 .504 12.0Yokohama Taiyo Whales 130 57 61 12 .483 14.5Chunichi Dragons 130 56 61 13 .479 15.0Yakult Swallows 130 46 74 10 .383 26.5
Pacific League Pacific League G W L T Pct. GBSeibu Lions 130 79 45 6 .637 --Lotte Orions 130 64 60 6 .516 15.0Kintetsu Buffaloes 130 63 60 7 .5121 15.5Hankyu Braves 130 64 61 5 .5120 15.5Nippon-Ham Fighters 130 53 65 12 .449 23.0Nankai Hawks 130 44 76 10 .367 33.0
Japan Series
Hanshin Tigers won the series 4-2. GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Lions – 0, Tigers – 3 October 26Seibu Lions Stadium 32,4632 Lions – 1, Tigers – 2 October 27Seibu Lions Stadium 32,5933 Tigers – 4, Lions – 6 October 29Hanshin Koshien Stadium 51,3554 Tigers – 2, Lions – 4October 30Hanshin Koshien Stadium 51,5545 Tigers – 7, Lions – 2October 31Hanshin Koshien Stadium 51,4306 Lions – 3, Tigers – 9November 2Seibu Lions Stadium 32,371
See also 1985 Major League Baseball season
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