| 1985 NPB season | |
| League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | CL |
| Mvp Link: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | League Postseason |
| Conf1: | CL |
| Conf1 Link: | Central League |
| Conf1 Champ: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Seibu Lions |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Lotte Orions |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1985 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Seibu Lions |
| Finals Mvp: | Randy Bass (HAN) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1984 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1984 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1986 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1986 |
The 1985 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 36th season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 74 | 49 | 7 | .602 | -- | ||
| 130 | 68 | 57 | 5 | .544 | 7.0 | ||
| 130 | 61 | 60 | 9 | .504 | 12.0 | ||
| 130 | 57 | 61 | 12 | .483 | 14.5 | ||
| 130 | 56 | 61 | 13 | .479 | 15.0 | ||
| 130 | 46 | 74 | 10 | .383 | 26.5 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 79 | 45 | 6 | .637 | -- | ||
| 130 | 64 | 60 | 6 | .516 | 15.0 | ||
| 130 | 63 | 60 | 7 | .5121 | 15.5 | ||
| 130 | 64 | 61 | 5 | .5120 | 15.5 | ||
| 130 | 53 | 65 | 12 | .449 | 23.0 | ||
| 130 | 44 | 76 | 10 | .367 | 33.0 |
See main article: 1985 Japan Series. 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 | Tigers – 4, Lions – 6 | October 29 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,355 | |
| 4 | Tigers – 2, Lions – 4 | October 30 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,554 | |
| 5 | Tigers – 7, Lions – 2 | October 31 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,430 | |
| 6 | Lions – 3, Tigers – 9 | November 2 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,371 |