second on a Kubek single and a Maris double just inside the left-field line. The Reds cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third and chased Terry in the process. Don Blasingame led off with a single to center, Eddie Kasko singled to left and Vada Pinson hit a fly moving Blasingame to third. Frank Robinson then took Terry deep with a three-run shot over the right-center field fence. Bud Daley replaced Terry and shut the door on the Reds. The Yankee offense added to its lead with five runs in the fourth, the big blows were a two-run single by Skowron and a three-run home run to dead center by Lopez. The Reds got a little closer after scoring two runs in the bottom of the fifth (on a two-run Wally Post home run) to cut it to 11–5. Then Yankees finished the rout by added two more runs in the sixth on sacrifices by Lopez (on a squeeze play) and Daley (on a fly ball). This was the final World Series game ever played at Crosley Field, and the last postseason game in Cincinnati until the team moved to Riverfront Stadium in 1970 Houk became only the third skipper in history to win the World Series in his first season. Composite line score 1961 World Series (4–1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Cincinnati Reds (N.L.) Notes References External links The History of the Cincinnati Reds at redshistory.com World Series World Series New York Yankees postseason Cincinnati Reds postseason World Series World Series 1960s in Cincinnati World Series Baseball competitions in New York City Baseball competitions in Cincinnati 1960s in the Bronx