1958 Lexington Red Sox Roster
Team Record: 30-33
Finished 5th in the NSL
Manager: Jack Kaiser (30-33)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Lexington, Nebraska
Ballpark: Dawson County Fairgrounds
Attendance: 12,838, Avg. 408
The Lexington Red Sox of the Nebraska State League ended the 1958 season with a record of 30 wins and 33 losses, finishing fifth in the NSL.
The Red Sox scored 360 runs and conceded 337 runs. Richard DiGiacomo recorded 34 runs batted in and topped batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .251 clip. Bill Spanswick led the team with 7 wins and a team-best 3.13 earned run average, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Bill Spanswick played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Lexington Red Sox to do so.
Jack Kaiser served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Blackford | R | R | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Timothy Carroll | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Bill Dennis | R | 6'1" | 210 | |||
| Richard DiGiacomo | R | R | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Junior Dowdy | R | R | February 27, 1938 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| John Ferdinand | R | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Thomas Fletcher | ||||||
| Joe Fox | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Raymond Geiser | L | L | October 18, 1938 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| John Gould | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Brad Griffith | R | R | January 13, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Robert Hansen | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| William Jensen | S | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Ken Knutson | L | R | November 1, 1940 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Tommy Kraus | R | R | March 7, 1936 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Charles Kredar | August 9, 1937 | New Britain, CT US | ||||
| Raymond Krieger | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| William Lister | L | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Gerald Lorek | L | L | 6'3" | 195 | ||
| Robert Mendoza | R | 6'2" | 190 | |||
| Robert Mirer | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Gary Modrell | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| William Moniak | L | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Gary Peterson | L | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Kelly Pigue | R | 6'3" | 185 | |||
| Alfred Plosky | L | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Larry Smoot | R | R | August 15, 1940 | 6'2" | 175 | Alameda, CA US |
| John Soviero | L | L | 6'0" | 195 | ||
| Bill Spanswick | L | L | July 8, 1938 | 6'3" | 195 | Springfield, MA US |
| Ron Staples | R | R | 5'10" | 190 | ||
| Robert Wheeler | R | R | 6'5" | 185 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
