Lexington Nebraska was a farm team of the Boston Red Sox in 1957. Jack Kaiser was the new manager of the Red Sox and he managed the Lexington team for two years.
Lexington was in the race until the end and wound up in second place ½ game out of first.
Roster:
First base was held down by Joe Pedrazzini . He averaged
.340. He was from Vallejo California and was named an NSL all star.
Ed White was Joe's backup at first during the 1957 season. He played in 31 games and the lefty averaged .231.
Second base during the season was held down by Lynn Simpson . He averaged .319 in 44 games.
Richard Rust split his time between second base and third and averaged .200.
An alternate at third was Carl Pennington . He averaged .274 for the year.
Ed Schuerman split his time between third and short stop and averaged .163.
The main short stop for the Red Sox was Harley Anderson . He averaged .270 for the year. Melvin Silva played the position for 24 games and averaged .193.
Putting on the catchers mask in 1957 was Dave Charron . He averaged .333 in 41 games. Joe Medaglia was his backup and in 16 games averaged .227.
Outfield:
Jackie Creed was a regular in the garden for the Red
Sox in 1957. The lefty batted .323 for the year and was first in the
league in hits. He was from Pittsburg and was named an NSL all star.
Don Yurgec was another lefty regular for Lexington in 1957. He averaged .339 and led the team in average.
John Silvonic played in 24 games and averaged .222, while John Blattner averaged .256 in 24 games. Paul Redzonic averaged .231.
Pitchers:
Wayne Coughtry led the league with 11 wins against
one loss in 19 games.
Ron Anderson appeared in 15 games and had a 4-3 record.
Mike Cunningham was 2-1 in 10 games while lefty Don Ganes was in 7 games and had a 3-1 record.
Hugo Papstein was 4-2 in 11 games, Steve Wilson was 4-5 in 17 games and Robert Witowski was 4-6 in 19 games.