Tom Wieghaus

Thomas Robert Wieghaus

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
• School Illinois State University
• High School Rich East High School
• Debut October 4, 1981
• Final Game May 2, 1984
• Born February 1, 1957 in Chicago Heights, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Tom Wieghaus was an All-Star catcher in AA ball in 1980 and in AAA ball in 1982 and 1983. He was excellent defensively, but never hit much - including in the minors.

He first came up with the Montreal Expos, who had drafted him in the 10th round of the 1978 amateur draft out of Illinois State University, in the final game of the 1981 season, the day after they had clinched the second-half title in the NL East. The Expos used a large number of players called up from their AAA affiliate, the Denver Bears that day. Wieghaus made an out in hin only at-bat against the New York Mets. In 1982, he was loaned to the Philadelphia Phillies for a couple of months, playing for the Oklahoma City 89ers, before finishing the year back with the Expos' top farm club, the Wichita Aeros. He hit .283 with 3 homers in 23 games for Oklahoma City and .295 with 4 homers in 88 games for Wichita, both teams playing in the American Association. He then spent most of 1983 with Wichita, but was called up for a few games after the All-Star break when Expos starting catcher Gary Carter had to undergo a minor medical procedure; he got into one game as a defensive replacement without coming to bat.

At the start of spring training in 1984, the Expos traded him to the Houston Astros in return for fellow catcher George Bjorkman, who was a better hitter and had more major league experience. He played a few games for the Astros early in the season, going 0 for 10, then returned to the minors where he played 33 games for the Tucson Toros. That was the end of his professional career.