From a team photo of the 1889 Houston club.	Frank Weikart Born: 1865 Died: July 17, 1933 Goto Baseball Reference for Frank Weikart of Majors: No
	St. Louis Position: of First game: DNP Last game: # of games: 0	Signed by the St. Louis Whites before December 17, 1887 from Hot Springs (Southwest League). Released by the St. Louis Whites on April 6, 1888 after playing just a few games in spring training. Signed with Houston (Texas League). Player profile from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (March 11, 1888). Player profile from the Sporting News (August 31, 1889).

Frank Weikart was a young player from St. Louis starting his second professional season in 1888. In 1887 he played both second base and pitched for the club in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in the Southwestern League. As a pitcher, he was described as "so swift that none of the Southwestern League catchers could hold him" (Arkansas Democrat, December 17, 1887). He was signed by the Whites in December of 1887. He played three games in the outfield for the Whites during spring training before being released by the club at the end of March. Given the timing of his last game and release and the first game by Ernie Burch (April 1), it seems likely the two were related. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported on April 6 that he had a telegram waiting for him, and then the St. Louis Republican reported that he was released on April 7, and then the Globe-Democrat reported he left town on the evening of April 7 to go to Houston to join the Texas League club there. It is unclear if he received a better offer from Houston and asked to be released, or if he was released and then got the offer.

Weikart played with Houston and then San Antonio during the 1888 season. His career lasted 21 seasons in the minors through age 43, finishing as a player/manager in Galveston in 1907 and 1908. Baseball-Reference credits him with almost 1200 games and over 4000 ABs for his career, although records are not available for some seasons. His obituary notes that he was sold to the Louisville Colonels of the National League (sometime between 1892 and 1899 when they were members of the NL), but that he was released without ever playing for them.

Weikart was one of three players (the others being Pete Somers and Jerry McCormack) to appear in a Spring Training game with Whites, but not to appear in an official league game. (Harry Lyons also played one game for the Whites on loan from the Browns, against the Browns.) While the other two had cards in the Old Judge cards set in which they were identified with St. Louis, Weikart did not, suggesting that he was released before the photos for the cards were taken.

Spring stats with the Whites

  Date       Opponent      Pos.   AB    R   BH   2B   3B   HR	SB   BB    K
3/25/1888    Browns         3b     3    0    0                             1
3/27/1888    Browns         3b     3    0    0                             2
3/29/1888    Browns         3b     4    0    1                             2
Totals (16 G)                     10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5
1 putout, 1 error and no assists