Tommy Helms

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg)

Born: May 5, 1941 in Charlotte, NC us

High School: West Mecklenburg HS (Charlotte, NC)

Debut: September 23, 1964 (Age 23-141d, 12,312th in major league history)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1977 (Age 36-149d)
vs. BAL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Tommy Vann Helms

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Relatives: Uncle of Wes Helms

Rookie of the Year
2x All-Star
2x Gold Glove

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

4997

1342

.269

414

RBI

477

OBP

.301

SLG

.342

OPS

.643

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CIN		ATL	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
2	2	Apr 7	CIN		ATL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
3	3	Apr 10	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	43	10.2	5	4	0	9	1	2B
4	4	Apr 11	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	44	10.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
5	5	Apr 12	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
6	6	Apr 13	CIN	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
7	7	Apr 14	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
8	9 (1)	Apr 18 (1)	CIN	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	5	5	0	10	4	2B
9	10	Apr 18 (2)	CIN	@	MON	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
10	11	Apr 20	CIN		NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
11	12	Apr 21	CIN		NYM	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
12	13	Apr 23	CIN		LAD	L,0-3	GS	33	7.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
13	15 (1)	Apr 25 (1)	CIN		LAD	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
14	16	Apr 25 (2)	CIN		LAD	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
15	17	Apr 27	CIN		SDP	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
16	18	Apr 28	CIN		SDP	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
17	19	Apr 29	CIN		SDP	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
18	20	Apr 30	CIN		SFG	L,5-7	GS	38	8.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	21	May 1	CIN		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
20	22	May 2	CIN		SFG	L,3-4	CG	52	13.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
21	23	May 4	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
22	24	May 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	4	8	0	12	3	2B
23	25	May 6	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
24	26	May 8 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	L,0-10	CG	45	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
25	27	May 8 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
26	28	May 9	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
27	29	May 10	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
28	30	May 11	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	32	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
29	31	May 12	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
30	32	May 14	CIN		MON	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
31	33	May 15	CIN		MON	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	4	9	0	13	4	2B
32	34	May 16	CIN		MON	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
33	35	May 17	CIN		PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
34	36	May 18	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
35	37	May 19	CIN		PIT	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
36	38	May 20	CIN		PIT	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
37	39	May 21	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
38	40	May 22	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
39	41	May 23	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
40	42	May 24	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
41	43	May 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
42	44	May 26	CIN	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
43	45	May 27	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
44	46	May 28	CIN		HOU	W,1-0	CG	52	13.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
45	47	May 29	CIN		HOU	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
46	48	May 30	CIN		HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	4	0	10	2	2B
47	49	May 31	CIN		HOU	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	50	Jun 2 (1)	CIN		CHC	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
49	51	Jun 2 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	6	5	0	11	3	2B
50	52	Jun 3	CIN		CHC	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
51	53	Jun 4	CIN		STL	W,12-0	CG	32	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
52	54	Jun 5	CIN		STL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
53	55	Jun 6	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
54	56	Jun 8	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-2	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
55	57	Jun 9	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	5	1	8	0	2B
56	58	Jun 11	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
57	59	Jun 12	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
58	60	Jun 13	CIN	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
59	61	Jun 14	CIN	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
60	62	Jun 15	CIN	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
61	63	Jun 16	CIN	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	5	3	0	8	3	2B
62	64	Jun 17	CIN		ATL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	2B
63	65	Jun 18	CIN		ATL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
64	66	Jun 19	CIN		ATL	L,3-9	CG	39	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
65	67	Jun 20 (1)	CIN		ATL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
66	68	Jun 20 (2)	CIN		ATL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
67	69	Jun 21	CIN		PHI	L,3-5	CG	52	12.0	6	5	0	11	2	2B
68	70	Jun 22	CIN		PHI	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
69	71	Jun 23	CIN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
70	72	Jun 24	CIN		PHI	L,1-3	GS	30	7.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
71	73	Jun 25 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	L,6-8	CG	41	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
72	74	Jun 25 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	L,3-10	CG	45	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
73	75	Jun 26	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
74	76	Jun 27	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-5	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
75	77	Jun 28 (1)	CIN	@	MON	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
76	78	Jun 28 (2)	CIN	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
77	79	Jun 29	CIN	@	MON	W,14-0	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
78	80	Jun 30	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	81	Jul 1	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
80	82	Jul 2	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
81	83	Jul 3	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	53	12.2	5	3	0	8	2	2B
82	84	Jul 4	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
83	85	Jul 5	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
84	86	Jul 6	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
85	93 (6)	Jul 15	CIN		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
86	94	Jul 16	CIN		SFG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
87	95	Jul 17	CIN		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
88	96	Jul 18	CIN		SDP	W,3-0	CG	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
89	97	Jul 19	CIN		SDP	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
90	98	Jul 20	CIN		LAD	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
91	100 (1)	Jul 22	CIN		LAD	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
92	101	Jul 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
93	102	Jul 24	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
94	103	Jul 25 (1)	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
95	104	Jul 25 (2)	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
96	105	Jul 27	CIN	@	SDP	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
97	106	Jul 28	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
98	107	Jul 29	CIN	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
99	108	Jul 30	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
100	109	Jul 31	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	110	Aug 1	CIN	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	50	10.2	2	4	1	7	0	2B
102	111	Aug 2	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
103	112	Aug 3 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
104	113	Aug 3 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
105	114	Aug 4	CIN	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
106	115	Aug 6	CIN		MON	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
107	116	Aug 7	CIN		MON	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
108	117	Aug 8	CIN		MON	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
109	118	Aug 10	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
110	119	Aug 11	CIN		HOU	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
111	120	Aug 13	CIN		CHC	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
112	121	Aug 14	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	6	0	9	3	2B
113	122	Aug 15	CIN		CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
114	123	Aug 16	CIN		STL	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
115	124	Aug 17	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
116	125	Aug 18	CIN		STL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
117	126	Aug 19	CIN		PIT	L,1-5	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
118	127	Aug 20	CIN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
119	128	Aug 21	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
120	129	Aug 22	CIN		PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
121	130	Aug 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
122	131	Aug 24	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
123	132	Aug 25	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
124	133	Aug 27	CIN	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	48	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
125	134	Aug 28	CIN	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
126	135	Aug 29	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	39	9.1	3	3	1	7	0	2B
127	136	Aug 30 (1)	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
128	138 (1)	Aug 31	CIN		SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	139	Sep 1	CIN		SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
130	140	Sep 3	CIN	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	32	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
131	141	Sep 4	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	0	8	1	9	1	2B
132	142	Sep 5	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
133	143	Sep 6	CIN	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
134	144	Sep 7	CIN	@	SDP	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
135	145	Sep 8	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	0
136	146	Sep 10	CIN		HOU	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	2B
137	148 (1)	Sep 12	CIN		HOU	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
138	149	Sep 13	CIN		ATL	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
139	150	Sep 14	CIN		ATL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
140	151	Sep 15	CIN	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
141	152	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-1	CG	28	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
142	153	Sep 17	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
143	154	Sep 18	CIN	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
144	156 (1)	Sep 21	CIN		LAD	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
145	157	Sep 22	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
146	158	Sep 24	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
147	159	Sep 25	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
148	160	Sep 26	CIN		SFG	L,5-12	GS	39	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
149	161	Sep 28	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
							149gm		1294.1	395	468	9	872	130