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Tommy Helms
Tommy Vann Helms
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 5, 1941 in Charlotte, NC
Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 23, 1964
Final Game: October 1, 1977
Relatives: Uncle of Wes Helms
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1964 23 CIN NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 24 CIN NL 21 46 42 4 16 2 2 0 6 1 0 3 7 .381 .435 .524 .959 162 22 0 1 0 0 1 /654
1966 25 CIN NL 138 578 542 72 154 23 1 9 49 3 4 24 31 .284 .315 .380 .695 85 206 16 2 7 3 2 *54 RoY-1
1967 26 CIN NL 137 530 497 40 136 27 4 2 35 5 10 24 41 .274 .305 .356 .661 80 177 11 0 5 4 8 46 AS
1968 27 CIN NL 127 526 507 35 146 28 2 2 47 5 6 12 27 .288 .305 .363 .668 96 184 8 2 2 3 6 *4/65 AS,MVP-25
1969 28 CIN NL 126 508 480 38 129 18 1 1 40 4 6 18 33 .269 .296 .317 .613 69 152 20 1 8 1 5 *4/6
1970 29 CIN NL 150 605 575 42 136 21 1 1 45 2 2 21 33 .237 .262 .282 .543 44 162 18 0 5 4 4 *46 GG
1971 30 CIN NL 150 588 547 40 141 26 1 3 52 3 4 26 33 .258 .289 .325 .615 78 178 17 1 7 7 5 *4 GG
1972 31 HOU NL 139 559 518 45 134 20 5 5 60 4 3 24 27 .259 .291 .346 .637 82 179 8 4 3 10 8 *4
1973 32 HOU NL 146 584 543 44 156 28 2 4 61 1 1 32 21 .287 .325 .368 .694 93 200 11 0 6 3 12 *4
1974 33 HOU NL 137 481 452 32 126 21 1 5 50 5 4 23 27 .279 .313 .363 .675 92 164 13 1 1 4 7 *4
1975 34 HOU NL 64 147 135 7 28 2 0 0 14 0 0 10 8 .207 .265 .222 .488 41 30 3 1 0 1 1 4/56
1976 35 PIT NL 62 102 87 10 24 5 1 1 13 0 0 10 5 .276 .350 .391 .741 111 34 0 1 2 2 0 54/6
1977 36 TOT MLB 36 78 71 5 16 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 7 .225 .276 .296 .572 50 21 1 1 2 0 1 D/54
1977 36 PIT NL 15 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1977 36 BOS AL 21 64 59 5 16 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .271 .328 .356 .684 78 21 1 1 0 0 1 D/54
14 Seasons 1435 5333 4997 414 1342 223 21 34 477 33 40 231 301 .269 .300 .342 .642 79 1709 126 15 48 42 60
162 Game Avg. 162 602 564 47 152 25 2 4 54 4 5 26 34 .269 .300 .342 .642 79 193 14 2 5 5 7
CIN (8 yrs) 851 3382 3191 271 858 145 12 18 274 23 32 128 206 .269 .297 .339 .635 76 1081 90 7 34 22 31
HOU (4 yrs) 486 1771 1648 128 444 71 8 14 185 10 8 89 83 .269 .306 .348 .654 85 573 35 6 10 18 28
PIT (2 yrs) 77 116 99 10 24 5 1 1 13 0 0 10 8 .242 .313 .343 .656 85 34 0 1 4 2 0
BOS (1 yr) 21 64 59 5 16 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .271 .328 .356 .684 78 21 1 1 0 0 1
NL (14 yrs) 1414 5269 4938 409 1326 221 21 33 472 33 40 227 297 .269 .300 .342 .642 79 1688 125 14 48 42 59
AL (1 yr) 21 64 59 5 16 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 4 .271 .328 .356 .684 78 21 1 1 0 0 1

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 29 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 3 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .273 .273 .545 3 0 0 0 0 0
1970 29 CIN NL WS BAL L 5 19 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .263 .222 .485 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 8 30 29 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 .267 .241 .508 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .273 .273 .545 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 19 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .263 .222 .485 4 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 CIN NL 24 SS 8 7 70.0 37 15 21 1 5 .973 -0.6 -10.3 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1 0 4.63 4.50 .965 4.92 4.20
1965 CIN NL 24 3B 2 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 3.00 0.50 .900 2.70 2.45
1965 CIN NL 24 2B 1 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 .950 5.40 4.70
1966 CIN NL 25 3B 113 113 1001.1 331 110 208 13 16 .961 -3.0 -3.6 -3.0 0.2 -3.3 0 2.86 2.81 .954 3.04 2.66 RoY-1
1966 CIN NL 25 2B 20 20 168.1 95 45 50 0 9 1.000 -0.4 -2.9 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 0 5.08 4.75 .978 5.33 4.68 RoY-1
1967 CIN NL 26 2B 88 86 780.2 418 185 224 9 50 .978 -0.2 -0.3 -1.2 -4.7 3.5 1 4.72 4.65 .976 5.26 4.63 AS
1967 CIN NL 26 SS 46 44 394.2 214 79 123 12 25 .944 -1.9 -5.8 -1.9 -4.5 2.6 0 4.61 4.39 .964 4.99 4.31 AS
1968 CIN NL 27 2B 127 125 1124.1 707 322 370 15 82 .979 -0.4 -0.4 -1.4 4.5 -5.9 1 5.54 5.45 .977 5.21 4.74 AS,MVP-25
1968 CIN NL 27 SS 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.10 4.50 AS,MVP-25
1968 CIN NL 27 3B 1 0 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 600.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 .950 2.70 2.70 AS,MVP-25
1969 CIN NL 28 2B 125 125 1097.2 681 320 344 17 87 .975 -5.3 -5.8 -7.3 -3.4 -4.0 2 5.44 5.31 .974 5.19 4.65
1969 CIN NL 28 SS 4 0 7.0 8 5 3 0 2 1.000 -0.1 -17.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 10.29 2.00 .962 4.89 4.20
1970 CIN NL 29 2B 148 147 1241.1 773 350 410 13 107 .983 4.1 4.0 3.1 7.4 -4.3 1 5.51 5.14 .979 5.32 4.67 GG
1970 CIN NL 29 SS 12 0 21.1 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 -2.3 -129.4 -2.3 -0.9 -1.3 0 2.11 0.42 .960 5.06 4.23 GG
1971 CIN NL 30 2B 149 146 1294.1 872 395 468 9 130 .990 15.7 14.6 13.7 5.3 8.5 2 6.00 5.79 .978 5.47 4.86 GG
1972 HOU NL 31 2B 139 139 1243.1 811 353 441 17 115 .979 -4.4 -4.2 -5.4 2.9 -8.2 1 5.75 5.71 .978 5.36 4.88
1973 HOU NL 32 2B 145 145 1293.0 772 325 438 9 104 .988 -2.1 -1.9 -3.1 -5.8 2.6 1 5.31 5.26 .980 5.52 4.91
1974 HOU NL 33 2B 133 130 1050.2 678 308 360 10 99 .985 5.5 6.3 4.5 -0.9 5.4 1 5.72 5.02 .973 5.47 4.64
1975 HOU NL 34 2B 42 27 265.1 169 58 109 2 19 .988 4.9 22.2 4.9 3.1 1.8 0 5.66 3.98 .975 5.54 4.92
1975 HOU NL 34 3B 3 1 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.92 2.57
1975 HOU NL 34 SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.20
1976 PIT NL 35 3B 22 10 106.2 38 8 27 3 4 .921 -3.2 -36.0 -3.2 -2.9 -0.3 0 2.95 1.59 .953 2.93 2.61
1976 PIT NL 35 2B 11 6 69.0 41 22 19 0 4 1.000 -0.5 -8.7 -0.5 -1.4 1.0 0 5.35 3.73 .973 5.48 4.93
1976 PIT NL 35 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.50
1977 BOS AL 36 DH 13
1977 BOS AL 36 3B 2 2 18.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -66.7 -1.0 -0.4 -0.7 0.50 0.50 1.000 2.95 2.70
1977 BOS AL 36 2B 1 1 9.0 7 4 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 7.00 7.00 .971 5.40 4.80
13 Seasons 2B 1129 1097 9640.0 6026 2688 3237 101 807 .983 17.0 2.1 7.0 7.2 -0.1 10 5.53 5.25 .977 5.36 4.76
6 Seasons 3B 143 126 1134.0 373 119 238 16 20 .957 -7.0 -7.4 -7.0 -2.7 -4.5 0 2.83 2.50 .954 3.03 2.65
7 Seasons SS 74 51 499.0 264 102 149 13 32 .951 -5.0 -12.0 -5.0 -6.3 1.3 0 4.53 3.39 .964 4.98 4.29
1 Season DH 13
14 Seasons TOT 1346 1274 11273.0 6663 2909 3624 130 859 .980 5.0 0.5 -5.0 -1.8 -3.3 10 5.22 4.85 .956 5.11 4.51
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1967 *
1968 (2B)

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1966-NL-Rookie of the Year

Gold Gloves
1970-NL-2B
1971-NL-2B
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1968-NL-25-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1971 NL--7--6th
1972 NL--10--2nd

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1966 NL--16--8th
1969 NL--20--2nd
1970 NL--18--7th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1967 NL--10--5th

AB per SO s c a p y
1966 NL--17.484--2nd
1967 NL--12.122--6th
1968 NL--18.778--4th
1969 NL--14.545--8th
1970 NL--17.424--4th
1971 NL--16.576--7th
1972 NL--19.185--2nd
1973 NL--25.857--2nd
Career--16.600--188th

Outs Made s c a p y
1970 NL--468--8th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (972), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1581), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent.

November 29, 1971: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Lee May and Jimmy Stewart to the Houston Astros for Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo, Denis Menke and Joe Morgan.

December 12, 1975: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Pittsburgh Pirates for . The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Art Howe (January 6, 1976) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

November 5, 1976: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 15, 1977: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Chris Batton and Phil Garner to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Armas, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti, Rick Langford, Doc Medich and Mitchell Page.

June 14, 1977: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 21, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

March 25, 1978: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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