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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	2	4	0	6	0	2B
2	2	Apr 16	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
3	3	Apr 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
4	4	Apr 18	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
5	5	Apr 19	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	45	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
6	6	Apr 20	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	2B
7	7	Apr 21	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
8	8	Apr 22	CIN		PHI	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
9	9	Apr 24	CIN		PHI	W,3-2	CG	22	6.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
10	10	Apr 25	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
11	11	Apr 27	CIN	@	SFG	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
12	12	Apr 28	CIN	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
13	13	Apr 29	CIN	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	40	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	2B
14	14	Apr 30	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
16	17 (1)	May 4	CIN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
17	18	May 5	CIN		PIT	W,10-6	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
18	19	May 6	CIN		LAD	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
19	20	May 7	CIN		LAD	L,2-14	CG	47	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
20	21	May 8	CIN		LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
21	22	May 9	CIN	@	ATL	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
22	23	May 10 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
23	24	May 10 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
24	25	May 11	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-8	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
25	26	May 14	CIN	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	53	14.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
26	27	May 15	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
27	28	May 17	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
28	29	May 18	CIN	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
29	30	May 20	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
30	31	May 21	CIN		STL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
31	32	May 22	CIN		STL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
32	33	May 23	CIN		ATL	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
33	34	May 24	CIN		ATL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
34	35	May 25	CIN		ATL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
35	36	May 27	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
36	37	May 28	CIN	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
37	38	May 29	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
38	39	May 30	CIN		SFG	L,4-8	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
39	40	May 31	CIN		SFG	L,3-5	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	41	Jun 1	CIN		HOU	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
41	42	Jun 2	CIN		HOU	L,4-11	CG	62	12.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
42	43	Jun 3	CIN		CHC	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
43	44	Jun 4	CIN		CHC	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
44	45	Jun 5 (1)	CIN		CHC	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
45	46	Jun 5 (2)	CIN		CHC	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
46	47	Jun 7	CIN	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
47	48	Jun 8	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-10	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
48	49	Jun 9	CIN	@	PHI	W,1-0	GS	25	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
49	51 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	2	3	0	3B
50	54 (2)	Jun 13	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
51	55	Jun 14	CIN	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	3B
52	56	Jun 15 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	57	Jun 15 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
54	58	Jun 16	CIN		PHI	L,5-12	GS	23	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
55	64 (5)	Jun 21	CIN		PIT	W,11-8	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
56	65	Jun 22	CIN		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
57	66	Jun 23	CIN		PIT	W,5-3	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	73 (6)	Jul 1	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	44	11.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
59	74	Jul 2 (1)	CIN	@	HOU	L,5-8	GS	36	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
60	77 (2)	Jul 4	CIN	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
61	78	Jul 5	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
62	87 (8)	Jul 16	CIN		STL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
63	88	Jul 17	CIN	@	ATL	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
64	89	Jul 18	CIN	@	ATL	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
65	90	Jul 19	CIN	@	CHC	W,3-2	GS	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
66	91	Jul 20 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
67	92	Jul 20 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	26	7.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
68	93	Jul 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
69	94	Jul 22	CIN		ATL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
70	95	Jul 24 (1)	CIN		ATL	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
71	96	Jul 24 (2)	CIN		ATL	L,4-5	CG	43	10.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B
72	97	Jul 26	CIN		CHC	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
73	98	Jul 27	CIN		CHC	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
74	99	Jul 28	CIN		CHC	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
75	100	Jul 29	CIN		HOU	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
76	101	Jul 30	CIN		HOU	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
77	102	Jul 31 (1)	CIN		HOU	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
78	103	Jul 31 (2)	CIN		HOU	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	104	Aug 1	CIN	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
80	105	Aug 2	CIN	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
81	106	Aug 3	CIN	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	64	16.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
82	107	Aug 4	CIN	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
83	108	Aug 5	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
84	109	Aug 6	CIN	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	110	Aug 7	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
86	111	Aug 8 (1)	CIN		SFG	W,10-6	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
87	112	Aug 8 (2)	CIN		SFG	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
88	113	Aug 9	CIN		SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
89	114	Aug 12	CIN		PIT	L,11-14	CG	62	13.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
90	115	Aug 13	CIN		PIT	W,11-0	CG	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
91	116	Aug 14	CIN		PIT	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
92	117	Aug 15	CIN	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
93	119 (1)	Aug 17	CIN	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
94	120	Aug 18	CIN	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	43	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
95	121	Aug 19	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	40	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
96	122	Aug 20	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
97	123	Aug 21	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-11	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
98	124	Aug 22	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
99	125	Aug 23	CIN	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
100	126	Aug 24	CIN	@	SFG	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
101	127	Aug 26	CIN		PHI	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
102	128	Aug 27 (1)	CIN		PHI	W,14-7	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
103	129	Aug 27 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
104	130	Aug 28	CIN		PHI	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
105	131	Aug 29	CIN		STL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
106	132	Aug 30	CIN		STL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
107	133	Aug 31	CIN		CHC	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	134	Sep 1	CIN		CHC	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
109	135	Sep 2	CIN		LAD	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
110	136	Sep 3	CIN		LAD	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
111	137	Sep 4	CIN		LAD	L,6-8	GS	38	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
112	138	Sep 5 (1)	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
113	139	Sep 5 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-5	CG	42	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
114	140	Sep 6	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
115	141	Sep 9	CIN	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
116	142	Sep 10	CIN	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
117	143	Sep 11	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
118	144	Sep 13	CIN	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
119	146 (1)	Sep 16	CIN	@	ATL	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
120	147	Sep 17	CIN	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
121	148	Sep 18	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-9	CG	45	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
122	149	Sep 20	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	52	13.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
123	150	Sep 21	CIN	@	CHC	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
124	151	Sep 22	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
125	152	Sep 23	CIN		NYM	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
126	153	Sep 24	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
127	154	Sep 25	CIN		NYM	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
128	155	Sep 28 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
129	156	Sep 28 (2)	CIN		HOU	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
130	157	Sep 29	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
131	158	Oct 1 (1)	CIN		ATL	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
132	159	Oct 1 (2)	CIN		ATL	L,3-6	CG	48	12.0	0	6	1	7	1	3B
133	160	Oct 2	CIN		ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
							133gm		1169.2	155	258	13	426	25