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Tommy Helms
Full name Tommy Vann Helms Born May 5, 1941, Charlotte, North Carolina First Game: September 23, 1964 ; Final Game: October 1, 1977 Managed First Game: May 2, 1988 ; Managed Final Game: October 1, 1989 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 165 Uncle of Wes Helms Named NL Rookie of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1966) Named NL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1966) Named second baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1968) Won NL Gold Glove as second baseman (1970 to 1971) Ejections as player: 1966 (1), 1967 (1), 1969 (2), 1972 (1), 1973 (1). Total: 6 Ejections as coach: 1984 (2), 1985 (1), 1986 (2), 1987 (1), 1988 (1). Total: 7 Ejections as manager: 1989 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1964 CIN N Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1964 CIN N
1965 CIN N Daily Splits 21 42 4 16 2 2 0 6 3 1 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .381 .435 .524 0.4 1965 CIN N
1966 CIN N Daily Splits 138 542 72 154 23 1 9 49 24 2 31 2 7 3 0 15 16 3 4 .284 .315 .380 -1.8 1966 CIN N
1967 CIN N Daily Splits 137 497 40 136 27 4 2 35 24 8 41 0 5 4 0 6 11 5 10 .274 .305 .356 -2.5 1967 CIN N
1968 CIN N Daily Splits 127 507 35 146 28 2 2 47 12 6 27 2 2 3 0 4 8 5 6 .288 .305 .363 1.3 1968 CIN N
1969 CIN N Daily Splits 126 480 38 129 18 1 1 40 18 5 33 1 8 1 1 9 20 4 6 .269 .296 .317 -1.9 1969 CIN N
1970 CIN N Daily Splits 150 575 42 136 21 1 1 45 21 4 33 0 5 4 2 16 18 2 2 .237 .262 .282 -3.5 1970 CIN N
1971 CIN N Daily Splits 150 547 40 141 26 1 3 52 26 5 33 1 7 7 1 10 17 3 4 .258 .289 .325 1.8 1971 CIN N
1972 HOU N Daily Splits 139 518 45 134 20 5 5 60 24 8 27 4 3 10 0 13 8 4 3 .259 .291 .346 2.6 1972 HOU N
1973 HOU N Daily Splits 146 543 44 156 28 2 4 61 32 12 21 0 6 3 0 13 11 1 1 .287 .325 .368 0.6 1973 HOU N
1974 HOU N Daily Splits 137 452 32 126 21 1 5 50 23 7 27 1 1 4 0 7 13 5 4 .279 .313 .363 1.4 1974 HOU N
1975 HOU N Daily Splits 64 135 7 28 2 0 0 14 10 1 8 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 .207 .265 .222 -0.6 1975 HOU N
1976 PIT N Daily Splits 62 87 10 24 5 1 1 13 10 0 5 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .276 .350 .391 0.1 1976 PIT N
1977 PIT N Daily Splits 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 1977 PIT N
1977 BOS A Daily Splits 21 59 5 16 2 0 1 5 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .271 .328 .356 -0.4 1977 BOS A
1977 Total 36 71 5 16 2 0 1 5 4 1 7 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .225 .276 .296 -0.8 1977 Total
Total NL (14 Years) 1414 4938 409 1326 221 21 33 472 227 59 297 14 48 42 4 101 125 33 40 .269 .300 .342 -2.5 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 21 59 5 16 2 0 1 5 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .271 .328 .356 -0.4 Total AL
Total (14 Years) Splits 1435 4997 414 1342 223 21 34 477 231 60 301 15 48 42 4 102 126 33 40 .269 .300 .342 -2.9 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1970 CIN N Daily Splits 3 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 1970 CIN N
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1970 CIN N Daily Splits 5 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .263 .222 1970 CIN N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1967 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1967 NL
1968 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1968 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .400 .500 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1965 CIN N Daily Splits SS 8 7 7 70 15 21 1 5 0 .973
1965 CIN N 3B 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 CIN N 2B 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1.000
1966 CIN N Daily Splits 3B 113 113 107 1001.1 110 208 13 16 0 .961
1966 CIN N 2B 20 20 20 168.1 45 50 0 9 0 1.000
1967 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 88 86 81 780.1 185 224 9 50 1 .978
1967 CIN N SS 46 44 43 394.2 79 123 12 25 0 .944
1968 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 127 125 111 1124.1 322 370 15 82 0 .979
1968 CIN N SS 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1968 CIN N 3B 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 125 125 111 1097.2 320 344 17 87 0 .975
1969 CIN N SS 4 0 0 7 5 3 0 2 0 1.000
1970 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 148 147 118 1241.1 350 410 13 107 0 .983
1970 CIN N SS 12 0 0 21.1 3 2 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 149 146 139 1294.1 395 468 9 130 0 .990
1972 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 139 139 131 1247.1 353 441 17 115 0 .979
1973 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 145 145 135 1293 325 438 9 104 0 .988
1974 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 133 130 73 1050.2 308 360 10 99 0 .985
1975 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 42 27 22 265.1 58 109 2 19 0 .988
1975 HOU N 3B 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 HOU N SS 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1976 PIT N Daily Splits 3B 22 10 7 106.2 8 27 3 4 0 .921
1976 PIT N 2B 11 6 5 69 22 19 0 4 0 1.000
1976 PIT N SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1977 BOS A Daily Splits DH 13 13 7 -
1977 BOS A 3B 2 2 2 18 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1977 BOS A 2B 1 1 1 9 4 3 0 0 0 1.000
Total (13 Years) Splits 2B 1129 1097 947 9643.2 2688 3237 101 807 1 .983
Total ( 6 Years) 3B 143 126 116 1134 119 238 16 20 0 .957
Total ( 7 Years) SS 74 51 50 499 102 149 13 32 0 .951
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 13 13 7 -
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1970 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 3 3 3 28 11 12 0 1 0 1.000
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1970 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 43 10 13 0 2 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1968 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 8 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits 2B 1 1 0 8 1 2 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1988 CIN N 27 12 15 .444 106 112 5- 2 5-31 4 4 2
1989 CIN N 37 16 21 .432 147 161 8-22 4 5
Total ( 2 Years) 64 28 36 .438 253 273
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1981 TEX A 4- 9 10- 4
1982 TEX A 4-10 10- 3
1983 CIN N 4- 4 10- 2
1984 CIN N 4- 2 9-30
1985 CIN N 4- 8 10- 6
1986 CIN N 4- 7 10- 5
1987 CIN N 4- 6 10- 4
1988 CIN N 4- 4 5- 1
1988 CIN N 6- 1 10- 2
1989 CIN N 4- 3 8-21
Total ( 9 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-19-1966 BOX CIN N Lee Weyer Called third strike
9-26-1967 BOX CIN N Harry Wendelstedt Call at 2B
4-11-1969 BOX CIN N Tony Venzon Call at 1B
7-10-1969 BOX CIN N Dick Stello Call at 1B
7-30-1972(1) BOX HOU N Bruce Froemming Interference call (Continued argument)
5-15-1973 BOX HOU N Bruce Froemming Call at 2B
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
9-14-1989 BOX CIN N Harry Wendelstedt Arguing ground rule double in bullpen
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 5-1984 BOX CIN N Dave Pallone Check swing
6-15-1984 BOX CIN N Bruce Froemming Balls and strikes
5-22-1985 BOX CIN N Eric Gregg Bench jockeying
4-30-1986 BOX CIN N Bob Davidson Check swing
6-15-1986 BOX CIN N Jim Quick Call at 1B
6-17-1987 BOX CIN N Terry Tata Balls and strikes
9- 5-1988 BOX CIN N Harry Wendelstedt Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Cincinnati Reds (1959).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Lee May and Jimmy Stewart to Houston Astros in
exchange for Joe Morgan , Denis Menke , Jack Billingham , Cesar Geronimo and Ed
Armbrister (November 29, 1971 ).
Traded by Houston Astros to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named
later (December 12, 1975 ); Houston Astros received Art Howe (January 6, 1976 ).
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Oakland Athletics (November 5, 1976 ).
Traded by Oakland Athletics with Phil Garner and Chris Batton to Pittsburgh Pirates
in exchange for Dave Giusti , Doc Medich , Doug Bair , Rick Langford , Tony Armas and
Mitchell Page (March 15, 1977 ).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 14, 1977 ).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (June 21, 1977 ).
Released by Boston Red Sox (March 25, 1978 ).
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