Born: (1941-05-05) May 5, 1941 (age 83) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 1964, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1977, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average
.269
Home runs
34
Runs batted in
477
Managerial record
28–36
Winning %
.438
Teams
As player
Cincinnati Reds (1964–1971)
Houston Astros (1972–1975)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1976–1977)
Boston Red Sox (1977)
As manager
Cincinnati Reds (1988–1989)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (1967, 1968)
2× Gold Glove Award (1970, 1971)
NL Rookie of the Year (1966)
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame
Tommy Vann Helms (born May 5, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Over a 14-year Major League Baseball career (1964–1977), Helms played for four teams, including eight seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, four with the Houston Astros, and one each with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox. He also managed the Reds for part of two seasons (1988–1989).
Tommy Vann Helms (born May 5, 1941) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. Over a 14-year Major League Baseball career (1964–1977)...
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with Pittsburgh in 1974–75, before a trade to the Astros for infielder TommyHelms on January 6, 1976. He played all four infield positions, mostly as a...
The winner of the first season of Ink Master was Shane O'Neill, with TommyHelm being the runner-up. Names, ages, and cities stated are at time of filming...
home-plate umpire Ken Burkhart. The Reds had Bernie Carbo on third and TommyHelms on first when Ty Cline, batting for Woody Woodward, hit a high chopper...
pitching ace of the 1960s), Pete Rose, Tony Pérez, Johnny Bench, Lee May, TommyHelms, Bernie Carbo, Hal McRae, Dave Concepción and Gary Nolan. The tipping...
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(1998) MLB All-Star Tony Graffanino (1992) TommyHelms (1962) 2 x MLB All-Star; 1966 NL Rookie of the Year Wes Helms (1995) Bobo Holloman (1947–1948) Kelly...
has only happened three other times in major league history. Teammate TommyHelms nicknamed May "The Big Bopper from Birmingham" which later was shortened...
This season saw the return of thirteen veterans; season one contestant TommyHelm, who originally finished the competition as the runner-up, season two...
attempts to fix them. The cast include Big Gus, Jasmine Rodriguez and TommyHelm. Tattoo Nightmares aired in the UK and Ireland on the TV channel truTV...
years." Rose, with a 412–373 record, was replaced as Reds manager by TommyHelms. Giamatti died of a heart attack on September 1, 1989, eight days after...
better end of the deal. Power-hitting Lee May, All-Star second baseman TommyHelms, and outfielder/pinch hitter Jimmy Stewart went to the Astros. In addition...
from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2009. "TommyHelms Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original...
Ed Armbrister to Cincinnati for first baseman Lee May, second baseman TommyHelms and infielder Jimmy Stewart. The trade left Astros fans and the baseball...
manager, he posted 224 wins and 193 losses. The Cincinnati Reds let go of TommyHelms after he managed the last 37 games of the 1989 season (marred by the...
reinstatement. Rose, with a 412-373 record, was replaced as Reds manager by TommyHelms. Rose began therapy with a psychiatrist for treatment of a gambling addiction...
great catcher and the backbone of the Reds for years to come), Lee May, TommyHelms, Bernie Carbo, Hal McRae, Dave Concepción, and Gary Nolan. The tipping...
accomplished by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950 (Duke Snider, Roy Campanella and Tommy Brown) and subsequently was equally by the Cleveland Indians in 1987 (Cory...
Joe Nuxhall, Ken Griffey Sr., Tom Browning, Ron Oester, Bill Doran, TommyHelms, Todd Benzinger, Doug Bair, Jeff Reboulet, and Hal McCoy, among others...
Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022. Viola, Tommy (November 1, 2022). "It's All Charlotte! Knights Go #CLTBlue with Exciting...
Award-winner (Mike Cuellar), and two Rookies of the Year (Allen and TommyHelms). Brooks Robinson also had 16 Gold Gloves, the all-time record at third...
spring he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates with Phil Garner and TommyHelms to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Armas, Rick Langford, Doug Bair, Dave...
a 1-0 win over the Reds in which the only hit was TommyHelms' single to lead off the third; Helms was then caught stealing, with the only other baserunner...