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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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	HOU	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	51	13.0	8	4	0	12	2	2B
2	2	Apr 8 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,10-3	GS	30	8.0	2	1	1	4	1	2B
3	3	Apr 8 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	2	3	0	5	1	2B
4	4	Apr 9	HOU		LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
5	5	Apr 10	HOU		LAD	W,4-3	CG	55	12.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
6	6	Apr 11	HOU	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
7	7	Apr 12	HOU	@	SFG	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
8	8	Apr 13	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	2B
9	9	Apr 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
10	10	Apr 15 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
11	11	Apr 15 (2)	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
12	12	Apr 16	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	55	12.2	4	3	0	7	1	2B
13	13	Apr 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
14	14	Apr 18	HOU	@	LAD	W,7-2	GS	18	5.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
15	15	Apr 20	HOU		SDP	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
16	16	Apr 21	HOU		SDP	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
17	17	Apr 22	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
18	18	Apr 23	HOU		SDP	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
19	19	Apr 24	HOU		NYM	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
20	20	Apr 25	HOU		NYM	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
21	21	Apr 26	HOU		NYM	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
22	22	Apr 27	HOU		MON	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
23	23	Apr 28	HOU		MON	W,5-3	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
24	24	Apr 29	HOU		MON	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	HOU	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
26	26	May 2	HOU	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
27	27	May 4	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-5	CG	58	14.0	1	8	0	9	0	2B
28	28	May 5	HOU	@	NYM	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
29	29	May 6	HOU	@	NYM	W,14-8	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
30	30	May 7	HOU	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	2B
31	31	May 8	HOU	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	5	3	1	9	2	2B
32	32	May 11	HOU		CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
33	33	May 12	HOU		CIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	4	7	0	11	3	2B
34	34	May 13	HOU		CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
35	35	May 14	HOU		ATL	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
36	36	May 15	HOU		ATL	L,1-4	GS	27	7.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
37	37	May 16	HOU		ATL	L,2-5	CG	43	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
38	38	May 17	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
39	39	May 18	HOU		SFG	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
40	40	May 19	HOU		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
41	41	May 20	HOU		SFG	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
42	42	May 21	HOU		SFG	L,4-9	GS	40	8.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
43	47 (4)	May 27	HOU	@	PIT	W,6-2	GS	22	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
44	48	May 28	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
45	49	May 29	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
46	50	May 30	HOU	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
47	51	May 31	HOU	@	CHC	L,8-16	CG	47	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	52	Jun 1	HOU	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
49	53	Jun 2	HOU	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
50	54	Jun 3	HOU	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	41	9.1	2	3	1	6	1	2B
51	55	Jun 4	HOU		PHI	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	2B
52	56	Jun 5	HOU		PHI	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
53	57	Jun 6	HOU		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
54	58	Jun 8	HOU		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	7	0	7	1	2B
55	59	Jun 9	HOU		PIT	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
56	60	Jun 10	HOU		PIT	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
57	61	Jun 12	HOU		CHC	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
58	62	Jun 13	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
59	63	Jun 14	HOU		CHC	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
60	64	Jun 15	HOU		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
61	65	Jun 16	HOU		STL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
62	66	Jun 17	HOU		STL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
63	67	Jun 19	HOU	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
64	68	Jun 20	HOU	@	SDP	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
65	69	Jun 21	HOU	@	SDP	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
66	70	Jun 22	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
67	71	Jun 23	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
68	72	Jun 24 (1)	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
69	73	Jun 24 (2)	HOU	@	SFG	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
70	74	Jun 25	HOU		CIN	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
71	75	Jun 26	HOU		CIN	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
72	76	Jun 27	HOU		CIN	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
73	77	Jun 28	HOU		SFG	L,1-2	CG	42	10.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
74	78	Jun 29	HOU		SFG	L,3-14	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
75	79	Jun 30	HOU		SDP	L,0-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	80	Jul 1	HOU		SDP	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
77	81	Jul 2	HOU		SDP	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
78	82	Jul 3	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	1	2B
79	83	Jul 4 (1)	HOU	@	ATL	W,11-4	GS	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
80	84	Jul 4 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	2B
81	85	Jul 5	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
82	86	Jul 6 (1)	HOU	@	MON	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	2	5	1	8	1	2B
83	87	Jul 6 (2)	HOU	@	MON	L,6-14	GS	38	6.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
84	88	Jul 7	HOU	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
85	89	Jul 8	HOU	@	MON	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
86	90	Jul 9	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	47	11.2	5	4	0	9	0	2B
87	91	Jul 10	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	6	4	0	10	4	2B
88	92	Jul 11	HOU	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
89	93	Jul 12	HOU	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
90	94	Jul 13	HOU	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
91	95	Jul 14	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	5	5	0	10	3	2B
92	96	Jul 15	HOU	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	20	5.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
93	97	Jul 16	HOU		MON	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
94	98	Jul 17	HOU		MON	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
95	99	Jul 18	HOU		MON	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
96	100	Jul 20	HOU		NYM	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
97	101	Jul 21	HOU		NYM	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
98	102	Jul 22	HOU		NYM	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
99	103	Jul 26	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
100	104	Jul 27	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-2	GS	27	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
101	105	Jul 28	HOU		ATL	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
102	106	Jul 29	HOU		ATL	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
103	107	Jul 30	HOU		ATL	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
104	108	Jul 31	HOU		LAD	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	109	Aug 1	HOU		LAD	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
106	110	Aug 2	HOU		LAD	L,2-4	CG	47	11.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
107	111	Aug 3 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	35	10.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
108	112	Aug 3 (2)	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
109	113	Aug 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	56	10.1	2	1	0	3	0	2B
110	114	Aug 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
111	115	Aug 6	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
112	116	Aug 7	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
113	117	Aug 8	HOU	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
114	118	Aug 10	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
115	119	Aug 11	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
116	120	Aug 12	HOU	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
117	121	Aug 13	HOU	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
118	122	Aug 14	HOU	@	STL	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
119	123	Aug 15	HOU	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
120	124	Aug 17	HOU		PHI	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
121	125	Aug 18	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
122	126	Aug 19	HOU		PHI	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
123	127	Aug 20	HOU		PIT	W,10-2	GS	25	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
124	128	Aug 21	HOU		PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
125	129	Aug 22	HOU		PIT	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
126	130	Aug 24	HOU		CHC	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
127	131	Aug 25	HOU		CHC	L,3-4	CG	46	10.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
128	132	Aug 26	HOU		CHC	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
129	133	Aug 27	HOU		STL	L,3-6	CG	56	14.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
130	134	Aug 28	HOU		STL	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
131	135	Aug 29	HOU		STL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
132	136	Aug 30	HOU	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
133	137	Aug 31	HOU	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	138	Sep 1	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
135	139	Sep 2	HOU	@	LAD	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	2B
136	140	Sep 3	HOU		CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
137	141	Sep 4	HOU		CIN	L,7-12	CG	48	10.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
138	142	Sep 5	HOU		CIN	L,3-9	CG	48	11.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
139	143	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,6-9	GS	33	7.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
140	153 (9)	Sep 18	HOU	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	2B
141	155 (1)	Sep 19 (2)	HOU		SDP	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
142	156	Sep 22	HOU		ATL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
143	157	Sep 23	HOU		ATL	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
144	158	Sep 24	HOU		SFG	W,10-6	CG	45	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
145	162 (3)	Sep 30	HOU	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	7	4	0	11	2	2B
							145gm		1293.0	325	438	9	772	104