Tommy Helms

Infobox MLB retired


name=Tommy Helms


position=Second baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1941|5|5
Charlotte, North Carolina
debutdate=September 23
debutyear=by|1964
debutteam=Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=by|1977
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.269
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1,342
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=477
teams= As Player
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1964-by|1971)
* Houston Astros (by|1972-by|1975)
* Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1976-by|1977)
* Boston Red Sox (by|1977)As Manager
* Cincinnati Reds (by|1988-by|1989)
highlights=
* 2x All-Star selection (1967, 1968)
* 2x Gold Glove Award winner (1970, 1971)
* 1966 NL Rookie of the Year

Tommy Vann Helms (born May 5, 1941 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. He played as an infielder for 14 seasons (by|1964 - by|1977) for four different teams, including eight seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and four seasons with the Houston Astros. He also managed the Cincinnati Reds for part of two seasons (by|1988 - by|1989), replacing Pete Rose.

Helms was the National League Rookie of the Year for by|1966 (the first season he was a full time major leaguer). He was a member of the National League All Star Team in by|1967 and by|1968. He won the National League Gold Glove award in by|1970 and by|1971.

Baseball historian and statistical analysis Bill James described Helms as "Harold Reynolds without the speed, Tito Fuentes without the style."JamesAbstract|pages=p. 532]

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*baseball-reference|id=h/helmsto01
*baseball-reference manager|id=helmsto01