Tommy Vann Helms was born on May 5,1941 and is an American former professional baseball player and manager.
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17 Facts About Tommy Helms
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Over a 14-year Major League Baseball career, 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.
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Tommy Helms is the uncle of former Major League player Wes Helms.
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Tommy Helms appeared briefly with the Reds in 1964, making his major league debut on September 23,1964, against the Philadelphia Phillies with one plate appearance that year.
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Tommy Helms had a short stint with the Reds in 1965, with 46 plate appearances.
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Tommy Helms started all five games of the 1970 World Series, with four hits and one walk in 19 plate appearances as the Reds fell to the Baltimore Orioles.
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Tommy Helms led National League second basemen in double plays in 1969 and 1971, fielding percentage in 1970,1971 and 1974 and assists in 1972.
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Tommy Helms ran right out beyond the infield, and Tommy was the type of guy who wouldn't run from her.
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On November 29,1971, Tommy Helms was part of a blockbuster trade that brought Joe Morgan, Denis Menke, Cesar Geronimo, Ed Armbrister and Jack Billingham from the Houston Astros for Tommy Helms, Lee May and Jimmy Stewart.
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Tommy Helms was purchased by the Oakland A's following the season, and actually traded back to the Pirates, along with Chris Batton and Phil Garner for Tony Armas, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti, Rick Langford, Doc Medich and Mitchell Page during spring training the following season.
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Tommy Helms signed with the Boston Red Sox for the remainder of the 1977 season, serving primarily as a designated hitter before calling it a career.
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Tommy Helms served on Pete Rose's coaching staff when Rose was named manager of the Reds in 1984.
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Tommy Helms later managed the Chicago Cubs Southern League affiliate Charlotte Knights in 1990 and the Atlantic City Surf of the independent Atlantic League in 2000 and 2001.
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Tommy Helms was born May 5,1941, in Charlotte, North Carolina and was a 1959 graduate of West Mecklenburg High School.
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In 2013, Tommy Helms was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.
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