A 16-year-old Tommy Helms told a Charlotte Observer reporter in 1957 that “maybe if I could get a little bigger, I could make it” in professional baseball. Helms got a little bigger.

Bartlett Giamatti banned Rose for life for gambling on baseball. Helms was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 1979. He was preceded in death by sons Tommy Jr. and Ryan. Both played in the ...

Tommy Helms, a two-time MLB All-Star and the 1966 National League Rookie of the Year, has died, the Cincinnati Reds announced on Sunday. He was 83. Helms debuted for the Reds in 1964 but did not ...

Bartlett Giamatti banned Rose for life for gambling on baseball. Helms was inducted into the Reds Hall of Fame in 1979. He was preceded in death by sons Tommy Jr. and Ryan. Both played in the ...

Tommy Helms, the former Cincinnati Reds All-Star infielder who later had two short stints as the team’s manager, has died. He was 83. Helms’ death was announced by the Reds Hall of Fame in a ...

Tommy Helms, a two-time All-Star and ... Fans who grew up watching baseball in the 60s and 70s will remember Helms for his glove and quiet leadership on and off the field. He was part of the ...