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Name Team Age
Spec Helms Retired (1989, Age 35) Died (2019, Age 65)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15
(1976)		 2B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Santo Rodriguez League 0 11 years (55 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- F 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 1/8/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 4
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (93.3 %) D- (9.1 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1976 AHP 27 95 22 3 0 5 21 11 20 .727 .306 .421 .232
1976 HHP 35 114 28 4 0 1 7 12 21 .630 .323 .307 .246
1976 LHP 41 108 24 3 0 4 16 14 19 .670 .309 .361 .222
1976 RHP 44 101 26 4 0 2 12 9 22 .678 .321 .356 .257
1978 AHP 21 19 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 .431 .273 .158 .158
1978 HHP 21 19 8 1 0 1 3 2 4 1.108 .476 .632 .421
1978 LHP 39 34 10 1 0 1 5 5 6 .796 .385 .412 .294
1978 RHP 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .250 .250 .250
1979 AHP 51 147 33 9 0 6 28 16 36 .711 .303 .408 .224
1979 HHP 47 153 43 13 0 4 26 12 30 .778 .333 .444 .281
1979 LHP 62 117 38 14 0 5 23 11 23 .955 .383 .573 .325
1979 RHP 69 183 38 8 0 5 31 17 43 .611 .277 .333 .208
1980 AHP 64 238 62 13 0 9 40 24 51 .758 .330 .429 .261
1980 HHP 66 234 60 10 1 6 40 26 53 .718 .333 .385 .256
1980 LHP 75 160 46 10 1 8 36 17 33 .872 .360 .512 .287
1980 RHP 117 312 76 13 0 7 44 33 71 .670 .317 .353 .244
1981 AHP 65 234 53 7 1 11 40 39 50 .742 .336 .406 .226
1981 HHP 65 241 62 13 1 5 39 21 55 .697 .316 .382 .257
1981 LHP 64 138 33 6 1 6 29 17 26 .750 .323 .428 .239
1981 RHP 115 337 82 14 1 10 50 43 79 .707 .327 .380 .243
1982 AHP 37 85 19 4 0 1 9 10 14 .611 .305 .306 .224
1982 HHP 32 62 17 5 0 0 8 11 11 .738 .384 .355 .274
1982 LHP 43 64 13 2 0 1 8 15 11 .636 .354 .281 .203
1982 RHP 36 83 23 7 0 0 9 6 14 .687 .326 .361 .277
1983 AHP 50 131 37 7 0 6 20 20 25 .848 .375 .473 .282
1983 HHP 57 160 49 13 1 5 21 16 25 .865 .371 .494 .306
1983 LHP 80 187 59 13 1 9 32 22 33 .929 .389 .540 .316
1983 RHP 62 104 27 7 0 2 9 14 17 .729 .345 .385 .260
1984 AHP 56 156 32 4 0 8 29 14 39 .652 .267 .385 .205
1984 HHP 61 183 57 9 1 9 34 15 34 .881 .362 .519 .311
1984 LHP 91 219 54 8 0 10 35 14 51 .708 .288 .420 .247
1984 RHP 62 120 35 5 1 7 28 15 22 .895 .370 .525 .292
1985 AHP 38 89 20 3 0 2 20 7 16 .599 .273 .326 .225
1985 HHP 28 72 27 6 0 5 16 10 11 1.131 .464 .667 .375
1985 LHP 51 101 30 4 0 5 22 7 22 .830 .345 .485 .297
1985 RHP 39 60 17 5 0 2 14 10 5 .852 .386 .467 .283
1986 AHP 47 69 15 1 1 0 6 7 13 .560 .299 .261 .217
1986 HHP 44 69 19 2 2 3 11 8 12 .843 .351 .493 .275
1986 LHP 55 61 15 1 1 1 3 10 11 .696 .352 .344 .246
1986 RHP 43 77 19 2 2 2 14 5 14 .704 .301 .403 .247
1987 AHP 46 110 30 6 1 3 10 11 15 .777 .350 .427 .273
1987 HHP 44 106 26 4 1 6 16 9 26 .776 .304 .472 .245
1987 LHP 67 142 36 7 1 7 20 15 25 .794 .329 .465 .254
1987 RHP 48 74 20 3 1 2 6 5 16 .744 .325 .419 .270
1988 AHP 29 69 17 2 0 3 13 7 13 .722 .316 .406 .246
1988 HHP 35 76 22 5 1 2 12 7 12 .806 .345 .461 .289
1988 LHP 40 86 25 5 0 5 14 6 12 .857 .333 .523 .291
1988 RHP 42 59 14 2 1 0 11 8 13 .633 .328 .305 .237
1989 AHP 5 19 6 2 0 1 2 0 3 .895 .316 .579 .316
1989 HHP 6 20 5 2 0 1 2 1 5 .773 .273 .500 .250
1989 LHP 8 28 10 4 0 2 4 0 6 1.059 .345 .714 .357
1989 RHP 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 .167 .091 .091
Total AHP 536 1461 349 61 3 55 240 169 297 .715 .318 .398 .239
Total HHP 541 1509 423 87 8 48 235 150 299 .790 .346 .444 .280
Total LHP 716 1445 393 78 5 64 247 153 278 .807 .342 .466 .272
Total RHP 687 1525 379 70 6 39 228 166 318 .702 .323 .379 .249
Total 1077 2970 772 148 11 103 475 319 596 .753 .332 .421 .260
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Spec Helms has retired from the Oakland Opossum
1989-10-03The Oakland Opossum have designated Spec Helms for assignment.
1989-09-24The Oakland Opossum have promoted Spec Helms to the major league team. The Oakland Opossum have promoted Tom Williams to the major league team.
1989-07-30The Oakland Opossum have designated Spec Helms for assignment.
1989-07-24The Oakland Opossum have promoted Spec Helms to the major league team. The Oakland Opossum have sent Rich Withem to the minors.
1989-07-24The Oakland Opossum have acquired Spec Helms from the waiver wire.
1989-06-02The Oakland Opossum have waived Spec Helms.
1989-05-26The Oakland Opossum have removed Spec Helms from the trade block.
1989-05-05The Oakland Opossum have designated Spec Helms for assignment.
1989-03-25The Oakland Opossum have placed Spec Helms on the trade block.
1988-05-22The Oakland Opossum have promoted Spec Helms to the major league team.
1988-04-20The Oakland Opossum have promoted Tom Wilson to the major league team. The Oakland Opossum have designated Spec Helms for assignment.
1988-04-18The Oakland Opossum have acquired Spec Helms from the waiver wire.
1988-04-01The San Francisco Seals have promoted Takeshi Nohmi to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have promoted Bill Fullmer to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have promoted George Keller to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have promoted Masakazu Yamamoto to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have designated Bill Turner for assignment. The San Francisco Seals have waived Spec Helms. The San Francisco Seals have waived Beiker Rivera. The San Francisco Seals have waived Jess Pond.
1987-07-30Spec Helms of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1986-08-21Spec Helms of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1985-06-06Spec Helms of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1983-10-01Spec Helms of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1982-04-30Spec Helms of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1980-04-01The San Francisco Seals have promoted Spec Helms to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have designated Bill Wright for assignment.
1980-03-25The San Francisco Seals have sent Spec Helms to the minors.
1979-05-24Spec Helms of the San Francisco Seals is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1978-04-01The San Francisco Seals have promoted Spec Helms to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have promoted Brent LaRocca to the major league team. The San Francisco Seals have designated Solly Engle for assignment.
1977-03-25The San Francisco Seals have sent Spec Helms to the minors. The San Francisco Seals have sent Frank Lytle to the minors.
1976-09-09The San Francisco Seals have promoted Spec Helms to the major league team.
1976-08-04The San Francisco Seals have sent Spec Helms to the minors.
1976-04-01The San Francisco Seals have promoted Spec Helms to the major league team.