1967 Topps #505 Tommy Helms
This card carries a trophy design marking Helms's selection as a 1966 Topps All-Star Rookie.
About Tommy Helms
The Reds reshuffled their infield again in 1967, sliding Tony Perez to third and giving Helms most of the work at second base, though he also logged time back at shortstop that year; he hit .274 and made his first All-Star team, needing a Marine Corps reserve furlough to play in that game. Card #505, from the sixth print series, carries a trophy design marking his selection as a 1966 Topps All-Star Rookie.
Tommy Helms broke in as a shortstop but made his name as one of the surest gloves the Cincinnati Reds ever ran out at second base. Signed by the Reds out of Charlotte, North Carolina in 1959, he climbed through Palatka, Topeka, Macon and San Diego before a September 1964 call-up. In 1966 the Reds shifted him from short to third to make room for Leo Cardenas and Pete Rose, and Helms won National League Rookie of the Year. Moved to second base in 1967, he made back-to-back All-Star teams and later won Gold Gloves in 1970 and 1971, leading NL second basemen in fielding percentage three times. A November 1971 trade sent him to Houston for Joe Morgan, and he closed his fourteen-year career with Pittsburgh and Boston. He later managed the Reds for parts of 1988 and 1989. He is not a Hall of Fame inductee.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 289 | 1 | 20 | 132 | 79 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. PSA registers a row for every one of the 624 states; SGC lists no separate row for the #149 white-streak state.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1967 Topps #505 card?
It is card #505 of the 609-card 1967 Topps Baseball set, picturing Tommy Helms of the Cincinnati Reds.
Why is #505 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series, #458-533 - noticeably tougher than the first five.
How many cards are in the 1967 Topps Baseball set?
609 cards, tracked as 624 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 609 without a gap - no number was skipped and none was used twice - and 15 cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, Baseball Almanac, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-12.