Harley Boss

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: November 19, 1908 in Hodge, LA us

Died: May 15, 1964 in Nashville, TN

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, TN

School: Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)

Debut: July 19, 1928 (Age 19-243d, 6,757th in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1933 (Age 24-309d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Elmer Harley Boss

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

519

139

.268

RBI

OBP

.309

SLG

.341

OPS

.650

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-6 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 15 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	7 (4-1-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 15 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (4-3-1)

Most Driven In By
J Judge	1

1928 Batting Game Log

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1928 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	88 (87)	Jul 19 (1)	WSH		DET	L,3-9	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	4	.76	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.73	1B
2	2	99 (10)	Jul 28 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-5	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
3	3	104 (4)	Jul 31	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	1.26	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	4	107 (2)	Aug 3	WSH	@	DET	W,9-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	4						1B
5	5	110 (2)	Aug 6 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	4						1B
6	6	117 (6)	Aug 16	WSH		SLB	L,2-7	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.31	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
7	7	120 (2)	Aug 19	WSH		DET	L,6-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	8						PR
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	8	129 (8)	Sep 1	WSH		NYY	L,3-8	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.29	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
9	9	138 (8)	Sep 8	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						PR
10	10	140 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,5-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9						PH
11	11	143 (2)	Sep 16	WSH	@	DET	W,11-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	4	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.26	1B
12	12	155 (11)	Sep 30	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-1	GS-0	5	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	4						1B
							6-6		15	12	1	3	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650		.63	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-1.64

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