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	9-19 / in Starts: 3-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 68 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	31 (15-10-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 68 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (22-14-8)

Most Driven In
G Goslin	1
J Hayes	1
J Cronin	1
R Spencer	1
S Jones	0
S Rice	0
B Myer	0
S West	0

Most Driven In By
B Myer	3
S Rice	2
R Barnes	2
J Judge	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	13	68 (67)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-14	0-GF	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	0				0	0	1.000	1.000	3.000	4.000	1						1B
2	14	71 (2)	Jul 8 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,6-16	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	1.000	1.333	1	.05	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.73	PH 1B
3	15	73 (1)	Jul 10	WSH	@	CLE	L,7-9	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	5	1.07	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.28	PH
4	16	75 (1)	Jul 12	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	9	1.72	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
5	17	78 (2)	Jul 15	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.48	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
6	18	81 (2)	Jul 18	WSH	@	SLB	W,10-3	2-GF	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.455	.636	1.091	1	.56	0.105	.00	0.00%	0.61	PH 1B
7	19	82	Jul 19	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.467	.600	1.067	1	.61	0.035	.00	0.00%	1.01	1B
8	20	83	Jul 20 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG(12)	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.381	.381	.476	.857	1	1.44	-0.167	.00	0.00%	-0.78	1B
9	21	84	Jul 20 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.320	.400	.720	1	.89	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-1.00	1B
10	22	85	Jul 21	WSH	@	SLB	L,5-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.367	.667	1	.89	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-1.41	1B
11	23	86	Jul 23	WSH		CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.265	.324	.588	1	1.23	-0.225	.00	0.00%	-2.11	1B
12	24	90 (3)	Jul 27	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.257	.314	.571	8	1.34	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.19	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
13	25	94 (3)	Aug 1	WSH		SLB	W,13-9	7-8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.278	.314	.592	8	.23	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.35	PH
14	26	98 (3)	Aug 5	WSH		DET	W,21-5	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.297	.333	.631	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.40	1B
15	27	106 (7)	Aug 13	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-14	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.270	.289	.324	.614	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	1B
16	28	107	Aug 14	WSH	@	CHW	W,11-3	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.300	.333	.633	1	.01	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH 1B
17	29	109 (1)	Aug 16	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-8	8-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.275	.293	.325	.618	9	1.22	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
18	30	111 (1)	Aug 18	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.268	.286	.317	.603	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.19	PH
19	31	119 (7)	Aug 27	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	13-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.279	.310	.589	7	2.32	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH
20	32	123 (3)	Aug 31 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.273	.302	.575	1	.18	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.17	1B
21	33	124	Aug 31 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-13	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.271	.286	.313	.598	1	.46	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.57	1B
Sep/Oct		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
22	34	125	Sep 1	WSH		PHA	W,12-3	CG	6	5	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.309	.321	.630	1	.55	0.097	.00	0.00%	1.58	1B
23	35	127 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.304	.315	.618	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
24	36	128	Sep 3	WSH	@	BOS	W,10-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.298	.309	.607	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	1B
25	37	131 (2)	Sep 8	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.268	.293	.304	.597	9	3.70	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
26	38	137 (5)	Sep 15 (1)	WSH		DET	L,2-16	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.263	.288	.298	.586	1						1B
27	39	152 (14)	Oct 5	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	5	5	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.313	.355	.667	1	1.67	0.106	.00	0.00%	2.17	1B
28	40	153	Oct 6	WSH		BOS	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.294	.333	.627	5	2.33	-0.237	.00	0.00%	-1.23	1B
							9-19		68	66	9	18	2	1	0	6	2	0	6	0	0		2		0	0	.273	.294	.333	.627		.95	-0.515	.00	0.00%	-2.68

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