What years did Harley Boss play?

Harley Boss played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1933.

Was Harley Boss a pitcher?

No. Harley Boss was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Harley Boss hit?

Harley Boss hit 1 career home runs with 139 hits.

Harley Boss

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1933)

AVG .268

HR 1

RBI 61

H 139

OPS .650

PIV -739

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 11/19/1908 in Hodge, LA, USA
Died: 5/15/1964 in Nashville, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1928-07-19
Last Game: 1933-09-24

Full name: Elmer Harley Boss

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
155	519	64	139	19	8	1	61	2	30	34	.268	.309	.341	.650	-739

Career AVG .268 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 5.7% below league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 10.6% below league average.

Career SLG .341 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 15.9% below league average.

Career OPS .650 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1928	WS1	AL	12	12	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	WS1	AL	28	66	9	18	2	1	0	6	0	2	6	.273	.289 (-6%)	.353 (-17%)	.415 (-20%)	.769 (-18%)	-213.6
1930	WS1	AL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	CLE	AL	112	438	54	118	17	7	1	53	2	25	27	.269	.270 (avg)	.329 (-6%)	.377 (-8%)	.707 (-7%)	-525.7
Career · 4 seasons			155	519	64	139	19	8	1	61	2	30	34	.268	—	—	—	—	-739

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	76	255	35	63	0	23	.247
Away	79	264	29	76	1	38	.288

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1933-09-24	CLE	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1933-09-11	CLE	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1933-09-10	CLE	MIN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1933-09-09	CLE	PHA	L	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
1933-09-08	CLE	PHA	L	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
1933-09-07	CLE	PHA	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1933-09-06	CLE	PHA	L	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
1933-09-04	CLE	SLA	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1933-09-04	CLE	SLA	W	5	0	2	0	1	0	0
1933-09-03	CLE	CHW	W	5	1	1	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	134	0	1215	80	11	104

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1928	WS1	1B	5	32	0	1	2
1929	WS1	1B	18	119	9	3	13
1930	WS1	1B	1	2	0	0	0
1933	CLE	1B	110	1062	71	7	89

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	134

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Louisiana Tech University	Ruston	LA	1926, 1927

Frequently Asked Questions about Harley Boss

What years did Harley Boss play?: Harley Boss played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1933.
Was Harley Boss a pitcher?: No. Harley Boss was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Harley Boss hit?: Harley Boss hit 1 career home runs with 139 hits.