Smead Jolley

Smead Powell Jolley (January 14, 1902 – November 17, 1991) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played from 1922 to 1941, including four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1930 to 1933. Jolley was considered a good hitter. His poor fielding kept him from having a longer major league career, but he spent eight seasons in the Pacific Coast League (PCL), the top minor league of that era. In 1928, he won the PCL Triple Crown. He was inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame in 2003.

Early minor league career Jolley was born in Wesson, Arkansas, in 1902. He was 6'3" tall and weighed 210 pounds.

Jolley started his professional baseball career in 1922 with the Greenville Bucks of the class D Cotton States League. That season, he was a pitcher and had a 12–7 win–loss record in 180 innings pitched. He also had a .314 batting average. In 1923, Jolley was an outfielder and pitcher for the Shreveport Gassers of the class A Texas League. He batted .332 and had a 2–8 record in 111 innings pitched.

In 1928, Jolley batted .404 with 45 home runs and 188 RBI, leading the league in all three categories to win the Triple Crown. He also led the league with 309 hits, a .675 slugging percentage, and 516 total bases. The Seals won the PCL championship. In 1929, Jolley batted .387 with 35 home runs and 159 RBI. In 1937, Jolley played for the Nashville Volunteers of the class A1 Southern Association and batted .298. Jolley finished his professional baseball career with the Indians in 1941.

In the minor leagues, Jolley had over 2,700 hits and over 300 home runs.

Jolley died in Alameda, California, in 1991. In 2003, he was inducted into the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.