Smead Powell Jolley (January 14, 1902 – November 17, 1991) was an American professional baseball outfielder.
[1] Jolley started his professional baseball career in 1922 with the Greenville Bucks of the class D Cotton States League.
[2] In 1923, Jolley was an outfielder and pitcher for the Shreveport Gassers of the class A Texas League.
[2] In 1924, Jolley was an outfielder and pitcher for the Texarkana Twins of the class D East Texas League.
[2] Jolley played for the San Francisco Seals of the class AA Pacific Coast League from 1926 to 1929.
[3] In 1928, Jolley batted .404 with 45 home runs and 188 RBI, leading the league in all three categories to win the Triple Crown.
[3] In November 1929, the Seals traded Jolley to the Chicago White Sox of the American League (AL).
[2] Jolley had a .305 batting average, 521 hits, 46 home runs, and 313 RBI in the major leagues.
[1] He was considered a good hitter but a poor fielder, and his defense was too great of a liability to sustain an MLB career.
[2] He spent 20 years in professional baseball, including eight in the PCL,[2] the top minor league of that era.