Smead Powell Jolley was an American outfielder in professional baseball. 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.
Jolley, circa 1932–33
Jolley as a member of the Chicago White Sox, circa 1931.
Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame
The Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame is an American baseball hall of fame which honors players, managers, and executives of the Pacific Coast League (PCL). It was created by the Helms Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles in 1942 to honor those individuals who made significant contributions to the league's ideals. The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1943. A special Hall of Fame room was set up at Los Angeles' Wrigley Field on June 27, 1943.
Dick Barrett threw the second perfect game in PCL history for the Seattle Rainiers on May 16, 1948.
Joe Brovia was a member of the 1946 PCL champion San Francisco Seals.
Sam Gibson led the league in shutouts, wins, strikeouts, and ERA in 1931.
Charlie Graham was a partial owner of the Sacramento Sacts (1909–1914) and San Francisco Seals (1918–1948).