Smead Jolley
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Smead Powell Jolley was an outfielder in the American League for four seasons during the 1930s.
Jolley's claim to fame was being such a terrible fielder that he was forced from baseball despite hitting .305 in 473 career games.
As an outfielder, Jolley made 44 errors in 788 career chances, for a .944 fielding percentage, incredibly low for an outfielder.
One story tells of Jolley making three errors on one play. First, he let a ground ball roll through his legs for error #1. When he turned around to play the bounce off the wall, it rolled through his legs for error #2. Finally he overthrew the cut-off man for error #3.
