In a League of Her Own

From the author of Sisters in Arms comes the incredible,untold story of Effa Manleya black businesswoman in the male dominated baseball industryandcurrentlythe only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1930sNew York City An ambitious Harlem woman’s husband upends her social climbing when he buys a Negro Leagues baseball team and appoints her as the team’s business manager. OvernightEffa Manley goes from 125th Street’s civil rights champion to an interloper in the boys’ club that is professional baseball. Navigating her way through gentlemen’s agreement contractsthe very public flirtatious antics of superstar Satchel Paigeand a sports world that would much rather see this woman back in her \