She loved baseball the Effa Manley story
written by Audrey Vernick, illustrated by Don Tate
- 1st ed.
- New York Collins 2010
- 1 volume (unpaged) color illustrations 29 cm
Effa always loved baseball. As a young woman, she would go to Yankee Stadium just to see Babe Ruth's mighty swing. But she never dreamed she would someday own a baseball team. Or be the first and only woman ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. From her childhood in Philadelphia to her groundbreaking role as business manager and owner of the Newark Eagles, Effa Manley always fought for what was right. And she always swung for the fences