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She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
She Loved Baseball The Effa Manley Story Author:Audrey Vernick, Don Tate (Illustrator) 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... more » and owner of the Newark Eagles, Effa Manley always fought for what was right. And she always swung for the fences.« less