Baseball's Leading Lady

Discover the Riveting True Story of Effa Manley, the First Woman Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball''s color barrier in 1947, Black athletes played in the Negro Leagues—on teams coached by Black managers, cheered on by Black fans, and often run by Black owners.

At the center of this vibrant Black baseball world was Effa Manley, the elegant yet gutsy co-owner and business manager of the Newark Eagles. Effa cultivated a powerhouse team, but just as her Eagles reached their pinnacle, calls to integrate baseball threatened to extinguish the Negro Leagues.

On and off the field, Effa hated to lose. She had devoted her life to Black empowerment, but in the battle for Black baseball, was the game rigged against her? Andrea Williams''s Baseball''s Leading Lady is a powerful true story of leadership, perseverance, and passion in the face of adversity, perfect for fans of Hidden Figures and Steve Sheinkin''s Undefeated.