pstrongFrom the author of emSisters in Armsem comes the incredible, untold story of Effa Manley, a black businesswoman in the male dominated baseball industry, and, currently, the emonly emwoman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.strongppstrong1930s, New York CitystrongppAn 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. Overnight, Effa Manley goes from 125supthsup Street's civil rights champion to an interloper in the boys' club that is professional baseball. ppNavigating her way through gentlemen's agreement contracts, the very public flirtatious antics of superstar Satchel Paige, and a sports world that would much rather see this woman back in her place at home, Effa ultimately whips her team, the Newark Eagles, into the Negro Leagues Champions of 1946. But how long will she get to enjoy the fruits of her success before Major League Baseball tears it all apartppBased on the i