# Effa Manley

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The Vision of Bill Veeck

Bill Veeck was a baseball visionary and pioneer with an important connection to the Negro Leagues - He was the man responsible for integrating the American League.Veeck respected the talent of the Negro Leagues and the business of the Negro Leagues -  purchasing the contract of Larry Doby from Newa…

Episode 13: Andrea Williams

Andrea Williams, author of Baseball’s Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues,” joins us on the eve of Major League Baseball’s Jackie Robinson celebrations to discuss a variety of issues related to African Americans in baseball, past and present.

JR Richard's stroke, first woman inducted into MLB HOF, and Bean's boneheaded play - This DiSH for July 30

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear. Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube EPISODE SUMMARY In 1980, Houston Astros pitcher JR Richard suffered a stroke that ended his baseball career. In 2006, Effa Manley b…

Effa Manley-MLB

There have been very few women to own a Major League Baseball franchise. The most notable, Marge Schott, owned the CIncinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999. Before her came Helene Hathaway Robison Britton who inherited the the St. Louis Cardinals. After Britton came Joan Payson, the first owner of the New…

Can Astronauts Be Black?

In this inspiring episode of the Reading With Your Kids podcast, host Jed Doherty sits down with former Major League Baseball player turned artist and author Micah Johnson to talk about his powerful new middle grade novel, Aku: Journey to Ibra. Micah shares how a casual comment during spring train…

Episode 147: Effa Manley

There are currently 329 plagues lining the walls of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Included are players, umpires, pioneers, executives, managers, and journalists. There is also one woman... Effa Manley. Join me today to learn about her contributions to baseball. Visit the podcast's Buy Me A Coffee Pag…

Effa Manley / March Madness

This week, [Effa Manley], [Dylan Darling] and [Madison Booker] cover [Sports Globalization]..... we will discuss the amazing life and career of Effa Manley, the World Cup, FIFA, and the aspect of streaming, distribution, and globalization, St. John's beating Kansas in a surprising win, Madison Book…

Think You Know Women’s History? Think Again. | A Conversation with Author Kaia Alderson

What happens when forgotten history meets unforgettable storytelling? On this episode of Conversations with Daisy Jones, bestselling author Kaia Alderson joins the show to discuss her acclaimed historical novels, Sisters in Arms and A League of Her Own. Inspired by the true story of the 6888th Cen…

Episode 324 - We Just Let Bob Kendrick Talk, That’s the Title

Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, joins Two Strike Noise to talk about the museum's $50+ million capital campaign to build a new 30,000-square-foot facility and Buck O'Neil Education and Research Center in Kansas City. From there the conversation covers the story of Bran…

Women's Pro Baseball is Back After 70 Years

After 70+ years, women’s pro baseball is back. The inaugural season of the WPBL kicks off tomorrow, August 1st. My perfect girlfriend and GS alum Sabine joined me to talk through a brief history of women’s pro ball, what we know about the WPBL so far, and an overview of the NY Heights’ roster. Her…