Play Ball! 3 Books @ Women in Baseball

 "There's no crying in baseball!"

Did you say that in your head (or outloud voice) when you saw the post title? That line from A League of Their Own has to be one of the most quoted sports movie references around.  [If we're off base, let us know!]

So what does that famous line have to do with this trio of books? We're glad you asked! While A League of Their Own is a fictional story, there really was an All-American Girls Baseball League. And these books are about girls and women who played the game.

• Toni "Tomboy" Stone is a Black woman who made who, in 1953, played regularly in professional baseball games - alongside male teammates.
• Lucy Chance, 11, is determined to master a knuckleball and be a pitcher like her dad, who plays professional ball in the minor leagues.
• College freshman Molly Bauer is an artist, not an athlete ... until she needs to field a winning softball team in order to stay in school.