Extra Innings

Fred Claire’s Journey to City of Hope and Finding a World Championship Team

Fred Claire served 30 years as an executive with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the team's Executive Vice President and general manager from 1987 until 1998. During his tenure, Claire earned a reputation for his integrity and for his fighting spirit that built what ultimately led to the team's last World Series championship in 1988. His drive and determination in the face of opposition and doubt from all sides became a defining trait not just of his time with the Dodgers, but of who he is as an individual.

In the spring of 2015, Fred would again tap into his fighting spirit after being diagnosed with skin cancer that later migrated to his jaw. Again, the odds were against his survival, but Fred was determined. This time, he found his championship team at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California. Equipped with cutting-edge technology, frontline research, and staffed by top oncologists, City of Hope was the perfect home base for Claire's treatment.

Extra Innings highlights how both the landmark career of Fred Claire and the remarkable rise of City of Hope exhibit mutual endurance and give promise to those facing cancer diagnoses.

All proceeds from book sales will be donated directly to City of Hope.

$24.95
Imprint: Amplify Publishing
SKU: 08-629-01
Categories:Amplify Publishing, Inspiration and Personal Success, Memoirs and Biographies, Sports, Sports and Recreation, Sports and Recreation, Professional

“Extra Innings is a must-read that chronicles Fred Claire’s incredible career in baseball. Readers will be most inspired by his greatest accomplishment, confronting a deadly foe—cancer—with the aid of City of Hope National Medical Center. As a cancer survivor myself and a former major league player and manager, this story hits home in so many ways.”—Dave Roberts, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Tim Madigan

Award-winning Journalist

Tim Madigan is the author of six previous books, including the critically acclaimed I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers and The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921. He is also an award-winning journalist who has written for the Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, Politico, the Chicago Tribune, and Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He and his wife, Catherine, live in Fort Worth, Texas.

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