Fear Strikes Out

True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.

Cast

Anthony Perkins

as Jimmy Piersall

Karl Malden

as John Piersall

Norma Moore

as Mary Piersall

Adam Williams

as Doctor Brown

Perry Wilson

as Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian

as Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull

as Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

as Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes

as Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton

as Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

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