Fear Strikes Out

Fear Strikes Out

Release: 1957 | Community Score: 71%

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

Cast

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Jimmy Piersall
Karl Malden

Karl Malden

John Piersall
Norma Moore

Norma Moore

Mary Piersall
Adam Williams

Adam Williams

Doctor Brown
Perry Wilson

Perry Wilson

Mrs. John Piersall
Peter J. Votrian

Peter J. Votrian

Jim Piersall as a Boy
Richard Bull

Richard Bull

Reporter Slade (uncredited)
Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones

Sandy Allen (uncredited)
Edd Byrnes

Edd Byrnes

Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Brian G. Hutton

Brian G. Hutton

Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Bart Burns

Bart Burns

Joe Cronin (uncredited)