Fear Strikes Out

Fear Strikes Out

100 mins | Drama | March 20, 1957

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

Fear Strikes Out

100 mins | Drama | March 20, 1957

Fear Strikes Out
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Paramount
Original title Fear Strikes Out
Directors Richard Caffey, Robert Mulligan
Writers Raphael Blau, Ted Berkman

Cast

Anthony Perkins

as Jim 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

Morgan Jones

as Sandy Allen

Edd Byrnes

as Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway

Brian G. Hutton

as Bernie Sherwill