Fear Strikes Out
March 20, 1957
100 minutes
7.0
Drama

Fear Strikes Out

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

Trailer
Cast
Anthony Perkins
(Jimmy Piersall)
Karl Malden
(John Piersall)
Norma Moore
(Mary Piersall)
Adam Williams
(Doctor Brown)
Perry Wilson
(Mrs. John Piersall)
Peter J. Votrian
(Jim Piersall as a Boy)
Richard Bull
(Reporter Slade (uncredited))
Morgan Jones
(Sandy Allen (uncredited))
Edd Byrnes
(Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited))
Brian G. Hutton
(Bernie Sherwill (uncredited))
Bart Burns
(Joe Cronin (uncredited))