Fear Strikes Out
This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…
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Overview
True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball.
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Anthony PerkinsJimmy Piersall -
Karl MaldenJohn Piersall -
Norma MooreMary Piersall -
Adam WilliamsDoctor Brown -
Perry WilsonMrs. John Piersall -
Peter J. VotrianJim Piersall as a Boy -
Richard BullReporter Slade (uncredited) -
Morgan JonesSandy Allen (uncredited) -
Edd ByrnesBoy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited) -
Brian G. HuttonBernie Sherwill (uncredited) -
Bart BurnsJoe Cronin (uncredited)
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