Fear Strikes Out

Fear Strikes Out

This is Jimmy, balanced on the ragged edge of violence, twisted and trapped by a world he never made…

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

US

Made in US

7.2/10

1957

Drama
Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

As Jimmy Piersall

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

As John Piersall

Norma Moore

Norma Moore

As Mary Piersall

Adam Williams

Adam Williams

As Doctor Brown

Perry Wilson

Perry Wilson

As Mrs. John Piersall

Peter J. Votrian

Peter J. Votrian

As Jim Piersall as a Boy

Richard Bull

Richard Bull

As Reporter Slade (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones

As Sandy Allen (uncredited)

Edd Byrnes

Edd Byrnes

As Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

Brian G. Hutton

Brian G. Hutton

As Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

Bart Burns

Bart Burns

As Joe Cronin (uncredited)

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