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Fear Strikes Out( 1957)

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

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anthony Perkins

      Jimmy Piersall

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      Karl Malden

      John Piersall

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      Norma Moore

      Mary Piersall

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      Adam Williams

      Doctor Brown

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      Perry Wilson

      Mrs. John Piersall

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      Peter J. Votrian

      Jim Piersall as a Boy

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      Richard Bull

      Reporter Slade (uncredited)

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      Morgan Jones

      Sandy Allen (uncredited)

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      Edd Byrnes

      Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)

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      Brian G. Hutton

      Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)

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      Bart Burns

      Joe Cronin (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • baseball
    • mental breakdown
    • biography
    • psychiatrist
    • overbearing father
    • red sox
    • baseball player
    • mental health
    • mental asylum
    • baseball field
    • professional sports
    • bipolar disorder
    • father son conflict
    • baseball game
    • pressure to perform
    • boston red sox