"True story of the life of Jimmy Piersall, who battled mental illness to achieve stardom in major league baseball."
Anthony Perkins
as Jimmy 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 (uncredited)
Morgan Jones
as Sandy Allen (uncredited)
Edd Byrnes
as Boy in Car Assisting Jimmy Up Stairway (uncredited)
Brian G. Hutton
as Bernie Sherwill (uncredited)
Bart Burns
as Joe Cronin (uncredited)
Robert Mulligan
Director
Alan J. Pakula
Producer
Ted Berkman
Screenplay
Raphael Blau
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Haskell B. Boggs
Director of Photography
Aaron Stell
Editor
Bert McKay
Casting
Hilyard M. Brown
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Edith Head
Costume Design
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Grace Gregory
James Grant
First Assistant Camera
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Richard Caffey
Assistant Director
Paul Franz
Sound Recordist
Charles Grenzbach