"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)
Alan J. Pakula
Producer
Ted Berkman
Screenplay
Robert Mulligan
Director
Raphael Blau
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Haskell B. Boggs
Director of Photography
Bert McKay
Casting
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Edith Head
Costume Design
Aaron Stell
Editor
Hilyard M. Brown
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Sam Comer
James Grant
First Assistant Camera
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
Richard Caffey
Assistant Director
Paul Franz
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor