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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956
When the record books closed on Boston Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall's career, it showed 17 seasons in the major leagues and an impressive lifetime batting average of .272. But before all that, Piersall faced a foe much tougher: mental illness. Based on the true story
Based on a story by James A. Piersall and Albert S. Hirshberg
Director of photography, Haskell Boggs ; editor, Aaron Stell ; original music, Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Edith Head
Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore, Adam Williams, Perry Wilson, Peter J. Votrian
MPAA rating: Not rated
DVD, Dolby digital mono, NTSC, Region 1 encoding
English or French language soundtracks with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English