The Slugger's Wife

3.4

Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an emotional journey that sees his career take off, while hers doesn't. She can't escape unhappiness when she gives up her dreams to support her husband. With a separation on the horizon, Darryl must choose between his big-league life and his one true love.

Discover

Michael O'Keefe

Darryl Palmer

Rebecca De Mornay

Debby Palmer

Martin Ritt

Burly De Vito

Randy Quaid

Moose Granger

Cleavant Derricks

Manny Alvarado

Lisa Langlois

Aline Cooper

Georgann Johnson

Marie De Vito

Danny Tucker

Coach O'Brien

Lynn Whitfield

Tina Alvarado

Julie Kemp

Paloma

Tina Kincaid

Baseball Wife

Martha Harrison

Baseball Wife

Becky Pate

Baseball Wife

Dan Biggers

Preacher

Justine Albree

Iris Granger

Marc Clement

Mr. Davis

Richard Alan Reiner

Patron at Zelda's

Valerie Mitchell

Waitress at Limelight

Stephen H. Stier

Varsity Patron

David R. Yood

Cop in Varsity

Wallace Merck

Fan in Limelight

Alex Hawkins

"Hawkins"

George Stokes

Stage Manager

Harmon L. Wages

Interviewer

Jerome Olds

Musician

Erby Walker

Waiter

Kevin James Barnes

Public Address

John Lawhorn

Coach Reckon

Bill G. Fite

Catcher

Al Hrabosky

Baseball Player

Mark Fidrych

Baseball Player

Pete Van Wieren

Baseball Narrator (voice)

Ernie Johnson

Baseball Narrator (voice)

Skip Caray

Sportscaster

Nick Charles

Sportscaster

Chico Renfroe

Reporter

Tony Peck

Reporter

Paul Ryden

Reporter

Brad Nessler

Reporter

David Cross

(uncredited)

Bucky Dent

Shortstop for the Astros (uncredited)

Ted Turner

Darryl Fan (uncredited)

Art

J. Michael Riva

Production Design

Bruce Weintraub

Set Decoration

Rick Carter

Art Direction

Ray Mercer Jr.

Property Master

George Stokes

Construction Coordinator

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Camera

Caleb Deschanel

Director of Photography

David L. Butler

Second Unit Director of Photography

Craig Denault

Camera Operator

Daniel C. Gold

First Assistant Camera

Michael Ritt

Second Assistant Camera

Clyde Hart

Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Ann Roth

Costume Designer

Mort Schwartz

Costumer

Shiela Haynes

Costumer

Kaye Pownall

Hairstylist

Lee C. Harmon

Makeup Artist

Barbara Maggi

Makeup Artist

Crew

Quincy Jones

Executive Music Producer

Tom Bähler

Executive Music Producer

Jim Stuebe

Cableman

Directing

Hal Ashby

Director

Frank Bueno

First Assistant Director

Don Yorkshire

Second Assistant Director

June Samson

Script Supervisor

Editing

Don Brochu

Editor

Dee D'Orazio

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Gary Holt

Chief Lighting Technician

Production

Margaret Booth

Executive Producer

Ray Stark

Producer

Jerry A. Baerwitz

Unit Production Manager

Annette Stillwell

Local Casting

Elaine Smith

Location Manager

Julie Oberdorfer

Production Coordinator

Bonnie Arnold

Assistant Production Coordinator

Leslie Danis

Additional Casting

Lucile Jones

Additional Casting

Sound

Patrick Williams

Original Music Composer

Jeff Wexler

Production Sound Mixer

Michael J. Kohut

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Carlos Delarios

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Aaron Rochin

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ray O'Reilly

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom McCarthy Jr.

Supervising Sound Editor

David Spence

Supervising Sound Editor

Neil Burrow

Sound Editor

Richard Shorr

Sound Editor

Jim Bullock

Sound Editor

Doreen A. Dixon

ADR Editor

Christopher Brooks

Music Editor

Don Coufal

Boom Operator

Writing

Neil Simon

Writer