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.
Unfortunately the movie The Slugger's Wife is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Crew | Quincy Jones | Executive Music Producer |
| Crew | Tom Bähler | Executive Music Producer |
| Sound | Patrick Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | George C. Villaseñor | Editor |
| Editing | Don Brochu | Editor |
| Art | J. Michael Riva | Production Design |
| Camera | Caleb Deschanel | Director of Photography |
| Production | Margaret Booth | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Neil Simon | Writer |
| Production | Ray Stark | Producer |
| Directing | Hal Ashby | Director |
| Production | Pennie DuPont | Casting |
| Production | Jerry A. Baerwitz | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Frank Bueno | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Don Yorkshire | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Designer |
| Production | Annette Stillwell | Local Casting |
| Camera | David L. Butler | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Craig Denault | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Daniel C. Gold | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael Ritt | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Bruce Weintraub | Set Decoration |
| Directing | June Samson | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Jeff Wexler | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Michael J. Kohut | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Carlos Delarios | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Aaron Rochin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ray O'Reilly | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Tom McCarthy Jr. | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Spence | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Neil Burrow | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Shorr | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jim Bullock | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Doreen A. Dixon | ADR Editor |
| Editing | Dee D'Orazio | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Brooks | Music Editor |
| Art | Rick Carter | Art Direction |
| Art | Virginia Randolph-Weaver | Set Designer |
| Art | Ray Mercer Jr. | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Darryl M. Athons | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mort Schwartz | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shiela Haynes | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee C. Harmon | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Maggi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Jim Stuebe | Cableman |
| Lighting | Gary Holt | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Clyde W. Hart | Key Grip |
| Art | George Stokes | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Elaine Smith | Location Manager |
| Production | Julie Oberdorfer | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Bonnie Arnold | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Leslie Danis | Additional Casting |
| Production | Lucile Jones | Additional Casting |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
