In the spring of 1956, Harper, Ace Parker, Dizzy Dean, and Tommy Bolt participated in the Opening Day Exhibition at the course.
He's famous for hitting the line drive that broke Dizzy Dean's toe in the 1937 All-Star Game.
He pitched two and a third innings, beating future Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean in the process, who left the game with a "sore arm".
One client wanted to have himself inserted as a catcher for Dizzy Dean, pitching for the Cardinals in the 1934 World Series against the Detroit Tigers, while another customer had his father's name inserted into a game in which he supposedly played alongside Babe Ruth for the New York Yankees.
During his time with St. Louis, Cunningham roomed with two Cardinal legends, Dizzy Dean and Pepper Martin.
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All the famous players of the time came to play exhibitions at Dexter Park including Dizzy Dean, Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Joe Medwick.
Blattner turned to broadcasting after his retirement as a player, teaming with Dizzy Dean on St. Louis Browns radio as well as nationally on the Liberty and Mutual networks, and on the televised baseball Game of the Week on ABC (1953–54) and CBS (1955–59).
After Dizzy Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals was hit on the head with a baseball while trying to break up a double play in Game 4 of the 1934 World Series, Goldstein arranged for Dean to have a hearing test at the institute.