Fred Gunkle
Baseball
Gunkle was born on October 26, 1857, in Reading, Pennsylvania, to the German immigrants Fred and Elizabeth Gunkle. His father was a roadmaster at the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad. When young, Gunkle was an apprentice machinist and later became a skilled artisan. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1876 and accepted a job at the Crane Brothers Manufacturing Company.
In May 1879, Gunkle was able to convince the Cleveland Blues of the National League (NL), who were desperate for a catcher after several injuries, to have him play the position. He went on a train and left for Cleveland mid-month. He played one game, catching for pitcher Jim McCormick, but "proved so incapable" at catching that Cleveland moved him to outfielder. He allowed seven passed balls and committed three errors in three innings. He also appeared at-bat three times, but made no hits. It was his only game of professional…
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