It's a Beautiful Day for Baseball: The National Pastime in the 1960s - Paperbackby Doug Kurkul (Author) Enjoy a fascinating trip back in time when baseball was the undisputed National Pastime and nearly every spring or summer day was seemingly a beautiful day for baseball. An inside look at the sport on and off the field and the men who played the game during a monumental decade. Baseball enjoyed unparalleled popularity in the Sixties. The game was played by millions of Americans while millions more followed professional baseball