Doug Kurkul

Author Doug Kurkul brings this memorable era to life, drawing on contemporary news accounts, player memoirs, as well as recent interviews with dozens of former players. The book provides an informative and amusing inside look at what it was like to be a major league ballplayer in the Sixties, making It's a Beautiful Day for Baseball the definitive 21st Century book on 1960s baseball.Doug Kurkul is an industry association CEO based in the Chicago suburbs. A member of the Society for American...See more

Author Doug Kurkul brings this memorable era to life, drawing on contemporary news accounts, player memoirs, as well as recent interviews with dozens of former players. The book provides an informative and amusing inside look at what it was like to be a major league ballplayer in the Sixties, making It's a Beautiful Day for Baseball the definitive 21st Century book on 1960s baseball.Doug Kurkul is an industry association CEO based in the Chicago suburbs. A member of the Society for American Baseball Research, he also authored Portrait of a Franchise: An Intimate Look at the Cleveland Indians in the Rockin' Sixties. In 2009, as CEO of the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, he collaborated with Pacific Coast League President Branch Rickey III and Aces manager Brett Butler to welcome the Reno Aces as the PCL's newest team. Kurkul also was editor of the award-winning book, Manufacturing in America: A Legacy of Excellence. See less