August 15, 1969: The Woodstock Music & Art Fair begins on Max Yasgur's dairy farm outside Bethel, Sullivan County, New York. Around 500,000 fans attended the 3-day event, a landmark in rock and roll history.
Major League Baseball games played on that Friday:
* New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1, at Comiskey Park in Chicago.
* Philadelphia Phillies 1, Houston Astros 0, at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia.
* Minnesota Twins 2, Washington Senators 0, at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington.
* Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Montreal Expos 2, at Jarry Park in Montreal.
* Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2, at Atlanta (later Atlanta-Fulton County) Stadium.
* Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 1, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
* Cleveland Indians 2, California Angels 1, in 12 innings at Anaheim (now Angel) Stadium.
* Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 0, at the Oakland Coliseum.
* San Francisco Giants 9, Chicago Cubs 0, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
* Baltimore Orioles 2, Seattle Pilots 1, at Sick's Stadium in Seattle. Incidentally, while Pilots pitcher Jim Bouton did mention the Moon landing in Ball Four, and also discussed music, fashion and hair, he did not mention Woodstock.
* Rained out, to play doubleheaders tomorrow: The New York Mets and the San Diego Padres at Shea Stadium in New York; and the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Kansas City Municipal Stadium.
August 16, 1969, Saturday:
* White Sox 5, Yankees 4.
* 1st game: Mets 2, Padres 0. 2nd game: Mets 2, Padres 1.
* Phillies 7, Astros 0.
* Senators 6, Twins 5.
* Dodgers 9, Expos 3.
* Cardinals 8, Braves 1.
* Reds 5, Pirates 2.
* Angels 4, Indians 0.
* 1st game: Red Sox 10, Royals 1. 2nd game: Royals 8, Red Sox 7.
* A's 4, Tigers 3 in 10 innings.
* Cubs 3, Giants 0.
* Orioles 15, Pilots 3.
August 17, 1969, Sunday:
* Yankees 5, White Sox 2.
* Another doubleheader at Shea: Mets beat Padres 3-2 in each game.
* Astros 3, Phillies 2.
* Twins 4, Senators 3, in 13 innings.
* Dodgers 9, Expos 3.
* Cardinals 5, Braves 3.
* Pirates 8, Reds 5.
* Red Sox 1, Royals 0.
* Angels 7, Indians 6.
* Tigers 9, A's 4.
* Doubleheader. 1st game, Giants 5, Cubs 3. 2nd game, Cubs 3, Giants 1.
* Orioles 4, Pilots 1.