Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 56th win, each season:
2012 - 23rd July (95th match of season)*2005 - 31st July (105th match)*
2011 - 9th August (115th match)
2007 - 20th August (125th match)
2010 - 29th August (131st match)
2006 - 31st August (133rd match)
2008 - 7th September (144th match)
2009 - 1st October (159th match)
*what helped the current edition open up so much ground with last night's win was the fact that the '05 Overachievers' 56th win - of a series finale at Florida - snapped a 6-match losing streak
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THIS DAY WITH THE '05 OVERACHIEVERS: Saturday 23rd July 2005 saw the Nats rebound from Friday's pasting with a 4-2 home win over the Astros, all of the Nats' runs coming in the first inning...record now 55-43:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250723120---
That 56th win also pulls us even with the full-season record of the 1963 edition of AL Senators Version 2.0, which finished the season 56-106 (worst finish by that DC baseball team). This also pulls us even with the 1919 and 1948 editions of AL Senators Version 1.0 in terms of total wins (both won 56), which is also more than eight other editions of the future Twins.
