Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 47th win, each season:
2005 - 30th June (78th match of season)
2012 - 4th July (79th match)2011 - 16th July (94th match)
2006 - 31st July (106th match)
2007 - 1st August (107th match)
2010 - 2nd August (106th match)
2008 - 26th August (132nd match)
2009 - 6th September (137th match)
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TODAY WITH THE '05 OVERACHIEVERS - Monday 4th July 2005, The Day They Lost The Plot - after that incredible June run, the Nats came rudely back to earth on the Fourth with a 5-2 home loss to the Mets, inaugurating a stretch when wins would be few...record now 50-32...
http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250704120...thankfully this was not duplicated on this year's Fourth of July.
