Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 53rd win, each season:
2005 - 16th July (91st match of season)
2011 - 2nd August (109th match)
2007 - 9th August (115th match)
2006 - 16th August (120th match)
2010 - 21st August (123rd match)
2008 - 1st September (138th match)
2009 - 28th September (156th match)*
*This was the start (2-1 at home over Mets, Detwiler with his first MLB win) of the 7-match winning streak to end she season and salvage a tiny spark of respectability
