Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 59th win, each season:
2005 - 9th August (112th match)
2011 - 18th August (122nd match)
2007 - 1st September (136th match - snapped 7-game losing streak)
2006 - 3rd September (136th match)
2010 - 5th September (137th match)
2008 - 23rd September (157th match) - final win of season (finished 59-102*)
2009 - 4th October (162nd and final match) - final win of season (finished 59-103)
*One match (Marlins home, 25th September) was rained out and not re-scheduled.
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The announced attendance of 19,508 was the lowest at Nats Park since the Rockies opener on Friday 8th July...Mystics stunk the joint out big-time, losing 81-62 to Minnesota...United drew at Chicago 1-1.
