With the
posted, we honor the memory of our friend Old Chelsea with the traditional post that tracks the Nats wins to date, in Anglophile style.
THE RACING PRECEDENTS - Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 22nd win, each season:
2017 - 10th May (34th match of season)
2018 - 11th May (40th match)
2016 - 13th May (35th match)
2012 - 14th May (35th match)
2013 - 16th May (41st match)
2014 - 16th May (41st match)
2015 - 17th May (39th match)
2005 - 18th May (40th match)
2025 - 20th May (49th match)2010 - 22nd May (44th match)
2024 - 24th May (49th match)
2008 - 25th May (51st match)
2023- 26th May (51st match)
2019 - 26th May (53rd match)
2011 - 27th May (50th match)
2006 - 31st May (54th match)
2007 - 31st May (54th match)
2021 - 1st June (51st match)
2022 - 10th June (60th match)
2009 - 25th June (71st match)
2020 - 22nd September (54th match)
Tied with 2024's record after 49 games. Here's the note I wrote in last year's OC post:
so . . . only one team with a slower start by games played finished above .500 (2019). Of the teams that got off to faster starts, there's one .500 team (2005) and one sub-.500 team (2010). The season is in balance, and .500 is more meaningful with larger playoffs.
