Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 72nd win, each season:
2005 - 5th September (138th match of season)
2011 - 18th September (151st match)
2007 - 26th September (159th match - one win left)
[2006 - finished 71-91]
[2010 - finished 69-93]
[2008 - finished 59-102]
[2009 - finished 59-103]
Two more wins and this year's edition clinches the record for best Nats team since the '05 Overachievers...it has already clinched the record for best Nats Park-based Nationals team ever.