Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 69th win, each season:
2012 - 9th August (112th match of season)2005 - 31st August (133rd match)
2011 - 13th September (146th match)
2007 - 23rd September (156th match)
2006 - 25th September (156th match)
2010 - 3rd October (162nd match - final win of season)
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2008 - finished 59-102
2009 - finished 59-103
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THIS DAY WITH THE '05 OVERACHIEVERS: On Tuesday 9th August 2005, Nats open four-city away swing with a win at Houston (!), 6-5...record now 59-53...
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Attendance 14,417 - none of the four matches in this series broke 17k.
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...and with this result now in the books, the Nationals' record against the Astros as a National League club is now complete: 30-26 overall, 17-10 home, 13-16 away.