With the
posted, we honor 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 51st win, each season:
2005 - 5th July (83rd match of season)
2016 - 6th July (86th match)
2017 - 7th July (86th match)
2014 - 13th July (93rd match)
2012 - 15th July (86th match)
2019 - 18th July (95th match)
2015 - 22nd July (93rd match)
2018 - 26th July (102nd match)
2013 - 27th July (105th match)
2011 - 31st July (107th match)
2007 - 5th August (111th match)
2006 - 11th August (115th match)
2023 - 11th August (117th match)2010 - 15th August (118th match)
2021 - 17th August (119th match)
2008 - 30th August (136th match)
2022 - 17th September (145th match)
2009 - 18th September (147th match)
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2020 - finished 26-34
September 2008 was the worst month of that season, 7-17, which led the Nats to the worst record and the pick that became Stephen Strasburg.
We've slipped ahead of both 2010 and 2021.
