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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 65th win of the season, each season:
2016 - 5th August (109th match of season)
2012 - 5th August (112th match)
2017 - 6th August (109th match)
2014 - 13th August (118th match)
2019 - 14th August (120th match)
2005 - 22nd August (124th match)
2018 - 26th August (131st match)
2015 - 29th August (128th match)
2013 - 29th August (129th match)
2011 - 5th September (139th match)
2007 - 10th September (144th match)
2023 - 11th September (144th match)2006 - 17th September (145th match)
2010 - 23rd September (153rd match)
2021 - 27th September (157th match)
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2022- finished 55-107 (.340)
2009 - finished 59-103 (.364)
2008 - finished 59-102 (.366)
2020 - finished 26-34 (.433)
#65 was the last win of 2021, so it falls off the top table with win #66. After that, the Nats next win milestone is 2010 (69). Niiiiiiice.
This win is Davey 386th, moving him into sole possession of 4th among franchise managers. Frank Robinson slides into 4th. That's 2 Hall of Famers Davey has passed in a couple of weeks, the other being Dick Williams.