Sorting the record by games played vs by date

[imref]

35th win comparison:

2017 - 4th June (55th match of season)
2016 - 7th June (58th match)
2012 - 10th June (58th match)
2018 - 6th June (60th match)
2005 - 10th June (61st match)
2014 - 11th June (64th match)
2026 - 9th June (68th match)
2015 - 19th June (68th match)
2024 - 16th June (71st match)
2011 - 18th June (71st match)
2013 - 19th June (71st match)
2021 - 23rd June (71st match)
2019 - 19th June (73rd match)
2010 - 1st July (80th match)
2006 - 2nd July (83rd match)
2025 - 29th June (84th match)
2007 - 7th July (87th match)
2023 - 8th July (89th match)
2008 - 9th July (92nd match)
2022 - 30th July (102nd match)
2009 - 4th August (107th match)
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2020 - finished 26-34

Seasons sorted by games played to reach 35 wins. Teams in green were > .500 to 35 wins, teams in red were <.500. Playoff teams in italics. 2019 is underlined. 2026 is bold.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

2021 would peak on 6/30 at 2 games over .500. 2024 would bounce around 1-2 games below .500 through game 77 (38-39). 2019  would not go over and stay over .500 until 6/30 (42-41) (had been a game over a few times in April).

[JCA-CrystalCity]

2017 - 6th June (57th match of season)
2012 - 12th June (60th match)
2016 - 10th June (61st match)
2005 - 12th June (63rd match)
2018 - 13th June (65th match)
2014 - 18th June (70th match)
2015 - 21st June (70th match)
2026 - 14th June (72nd match)
2013 - 21st June (73rd match)
2011 - 22nd June (74th match)
2024 - 21st June (75th match)
2019 - 21st June (75th match)
2021 - 28th June (75th match)
2010 - 6th July (84th match)
2006 - 4th July (85th match)
2025 - 3rd July (87th match)
2007 - 13th July (89th match)
2023 - 14th July (91st match)
2008 - 19th July (98th match)
2009 - 6th August (109th match)
2022 - 9th August (112th match)
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2020 - finished 26-34

Seasons sorted by games played to reach 37 wins. Teams in green were > .500 to 37 wins, teams in red were <.500. Playoff teams in italics. 2019 is underlined. 2026 is bold.

Looking over the records, I did not recall how strong a start 2018 had, especially in light of how disappointing it ended. Also, the 2021 and 2024 teams were quite competitive up to this point in the season. win 38 for 2024 was the last time the team would be as high as 1 under .500. win 40 on 6/30 would  be the peak for 2021.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

2016 - 13th June (64th match of season)
2017 - 15th June (66th match)
2005 - 19th June (69th match)
2012 - 21st June (67th match)
2018 - 21st June (73rd match)
2015 - 25th June (73rd match)
2014 - 23rd June (75th match)
2026 - 20th June (77th match)
2011 - 26th June (78th match)
2021 - 30th June (78th match)
2013 - 28th June (79th match)
2019 - 27th June (80th match)
2024 - 3rd July (86th match)
2010 - 16th July (90th match)
2006 - 18th July (95th match)
2007 - 19th July (95th match)
2023 - 22nd July (98th match)
2025 - 21st July (100th match)
2008 - 2nd August (110th match)
2009 - 9th August (112th match)
2022 - 18th August (120th match)
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2020 - finished 26-34

Teams in green wwere above .500 with their 40th win. Teams in red were below .500.  Playoff teams are in italics. 2019 World Series winner is underlined. 2026 in bold.

Win 40 was the peak for Team 2021 (40-38). Win 40 marked the first time Team 2019 reached .500 after its 19-31 start.

At the 40 win mark, every full-season team from 2011-21 was .500 or better, as was Team 2005.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

A month and 10 wins since our last update.

2005 - 3rd July (81st match of season)
2016 - 3rd July (83rd match)
2017 - 4th July (84th match)
2012 - 13th July (84th match)
2015 - 20th July (91st match)
2014 - 12th July (92nd match)
2019 - 16th July (93rd match)
2026 - 19th July (100th match)
2018 - 25th July (101st match)
2013 - 26th July (104th match)
2011 - 30th July (106th match)
2007 - 4th August (110th match)
2024 - 3rd August (111th match)
2021 - 7th August (111th match)
2006 - 9th August (113th match)
2023 - 8th August (114th match)
2010 - 13th August (116th match)
2025 - 16th August (123rd match)
2008 - 29th August (135th match)
2009 - 13th September (143rd match)
2022 - 16th September (144th match)
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2020 - finished 26-34

Teams in green were above .500 with their 50th win. Teams in red were below .500.  Playoff teams are in italics. 2019 World Series winner is underlined. 2026 in bold.

2013 was an 86 win season. They would have been 3rd wild card if there had been the current playoff structure.
2018 was an 82 win season.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

2016 - 16th July (92nd match)
2017 - 17th July (92nd match)
2012 - 23rd July (95th match of season)
2014 - 25th July (100th match)
2019 - 28th July (105th match)
2005 - 31st July (105th match)
2015 - 6th August (107th match)
2018 - 4th August (110th match)
2011 - 9th August (115th match)
2026 - 5th August (116th match)
2013 - 10th August (116th match)
2023 - 18th August (123rd match)
2024 - 18th August (125th match)
2007 - 20th August (125th match)
2010 - 29th August (131st match)
2006 - 31st August (133rd match)
2021 - 4th September (135th match)
2025 - 3rd September (139th match)
2008 - 7th September (144th match)
2009 - 1st October (159th match)
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2022- finished 55-107 (.340)
2020 - finished 26-34 (.433)

Teams in green were above .500 with their 56th win. Teams in red were below .500.  Playoff teams are in italics. 2019 World Series winner is underlined. 2026 in bold.

At this point, the playoff teams have risen to the top of the list and all but one above.500 team (2013) had an over .500 record.

[imref]

haven't seen one of those in a while

[varoadking]

Just a reminder...57-107 is STILL in play...

[JCA-CrystalCity]

It's a little quick for an update, but the record by games played list has really separated the seasons into a few distinct blocks:

2017 - 23rd July (97th match of season)
2012 - 26th July (98th match of season)
2016 - 27th July (101st match)
2014 - 2nd August (108th match)
2019 - 5th August (112th match)
2005 - 9th August (112th match)
2018 - 9th August (115th match)
2015 - 18th August (118th match)
2013 - 14th August (119th match)
2026 - 9th August (120th match)
2011 - 18th August (122nd match)
2023 - 24th August (128th match)
2024 - 25th August (131st match)
2007 - 1st September (136th match)
2006 - 3rd September (136th match)
2010 - 5th September (137th match)
2025 - 8th September (143rd match)
2021 - 12th September (143rd match)
2008 - 23rd September (157th match) - final win of season
2009 - 4th October (162nd match) - final win of season

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2022- finished 55-107 (.340)
2020 - finished 26-34 (.433)

Teams in green were above .500 with their 59th win. Teams in red were below .500.  Playoff teams are in italics. 2019 World Series winner is underlined. 2026 in bold.

Last update, after the 56th win, the playoff teams had risen to the top. This update has even more sorting. The next block has 5 teams that finished with 81 or fewer losses but missed the playoffs. That's the company Team 2026 is keeping. Below that block are teams with 73 wins or fewer. Team 2007 has not quite risen  to the top of that block, but the order of teams now is pretty close to their final records. I only had to flip 2026 with 2015 to re-sort the wins by date into the win by games played list. 

[Smithian]

2017 was a Wild Season.

Fun to follow 2008 and 2009 in the Harper and Strasburg lottery pushes.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

2017 was a Wild Season.

Fun to follow 2008 and 2009 in the Harper and Strasburg lottery pushes.

I think 2014 finished stronger. I/M/O, that was the best team that didn't win it.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Been a while since we updated this thread. A sort by the number of games to reach 63 wins.

2017 - 31st July (104th match of season)
2012 - 3rd August (105th match)
2016 - 2nd August (107th match)
2014 - 9th August (115th match)
2019 - 12th August (118th match)
2005 - 15th August (118th match)
2015 - 25th August (124th match)
2018 - 21st August (126th match)
2013 - 22nd August (127th match)
2011 - 30th August (133rd match)
2026 - 27th August (136th match)
2007 - 5th September (140th match)
2023 - 6th September (140th match)
2024 - 7th September (141st match)
2006 - 12th September (145th match)
2010 - 21st September (151st match)
2021 - 22nd September (152nd match)
2025 - 20th September (155th 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)

Teams in green were above .500 with their 63rd win. Teams in red were below .500.  Playoff teams are in italics. 2019 World Series winner is underlined. 2026 in bold.

This win ties the win total of the 1971 Senators, the last season of the second DC MLB franchise. It was an abbreviated season (159 games), so the team went 63-96.

Milestones over the next 26 games:
65 wins - 2021
66 wins - 2025
67 wins - 2004 (last Expos)
69 wins (niiiice!) - 2010 
71 wins - 2006, 2023, 2024
73 wins - 2007

To match 2007, the the 2026 Nats need to go 10-16.