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posted, we honor the memory of 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)
2026 - 29th August (138th match)2011 - 5th September (139th match)
2007 - 10th September (144th match)
2023 - 11th September (144th match)
2024 - 11th September (145th match)
2006 - 17th September (145th match)
2010 - 23rd September (153rd match)
2025 - 24th September (159th 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.
Team 2025 topped out at 66 wins.
The last Expos team won 67 games.
After that, there's 5 season between 69 and 73 wins - 2006-07, 2010, and 2023-24. With 24 games left, 9-15 passes those 5 clubs.