This seems like a mindless and insignificant fact in the grand scheme of things, but let's enjoy it.
Despite a rather dismal effort to close out the month of May (talking Memorial Day weekend, not yesterday), the Mariners are starting ball on June 1 with the fifth-best record in team history.
In 40 seasons as a club, the Mariners have entered June with a record of .500 or higher only 15 times, including this season. Here are the Mariners' records for each year on the morning of June 1.
| 1977 | 21-31 | 1987 | 27-23 | 1997 | 28-27 | 2007 | 26-25 |
| 1978 | 17-34 | 1988 | 23-29 | 1998 | 26-30 | 2008 | 21-36 |
| 1979 | 19-33 | 1989 | 26-28 | 1999 | 26-25 | 2009 | 24-28 |
| 1980 | 24-24 | 1990 | 23-27 | 2000 | 26-24 | 2010 | 20-31 |
| 1981 | 17-31 | 1991 | 26-23 | 2001 | 41-12 | 2011 | 28-27 |
| 1982 | 25-27 | 1992 | 21-28 | 2002 | 34-20 | 2012 | 23-31 |
| 1983 | 20-31 | 1993 | 25-27 | 2003 | 37-18 | 2013 | 24-32 |
| 1984 | 24-27 | 1994 | 21-30 | 2004 | 19-32 | 2014 | 28-28 |
| 1985 | 20-27 | 1995 | 19-13 | 2005 | 22-30 | 2015 | 24-27 |
| 1986 | 19-31 | 1996 | 28-25 | 2006 | 23-32 | 2016 | 30-21 |
The impressive thing about the Mariners this year (or absolutely infuriating if you want to look at it that way) is this success also comes despite the abysmal efforts at home, where we have watched them get swept by such American League powerhouses as the Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins.