Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Sanadkii 1996, Johnson wuxuu ku soo laabtay Baltimore isagoo ahaa tababaraha Orioles isagoo wata qandaraas seddex sano ah, $ 2.25 milyan. Orioles waxay ahayd 71-73 sanadkii hore, laakiin kooxdu waxay lahayd karti ballanqaad ah oo ay ku raaci karto Hall of Fameers Cal Ripken, Jr, Mike Mussina, Eddie Murray, iyo Roberto Alomar. Kooxdu waxay tagtay 88-74, iyagoo dhammeystiray afar ciyaarood oo ka dambeeya New York Yankees ee AL East laakiin waxay ku fiicnayd Kaarka Duurjoogta seddex ciyaarood. Waxay ahayd safarkii ugu horreeyay ee Orioles ee xilli ciyaareedka ka dib markii ay ku guuleysteen Taxanaha Adduunka ee 1983. Orioles waxay la kulmeen Cleveland Indians ee Division Series, horyaalka difaacaya horyaalka American League oo ku guuleystay 99 ciyaarood, kuwa ugu fiican horyaalada waaweyn xilli ciyaareedkaas. Orioles ayaa badisay labadii kulan ee ugu horeysay ka hor inta aysan Cleveland ku qasbin ciyaarta 4aad guul, waxayna ahaayeen hal wareeg oo ay ka fogaayeen inay ku qasbaan mid kale ka hor inta aysan Orioles ku soo biirin Alomar laba-bax RBI kali ah, wuxuuna siiyay hogaanka 12aad
Horyaalka aduunka ee New York Yankees. Orioles waxay hogaaminayeen Ciyaarta 1 4<unk>3 wareega toddobaad ka hor inta kubad duulimaad ah oo uu ku dhuftay Derek Jeter si sharci darro ah looga qabtay xayndaabka taageere Jeffrey Maier gacmaha Tony Tarasco oo ciyaarta isku dheelitiray. Yankees waxay ku guuleysteen ciyaarta wareegii kow iyo tobnaad, iyo halka Orioles ay dib u soo laabteen si ay u guuleystaan Ciyaarta 2, Yankees waxay ku guuleysteen seddexdii kulan ee xigay; Ciyaarta 3 waxay aragtay hogaanka Orioles ee la qarxiyay ee wareegii siddeedaad kaas oo u rogay 2-1 hogaanka guuldarro 5-2, halka Yankees ay dhaliyeen seddex orod oo saddexaad ee Ciyaarta 4 si ay u furaan go'aan 8-4, halka Ciyaarta 5 ay aragtay Yankees ay dhaliyeen dhamaan orodada ay u baahnaayeen wareega saddexaad ee 6-4 clincher.