Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Ripken wuxuu bilaabay xilli ciyaareedkii 1996 si tartiib ah, laakiin ciyaarihiisa ayaa soo hagaagtay xilli ciyaareedkii. 14-kii Juun ee Kauffman Stadium ee magaalada Kansas City ee ka dhanka ah Royals, Ripken wuxuu jabiyay rikoodhka adduunka ee ciyaaraha isku xigta ee uu ciyaaray isagoo ciyaaraya 2,216-aad. rikoorka waxaa heystay Sachio Kinugasa oo reer Japan ah. Kinugasa wuxuu goob joog ka ahaa ciyaarta si uu u daawado Ripken oo jabiyay rikoorkiisa. Bishii Luulyo 15, Ripken waxaa loo wareejiyay saldhigga saddexaad tijaabo ahaan, iyadoo Manny Alexander uu qaatay booska gaaban. Waxaa loo sheegay in isbedelku uu noqon doono mid joogto ah laakiin waxaa dib loogu celiyay ciyaarta gaaban ka dib markii Alexander uu hal kubbad ku dhuftay lix ciyaarood oo uu ciyaaray. Ripken wuxuu ka soo muuqday 163 ciyaarood inta lagu gudajiray xilli ciyaareedkii caadiga ahaa ee 1996, isagoo garaacay.278 oo leh 26 guri, 102 RBIs, iyo boqolkiiba.980 oo ah meel gaaban. Waxa uu ku soo laabtay playoffs markii ugu horeysay muddo 13 sano ah markii Orioles ay ku guuleysteen AL Wild Card. Horyaalka AL, Baltimore waxay ka adkaatay Cleveland afar ciyaarood, iyadoo Ripken uu garaacay.444 ee taxanaha. Celcelis ahaan waxa uu hoos ugu dhacay.250
ALCS markii Orioles ay shan kulan kaga badiyeen Yankees.