Waxad qortaa sii wadida faqradan - ka hor xilli ciyaareedkii 1996-da, Angelos wuxuu u shaqaaleysiiyay Pat Gillick inuu noqdo maamulaha guud. Markii la siiyay iftiinka cagaaran si ay ugu bixiyaan si aad ah hibooyinka la aasaasay, Gillick wuxuu saxiixay dhowr ciyaartoy oo heer sare ah sida B. J. Surhoff, Randy Myers, David Wells iyo Roberto Alomar. Maareeyaha cusub ee Davey Johnson iyo xoogga rikoodhka horyaalka weyn ee 257 rikoodhka guryaha ee xilli ciyaareed keliya, Orioles waxay ku soo noqdeen ciyaaraha ka dib 12 sano oo maqnaansho ah iyagoo ku guuleystay kaarka duurjoogta ah ee AL. Alomar wuxuu kiciyay dabayl dab ah bishii Sebtember markii uu ku tufay wajiga garsooraha ciyaarta John Hirschbeck intii lagu jiray dood ka dhacday Toronto. Kadib waxaa laga joojiyay shantii kulan ee ugu horeysay xilli ciyaareedkii 1997, inkasta oo intooda badani ay doonayeen in laga reebo xilli ciyaareedka dambe. Ka dib markii ay ku guuleysteen horyaalka American League Cleveland Indians 3-1 ee taxanaha qaybta, Orioles waxay ku dhacday Yankees 4-1 ee ALCS
Waxaa caan ku ah garsooraha garoonka midig Rich Garcia oo ku guuldareystay inuu ku dhawaaqo faragelinta taageerayaasha ciyaarta koowaad ee taxanaha, markii taageere 12 jir ah oo Yankee ah Jeffrey Maier uu gaadhay derbiga bannaanka si uu u qabto kubbadda ciyaarta, taas oo lagu dhaliyay home run Derek Jeter, isagoo ciyaarta ku dhejiyay 4 <unk> 4 wareega siddeedaad. Markii uu ka maqnaa faragelinta Maier, waxay u muuqatay in kubada laga yaabo inay ka baxday derbiga ama uu qabtay ciyaaryahanka midig ee Tony Tarasco. Yankees waxay ku guuleysteen ciyaarta wareegyo dheeri ah oo ay ku guuleysteen guul ay gaareen Bernie Williams.