<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngo-1996, uJohnson wabuyela eBaltimore njengomqeqeshi wama-Orioles enenkontileka yeminyaka emithathu, engu-2.25 million. Ama-Orioles ayehambe ngo-71-73 ngonyaka owedlule, kodwa iqembu lalinethalente elithembisayo lokuhamba neHall of Fameers Cal Ripken, Jr, Mike Mussina, Eddie Murray, noRoberto Alomar. Leli qembu lahamba ngo-88 kuya ku-74, liqeda imidlalo emine ngemuva kweNew York Yankees e-AL East kodwa kwakulungile ngokwanele iWild Card ngemidlalo emithathu. Kwakuwuhambo lokuqala lwama-Orioles oluya emidlalweni yokugcina selokhu anqoba i-World Series ngo-1983. Ama-Orioles ahlangana nama-Cleveland Indians ku-Division Series, iqhawe elivikelayo le-American League elaliphumelele imidlalo engu-99, okungcono kakhulu emidlalweni emikhulu ngaleyo nkathi. Ama-Orioles anqoba imidlalo emibili yokuqala ngaphambi kokuba iCleveland iphoqelele i-Game 4 ngokuwina, futhi ayesendaweni eyodwa ukusuka ekuphoqeleleni omunye ngaphambi kokuba ama-Orioles ahlangane ne-Alomar two-out RBI eyodwa, futhi wabanika ukuhola ku-12th ekugijimeni ekhaya okwaletha iBaltimore ku  <response>: I-Championship Series ngokumelene neNew York Yankees. Ama-Orioles ayehola iGame 1 ngo 43 emdlalweni wesikhombisa ngaphambi kokuthi ibhola le-fly elishaywe nguDerek Jeter libanjwe ngokungemthetho phezu kocingo ngumlandeli uJeffrey Maier phezu kwezandla zikaTony Tarasco owabopha umdlalo. AmaYankees anqoba umdlalo emdlalweni weshumi nanye, kanti ama-Orioles abuyela emuva ukuze anqobe umdlalo wesibili, amaYankees anqobe amathathu alandelayo; Umdlalo 3 wabona ukuhola okuphukile kwama-Orioles emdlalweni wesishiyagalombili owaguqula ukuhola ngo-2-1 kwaba ukulahlekelwa ngo-5-2, ngenkathi amaYankees eshaya ama-run amathathu emdlalweni wesishiyagalombili emdlalweni 4 ukuvula isinqumo esingu-8-4, ngenkathi Umdlalo 5 wabona amaYankees enza wonke ama-run abawadingayo emdlalweni wesithathu ukuze banqobe ngo-6-4. 