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Many people remember the 2013 season as the farewell season for New York Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera, however the 2013 season also marked the final season in the chapter of Hall of Fame Candidate and fellow core four member Andy Pettitte. Both Pettitte and Rivera came up in 1995 and both enjoyed long careers in the Major leagues with the New York Yankees each being a member of the New York Yankees five World Championships during the 1996-2009 era.
Pettitte won 20 games in a season twice, posting 21–8 records in 1996 and 2003. He was part of seven American League pennant-winning teams, one National League pennant-winning team and five World Series championship teams. He holds the record for most wins in postseason history with 19. He is the only MLB pitcher since 1930 to win at least 12 games in each of his first nine seasons. For his career, Pettitte had a 256–153 win-loss record with a 3.85 ERA and 2,448 strikeouts in 3,316 innings. He also never had a losing season in the major leagues. Among Yankees pitchers, Pettitte ranks first in strikeouts (2,020), tied-first in games started (438), and third in wins (219).
This New York Yankees Clubhouse chair was used by Andy Pettitte during the 2013 Season, his final season in the Major Leagues. The padded metal chair possesses Pettitte’s embroidered number #46 and the Yankees top hat logo in the back rest. Pettitte’s has signed the reverse of the back rest in silver with the added inscription. The signature has been authenticated by Steiner Sports and come with a certificate of authenticity card. The game use has been authenticated by MLB Authenticated hologram (EK810195) and Yankees-Steiner Game used Hologram which dates to Sept 22, 2013, the day Andy Pettitte made his final start at Yankee Stadium against the San Francisco Giants. On this date he also collected his final strikeout at Yankee Stadium and made his final appearance at the Stadium. This chair was most likely used for a large portion of the 2013 season, if not the season in its entirety as most New York Yankees clubhouse chairs from this season.