Andy Pettitte's 1996 Season

Pitcher Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch during Game 5 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves on Oct. 24, 1996. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Allsport)

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Pitcher Andy Pettitte of the New York Yankees adjusts his cap during the Yankees 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the World Series at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta on Oct. 24, 1996. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Allsport

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Yankees pitchers John Wetteland and Andy Pettitte embrace after Game 5 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves on Oct. 24, 1996. (credit: Getty Images)

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Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte wipes his forehead after giving up the second home run of the game to the Texas Rangers' Juan Gonzalez in Game 2 of their American League Division Series in 1996. (Photo by Timothy Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

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Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte turns away as the Yankees' pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre (center) and catcher Jim Leyritz approach the mound after Pettitte gave up a home run to the Baltimore Orioles' Rafael Palmeiro in Game 1 of American League Championship Series on Oct. 9, 1996. (Photo by Timothy Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

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Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte leaves the mound after being pulled in the third inning of Game 1 of the World Series on Oct. 24, 1996. (Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

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Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte waves at the end of Game 5 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves on Oct. 24, 1996. (Photo by Timothy Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

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Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte sits in the dugout holding a towel in his mouth as relief pitcher John Wetteland pitches the final two outs in the ninth inning of New York's 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the World Series on Oct. 24, 1996. (Photo by Brian Bahr/AFP/Getty Images)

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Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte (left) bundles up in a towel to keep warm in the dugout as he watches his teammates defeat the Cleveland Indians 7-1 on April 2, 1996, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Temperatures were just over 40 degrees. (Photo by Kimberly Barth/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Yankees' Andy Pettitte pitches against the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the World Series on Oct. 24, 1996, in Atlanta. (Photo by Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Yankees' Andy Pettitte releases a pitch against the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 4, 1996, in Oakland, California, to become the league's first 20-game winner. (Photo by John G. Mabanglo/AFP/Getty Images)

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Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte tags out the Baltimore Orioles' Todd Zeile after Pettitte fielded Zeile's ground ball in the sixth inning on Sept. 18, 1996. (Photo by Henny Ray Abrams/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Yankees' Andy Pettite pitches against the Texas Rangers, becoming the first pitcher in the American League to record 15 wins when the Yankees beat the Rangers 4-2 at Yankee Stadium on July 24, 1996 (Photo by Henny Ray Abrams/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Yankees' Andy Pettitte releases a pitch during Game 1 of the 1996 ALCS against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. (Photo by Al Bello/Allsport)