David Wells was a hungover mess on this day 19 years ago, trying to recover from a few hours of sleep and more than a few drinks the night before, when he was lured out to what he remembers as a &#… ...

New York Yankees pitcher David Wells is carried off the field by Bernie Williams, left, Willie Banks, second from left, and Darryl Strawberry, right, after pitching a perfect game against the ...

David Wells during his perfect game against the Twins in 1998. AP But, before discussing Wells’s day of perfection, it is necessary to discuss what happened 11 days earlier. Before perfection ...

David Wells had faced 27 batters and retired every single one of them, including 11 via strikeout. At the time, it was only the 15th perfect game in Major League Baseball history.

At 35 years young, Wells went 18-4 with a 3.49 ERA, had five complete-game shutouts (!), including his famous hungover perfect game at Yankee Stadium against the Minnesota Twins on May 17.

Wells, who struck out 11 batters, became the first Yankee to throw a perfect game since Don Larsen’s legendary World Series victory against the Brooklyn Dodgers on Oct. 8, 1956.

David Wells got a hero's escort from his teammates after retiring all 27 Twins on May 17, 1998. (AP) After winning their first World Series 18 years in 1996, the 1997 Yankees had fallen short, but ...

To that point in his career, Wells had been a serviceable left-handed starter, sporting a 106-85 record and 4.02 ERA. Just two starts prior to his perfect game, Wells had looked disastrous, failing to ...

Today, David Wells will be sharing the anniversary of his perfect game with the TBS audience as he calls the game against the Twins (blacked out in New York), the same team he threw the perfect ...

New York Yankees pitcher David Wells is carried off the field by Bernie Williams, left, Willie Banks, second from left, and Darryl Strawberry, right, after pitching a perfect game against the ...