A listener asked me to provide more information about the story that I offered in the episode published on January 19, 2026, “Humility Personified,” to fill in the details, add color and context, and clear up some questions she had about Lou Gehrig and Wally Pipp. So, this episode, called “Humility Personified (Continued)” hopefully does just that, as it focuses on the impact that Wally Pipp, the man Lou Gehrig replaced as the first basemen of the New York Yankees in 1925, had on his team, his teammate — Gehrig — and on his own family. This episode also reveals several conflicting accounts about the day that Gehrig replaced Pipp, the day Gehrig removed himself from the Yankee lineup after 2,130 consecutive games, and the day Gehrig revealed his vulnerability in front of 61,808 fans.

Wally Pipp was as premier player of his era and this podcast episode honors him and his accomplishments, on and off the field.

I thank this listener for inspiring me to delve deeper into a topic that I mistakenly thought was so familiar to my audience.

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Music: “Field Grass,” by Sergei Pavkin