Bill Lucas Award
Ryan Langerhans
The theme of this year's Gamboree was "Atlanta Goes Major League". It was a celebration remembering the first major league baseball season in Atlanta with special emphasis on the very first game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and our Atlanta Braves.
Players from both teams of that first game were invited and those able to attend gave the audience their perspective of the game and season.
The MC for the evening was Pete Van Wieren, who as usual did a great job of entertaining those in attendance.
Award winners were:
Braves 400 Club "Red Wooten" High School Player of the Year
C.J. Bressoud- North Cobb High School
Jason Varitek Award
Lee Mitchell - University of Georgia
Minor League Manager of the Year
Rocket Wheeler - Rome Braves
Bill Lucas Award
Ryan Langerhans
Hank Aaron Award
Adam LaRoche
Phil Niekro Award
Macay McBride
Braves 400 Club Luke Appling Nostalgia Award
Tony Cloninger
Phil Niekro Scholarships Presented to
Shorter College
Clark Atlanta University
The anticipated Braves 400 Club Ivan Allen, Jr. "Mr. Baseball" Award was presented to Walter Banks. Walter Banks is as great a baseball fan as there is and serves as an usher at Turner Field. Walter was an usher at the first game and has ushered continually since that game.