As MC for the evening Pete Van Wieren introduced the program and the award winners. As usual, Pete did a fantastic job of entertaining those in attendance by interspersing humorous anecdotes while emceeing the after dinner awards program.
The theme of this year's Gamboree was the "World Championship Braves Teams". It was a celebration honoring the Braves teams of 1914, 1957 and of course the 1995 Atlanta Braves. The teams, "The Miracle (Boston) Braves" of 1914, the Milwaukee Braves of 1957 and the 1995 Atlanta Braves were remembered in this year's program.
As MC for the evening Pete Van Wieren introduced the program and the award winners. As usual, Pete did a fantastic job of entertaining those in attendance by interspersing humorous anecdotes while emceeing the after dinner awards program.
Award winners were:
Braves 400 Club "Red Wooten" High School Player of the Year
Chris Nelson - Redan High School
Jason Varitek Award
Andrew Kown - Georgia Tech
Minor League Manager of the Year
Pat Kelly - Richmond Braves
Bill Lucas Award
Pete Orr
Hank Aaron Award
Ryan Langerhans
Phil Niekro Award
Kyle Davies
Braves 400 Club Luke Appling Nostalgia Award
Phil Niekro
Phil Niekro Scholarships Presented to
Berry College
Mercer University
The Braves 400 Club Ivan Allen, Jr. "Mr. Baseball" Award was presented to Skip Caray. Born in St. Louis, Caray graduated from the University of Missouri with honors in journalism. Skip has been recognized with six Georgia Sportscaster of the Year awards.