Atlanta 400 Baseball Fan Club
On a crisp, chilly April 7th Opening Night at Truist Park, it was “Play Ball!” in games that counted after a long offseason. A standing room crowd packed the ballpark when the World Champion Braves took on the Cincinnati Reds in the first contest of another 162-game race. Read about the 400 Fan Club’s celebration
The February issue of the 400 Fan Club’s bi-monthly newsletter, The Tomahawk Times, is now available. Find out what we’ve been up to during baseball’s lockout—a complete report on the 2022 Eddie Glennon Gameboree, watching Toni Stone at the Alliance Theatre, our new officers & directors for this year, planning for our Major League trip
We hope you were able to attend our 56th Annual Gameboree via Zoom on January 19th. Wayne Coleman did his usual stellar job as emcee. Howard Evans brought us up-to-date on Fan Club activities. A number of 2021 player awards were distributed, as well as Phil Niekro Memorial Scholarships to Truett-McConnell University and LaGrange College.
From the Braves World Series Parade through this Fall’s activities, an overview of the Braves Championship run to our hopes for re-signing Freddie Freeman and getting the CBA agreement done, and details on our upcoming 2022 Virtual Gameboree on January 19th and the Fan Club’s viewing of Toni Stone at the Alliance Theater on February
For the capacity crowds at Truist Park and The Battery and frenzied fans around Braves Country and beyond, the team’s first World Series appearance since 1999 became a sweet reality. Only the powerful Astros stood in the path of the Braves first World Series Championship since 1995. Most of the pundits gave the Braves little
The Braves clinched their fourth consecutive NL East Division title last night, sweeping the Phillies in the final game of their three-game series by a score of 5-3 and extending their winning streak to six games. After watching their team hover around the .500 mark for much of the season, Braves fans feel good about
The 400 Fan Club has enjoyed a busy summer. Our first social was held at the Hank Aaron Terrace on July 3. We followed that up with minor league trips to Rome (pictured above) and Gwinnett. Read and see photos from these activities in the August issue of our newsletter, The Tomahawk Times. You’ll also
The Atlanta 400 Baseball Fan Club honored the top Metro Atlanta baseball players at its 49th annual High School All-Star Recognition Ceremony on June 2 at Truist Park. The event drew more than 100 players, coaches, families, friends, and Fan Club members. Former Braves player and now Bally Sports broadcaster, Jeff Francoeur, was our guest
After 18 long months without “live” Braves baseball in Atlanta, more than 14,000 masked, socially distanced fans turned out for Opening Night at Truist Park on Friday, April 9. When the gates opened the stadium began filling to 33% capacity, our eyes drawn to “44” etched in center field as “real” fans replaced the cardboard
The latest issue of our bi-monthly newsletter, The Tomahawk Times, is now available. Read the Fan Club’s moving tributes to Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro, and Don Sutton. Relive last month’s Virtual Gameboree, which turned out to be a big success. Catch up on the Fan Club’s activities as we look forward to Spring Training and
