John Thorn accepted the 2006 Bob Davids Award June 29 at the Seattle convention. Previous honorees Lyle Spatz (L) and Bill Carle (R) look on.

(F. X. Flinn)

John Thorn was named the recipient of the 2006 Bob Davids Award this afternoon at the SABR National Convention Award Banquet. Presenting the trophy to Thorn was last year's honoree, David Smith.

SABR (pronounced “Saber”) is an international organization headquartered in Cleveland, OH. The Society's mission is to foster the study of baseball, to assist in developing and maintaining the history of the game, to facilitate the dissemination of baseball research and to stimulate interest in baseball.

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