David Orvis Short (May 11, 1917 – November 22, 1983) was an American professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for parts of two seasons (1940–41) with the Chicago White Sox. For his career, he compiled a .091 batting average in 11 at-bats.[1] After playing for the Chicago White Sox he joined the military during World War II. He was murdered in 1983.[2]

An alumnus of Louisiana Tech University, he was born in Magnolia, Arkansas and later died in Shreveport, Louisiana at the age of 66.

References

  1. ^ "Dave Short". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Burton, Larry (December 2, 1983). "Killing bewilders local man's son". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Retrieved June 23, 2022.


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