Dave Short

Dave Short
Dave Short
	Outfielder
	Born: May 11, 1917; Magnolia, Arkansas
	Died: November 22, 1983 (aged 66); Shreveport, Louisiana
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 16, 1940, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
	April 29, 1941, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.091
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
	Chicago White Sox (1940–1941);

David Orvis Short (May 11, 1917 – November 22, 1983) was a 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

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

External links

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[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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