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Dave Short
Outfielder
Born: (1917-05-11)May 11, 1917
Magnolia, Arkansas
Died: November 22, 1983(1983-11-22) (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 runs0
Runs batted in0
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Teams

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. After playing for the Chicago White Sox he joined the military during World War II. He was murdered in 1983.

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