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. 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.