David W. "Davy" Force (July 27, 1849 – June 21, 1918) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball.From 1871 through 1886, he played in the National Association with the Washington Olympics (1871), Troy Haymakers (1872), Baltimore Canaries (1872[end]-1873), Chicago White Stockings (1874) and Philadelphia Athletics (1875), and in the National League for the Philadelphia Athletics (1876), New York Mutuals (1876), St. Louis Brown Stockings (1877), Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) and Washington Nationals (1886). Force batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New York, New York.In a 15-season career, Force posted a .249 batting average with 653 runs and 373 RBI in 1029 games played.Davy Force died in Englewood, New Jersey, at the age of 68, and was buried there in Brookside Cemetery.