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William Benjamin Felder (December 9, 1926 – October 2, 2009) was an American Negro league shortstop who played for the 1946 Negro World Series champion Newark Eagles.

Benny Felder
Shortstop
Born: (1926-12-09)December 9, 1926 Tampa, Florida
Died: October 2, 2009(2009-10-02) (aged 82) Tampa, Florida
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1946, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1951, for the Philadelphia Stars
Teams
Newark Eagles (1946–1947) Indianapolis Clowns (1948) Philadelphia Stars (1951)

A native of Tampa, Florida, Felder was a strong-fielding but light-hitting infielder.[1] He broke into the Negro leagues in 1946 for Newark, and took the field on opening day for Baseball Hall of Famer Leon Day's no-hitter against the Philadelphia Stars. Felder split shortstop duties that season with Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, and saw action in the club's Negro World Series victory over the Kansas City Monarchs.[2][3]

Felder went on to play in the minor leagues for the Key West Conchs in 1952, the Pampa Oilers in 1953, and split time with Pampa and the Artesia NuMexers in 1954.[4] He died in Tampa in 2009 at age 82.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
• William Felder at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
• Benny Felder at Baseball-Reference Bullpen

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