About Benny Felder
Lived 1926 – 2009 (aged 82). Benny Felder was an American baseball player.
William Benjamin Felder (December 9, 1926 – October 2, 2009) was an American Negro league baseball shortstop who played for the 1946 Negro World Series champion Newark Eagles.
A native of Tampa, Florida, Felder was a strong-fielding but light-hitting infielder. 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.
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. He died in Tampa in 2009 at age 82.
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Who was Benny Felder?
American baseball player
When was Benny Felder born?
Benny Felder was born on 9 December 1926 in Tampa, Florida.
When did Benny Felder die?
Benny Felder died on 2 October 2009 in Tampa, Florida.
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Benny Felder was a baseball player.
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Benny Felder was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Benny Felder. https://biography.guide/benny-felder/
MLA: "Benny Felder." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/benny-felder/.
Chicago: "Benny Felder." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/benny-felder/.
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