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

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.

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.

References

1. "William Felder". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
2. "Billy 'Benny' Felder, 84, Negro League Shortstop, 1925-2009". baseballhappenings.net. October 4, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
3. "Benny Felder". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
• William Felder at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

• 1926 births
• 2009 deaths
• Indianapolis Clowns players
• Newark Eagles players
• Philadelphia Stars players
• 20th-century African-American sportsmen
• Baseball infielders
• 21st-century African-American sportsmen