REST IN PEACE Billy "Benny" felder!!!!

[OG Hack Wilson]

Billy "Benny" Felder, 84, Negro League Shortstop, 1925-2009

Former Newark Eagles and Indianapolis Clowns shortstop Billy "Benny" Felder died at his Tampa home Friday October 2, 2009 at the age of 84. Felder became the shortstop for the Eagles at the start of the 1946 season after the departure of future Hall of Famer Willie Wells to Baltimore. This allowed Felder to be the shortstop behind Leon Day's opening day no-hitter in 1946 against the Philadelphia Stars.