Isaac B. Benners (June 7, 1856 – April 18, 1932) was an American

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player who played mainly

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for two teams during his lone Major League season, the

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of the

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and

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of the

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. Benners died at the age of 75 in his hometown of

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, and is interred at Fernwood Cemetery in

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1856 births 1932 deaths Baseball players from Philadelphia Major League Baseball outfielders 19th-century baseball players Brooklyn Atlantics (AA) players Wilmington Quicksteps players Worcester Grays players Wilmington Quicksteps (minor league) players Portland (minor league baseball) players Columbus Stars (baseball) players Burials at Fernwood Cemetery (Lansdowne, Pennsylvania) {{baseball-left-fielder-stub