Allan Lewis | |
Position: | Outfielder/Pinch runner |
Bats: | Both |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1941 |
Birth Place: | Colón, Panama |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 11 |
Debutyear: | 1967 |
Debutteam: | Kansas City Athletics |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 30 |
Finalyear: | 1973 |
Finalteam: | Oakland Athletics |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .207 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Stolen bases |
Stat3value: | 44 |
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Allan Sydney Lewis (born December 12, 1941) is a Panamanian former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder and pinch runner over parts of 6 seasons (1967–1973) with the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics. Lewis was a member of the 1972 and 1973 World Series champion Athletics. For his career he batted .207 with 1 home run and 44 stolen bases in 156 games. Lewis is one of only seven players with more career game appearances than plate appearances.[1]
He was dubbed "The Panamanian Express" for his base-stealing ability and his country of origin, in contrast to the train run called the Panama Limited.
As a minor leaguer with the Leesburg Athletics in 1966, Lewis set a minor league single-season record with 116 steals, which stood until 1980, when Alan Wiggins stole 120.[2] [3]