Allan Lewis (baseball)
| Allan Lewis | |||
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| Outfielder/Pinch runner | |||
| Born: December 12, 1941 Colón, Panama |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 11, 1967, for the Kansas City Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1973, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .207 | ||
| Hits | 6 | ||
| Stolen bases | 44 | ||
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Allan Sydney Lewis (born December 12, 1941 in Colón, Panama) is a 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]
References
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- 1941 births
- Living people
- People from Colón, Panama
- Major League Baseball players from Panama
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Kansas City Athletics players
- Oakland Athletics players
- Lewiston Broncs players
- Leesburg A's players
- Daytona Beach Islanders players
- Albuquerque Dukes players
- Lodi Crushers players
- Iowa Oaks players
- Birmingham A's players
- Baltimore Orioles scouts
- Cleveland Indians scouts
- Philadelphia Phillies scouts
