Allan Lewis

Allan Sydney Lewis (born December 12, 1941) is a Panamanian former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and pinch runner over parts of six seasons between 1967 and 1973 with the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics. Lewis won World Series championships while playing for the Athletics in 1972 and 1973. He holds the record for most pinch running appearances in a single World Series with 6 in 1972. Lewis is one of only seven players with more career game appearances than plate appearances. 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.

He made his Major League debut in 1967 despite never having played above the Class A in the minor leagues because Athletics' owner Charlie Finley was intrigued by Lewis' speed and wanted to add a pinch runner to the roster. Athletics' manager wanted a more versatile player but was forced to keep Lewis on the initial roster because Finley had already publicized Lewis' role. Lewis hit the only home run of his career on September 27, 1970 off of Greg Garrett, in a game he started in left field. Before the 1974 season, the A's signed Herb Washington as a pinch runner and Lewis was demoted to the Tucson Toros but never played in the Major Leagues or minor leagues again. For his career he batted .207 with 1 home run and 44 stolen bases in 156 games.

After retiring, Lewis served as a minor league instructors for several years. He later served as a scout for both the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies. Among the players he signed as a scout were Einar Díaz for Cleveland and Carlos Ruiz for Philadelphia. In 2009, he served as a coach for the Panamanian team in the World Baseball Classic.