Amos Otis

Amos Joseph Otis (born April 26, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player and coach who played center field in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1984. He is most closely associated with the Kansas City Royals, serving as an integral member of the team that won the franchise's first American League Western Division championship in 1976 and its first American League pennant in 1980. Although the Royals lost the 1980 World Series in six games to the Philadelphia Phillies, Otis batted .478 with three home runs in what would be his only World Series appearance.

A five-time All-Star, Otis twice led the American League in doubles and once led the league in stolen bases. Regarded as one of the best center fielders of his era, he used his speed to earn three Gold Glove Awards, and he ranks tenth among center fielders in Major League Baseball history in career putouts. He was named Royals Player of the Year three times and finished among the franchise's all-time leaders in hits (1,977), home runs (193), runs scored (1,074), stolen bases (340), and games played (1,891).

Otis also played for the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates. After his playing career, he continued to work in baseball as a coach.