Answer the following question: Facts: - finalteam: boston red sox - finalyear: 1977 - death place: ponce , puerto rico - statlabel: win -- loss record earned run average strikeouts saves - position: pitcher - statvalue: 23 -- 15 3.03 255 46 - throws: left - debutteam: atlanta braves - bats: switch - debutdate: april 11 - death date: 4 february 2009 - birth date: 31 august 1940 - finaldate: july 27 - name: ramon hernandez - birth place: carolina , puerto rico - debutyear: 1967 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ramon hernandez -lrb- pitcher -rrb- .
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ramon hernandez gonzalez -lrb- august 31 , 1940 -- february 4 , 2009 -rrb- was a relief pitcher in major league baseball who played all or part of nine seasons between and , including three national league championship series for the pittsburgh pirates -lrb- 1972 , 1974 -- 75 -rrb- .his most productive season came in 1972 , when he finished 5 -- 0 with a 1.67 era and 14 saves .a native of carolina , puerto rico , he was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed .in a nine-season career , hernandez posted a 23 -- 15 record with a 3.03 era and 46 saves in 337 relief appearances , giving up 145 earned runs on 339 hits and 135 walks while striking out 255 in 430 1/3 innings of work .hernandez died in ponce , puerto rico , at the age of 68 .