Please answer the following question: Facts: - finalteam: boston red sox - finalyear: 1974 - death place: brooksville , florida - statlabel: win-loss record earned run average strikeouts - position: pitcher - statvalue: 2 -- 1 6.06 23 - throws: left - debutteam: kansas city royals - bats: left - debutdate: august 12 - death date: 22 january 2008 - birth date: 6 july 1947 - finaldate: october 2 - name: lance clemons - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania - debutyear: 1971 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lance clemons .
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lance levis clemons -lrb- july 6 , 1947 -- january 22 , 2008 -rrb- was an american left-handed pitcher in major league baseball who played for the kansas city royals -lrb- -rrb- , st. louis cardinals -lrb- -rrb- and boston red sox -lrb- -rrb- .clemons was born in philadelphia , pennsylvania .in a three-season career , he posted a 2 -- 1 record with 23 strikeouts and a 6.06 earned run average in 19 games pitched .he died of cancer at age 60 .