The Royals signed Lance as a free agent in 1971. He spent six seasons in the minor leagues playing at six different levels.\n', '

In 1974, while pitching for the Double-A Jacksonville Suns, Lance hurled a no-hitter against the Birmingham A\'s. He averaged 12 wins in four of these seasons, with a career-high 16 victories in 1977, before joining the big team late in the year.\n', '

Lance debuted with Kansas City on September 28, 1977, pitching two innings of relief against the Oakland Athletics. He came into the game in the 8th inning to replace Mark Littell, after the A\'s had tied the game at 5–5. Lance got the last out of the inning, pitched a scoreless 9th, then gave up the winning run in the 10th to take the loss. He never appeared in a major league game again.\n', '

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