Luis Guillermo Pillot Massó (August 22, 1917 – November 2, 1963), nicknamed "Guido", was a Puerto Rican

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in the

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in the 1940s. A native of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Pillot made his

debut in 1941 with the

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, and played for the

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in 1943. He served in the

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during

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, and returned to the New York club for the 1946 season. Pillot died in

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in 1963 at age 46.

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