Luke Murton
Luke Franklin Murton
Born: May 21, 1986
Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 40 (2007 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
Draft: Round 33 (2008 June Amateur Draft, Arizona Diamondbacks)
Draft: Round 19 (2009 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Georgia Tech
Career: 2009-2014
Luke Murton compiled a career batting average of .261 with 71 home runs and 305 RBI in his 612-game career with the Staten Island Yankees, Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Sioux City Explorers and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the field during the 2014 campaign.
 Staten Island Yankees |
 Charleston RiverDogs |
 Tampa Yankees |
 Trenton Thunder |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders |
 Sioux City Explorers |
 Southern Maryland Blue Crabs |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Short Season A | NYPL | Staten Island Yankees | 69 | 271 | 237 | 45 | 70 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 61 | .295 | .374 | .477 | .851 | 113 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 106 | 451 | 397 | 48 | 112 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 71 | .282 | .361 | .463 | .825 | 184 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 116 | 473 | 423 | 44 | 116 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 82 | .274 | .342 | .402 | .744 | 170 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 126 | 526 | 466 | 58 | 116 | 21 | 2 | 25 | 68 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 120 | .249 | .327 | .464 | .791 | 216 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 74 | 314 | 278 | 37 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 67 | .255 | .328 | .363 | .691 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 23 | 87 | 80 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | .188 | .241 | .212 | .454 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | 76 | 311 | 290 | 29 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 77 | .231 | .273 | .372 | .646 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 22 | 93 | 90 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .244 | .269 | .356 | .624 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 612 | 2526 | 2261 | 274 | 589 | 127 | 6 | 71 | 305 | 12 | 9 | 199 | 525 | .261 | .330 | .416 | .746 | 941 | 41 | 44 | 1 | 21 | 9 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Short Season A | NYPL | Staten Island Yankees | 1B | 68 | 613 | 61 | 9 | 47 | .987 | 9.912 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 1B | 88 | 813 | 57 | 4 | 63 | .995 | 9.886 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 1B | 79 | 648 | 51 | 11 | 65 | .985 | 8.848 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 1B | 115 | 949 | 66 | 12 | 88 | .988 | 8.826 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 1B | 71 | 535 | 34 | 1 | 56 | .998 | 8.014 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 1B | 5 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 5 | .957 | 8.800 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | RF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | 1B | 24 | 169 | 17 | 3 | 20 | .984 | 7.750 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | OF | 17 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 1.176 |
| 2014 | Ind | AA | Sioux City Explorers | 1B | 15 | 119 | 9 | 3 | 13 | .977 | 8.533 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | LF | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 505 | 3907 | 301 | 47 | 357 | .989 | 8.333 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Staten Island Yankees | NYA | June 19, 2009 | September 6, 2009 |
| 2010 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston RiverDogs | NYA | April 8, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | April 7, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | April 14, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 6, 2013 | June 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | Ind | American Association | Sioux City Explorers | June 14, 2013 | September 2, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Ind | American Association | Sioux City Explorers | May 15, 2014 | June 5, 2014 | |
| 2014 | Ind | Atlantic League | Southern Maryland Blue Crabs | June 8, 2014 | September 2, 2014 |
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