Durwood Merrill Autographs
Edwin Durwood Merrill (March 12, 1938 – January 11, 2003) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB) who worked in the American League for 23 seasons (1977–1999).
Merrill was born in Cloud Chief, Oklahoma. In 1998 he wrote a collection of his experiences called You're Out and You're Ugly, Too!.
Merrill served as football coach and athletic director at Hooks High School in Hooks, Texas in the 1960s. In 1970, he coached the minor-league Texarkana Titans of the Texas Football League, leading them to a 7-3 record and a playoff appearance. The following year, the Titans played in the re-branded Trans-America Football League, but he coached only one game before quitting. In 1972, Merrill decided to try a new sport: baseball. He attended the Bill Kinnamon umpiring school; among his classmates that year were future MLB umpires Ed Montague, Dallas Parks and Steve Palermo. He graduated third in his class and was immediately assigned to the Class-A California League for the 1972 season. He quickly worked his way through the minors, officiating in the Double-A Texas League in 1973 and the Triple-A American Association in 1974, 1975 and 1976, when he also was a fill-in in the American League.
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Traded items with a signature of Durwood Merrill
The most expensive item with a signature of Durwood Merrill (JEFF REARDON SIGNED GAME USED 300th SAVE UMPIRE DURWOOD MERRILL BALL + JSA LOA) was sold in September 2025 for $509.98 while the cheapest item (Durwood Merrill Signed Auto Framed Index Card American League Umpire Deceased) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2008 with an average selling price of $6.97 for an autographed item of Durwood Merrill. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with $509.98 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2008. In average, an autographed item from Durwood Merrill is worth $11.74.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Durwood Merrill were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | -Durwood Merrill- (d.2003) Signed/Autograph/Auto Index Card Umpire MLB | $9.99 |  |
| AL Umpire Durwood Merrill #33 AUTOGRAPH SIGNED 3x5 Index Card d03 | $4.99 | |
| Durwood Merrill #33 A.L. Umpire 1976-1999 SIGNED Rawlings Baseball w/ hologram | $44.00 | |
| Durwood Merrill (1938-2003) signed 3x5 (umpire) | $0.99 | |
| Durwood Merrill - Signed / Auto 1989 TM Umpires #28 card | $15.00 | |
| Durwood Merrill 1977-1999 MLB Umpire Signed Auto Official AL Baseball (d. 2003) | $12.53 | |
| Durwood Merrill Rare MLB Umpire Single Signed Official AL Baseball Died In 2003 | $39.99 | |
| Durwood Merrill Signed 1988 T&M Sports MLB Umpire Card #30 DECEASED | $9.99 | |
| Durwood Merrill signed 3x5 former American League AL umpire | $2.57 | |
| Durwood Merrill Signed Auto Framed Index Card American League Umpire Deceased | $0.99 | |
| DURWOOD MERRILL SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK”YOU’RE OUT AND YOU’RE UGLY TOO!/UMPIRE | $27.00 | |
| Durwood Merrill Signed Official League Baseball MLB AL Umpire | $94.97 | |
| DURWOOD MERRILL UMPIRE SIGNED BASEBALL JSA HOLO COA | $39.99 | |
| Durwood Merrill(dec.) signed 1988 baseball card A.L. Umpire PSA/DNA autograph | $11.49 | |
| JEFF REARDON SIGNED GAME USED 300th SAVE UMPIRE DURWOOD MERRILL BALL + JSA LOA | $509.98 | |
