Ed Runge Autographs
Edward Paul Runge (May 12, 1918 – July 25, 2002) was an American professional baseball umpire. He worked in Major League Baseball between 1954 and 1970. During his career, he officiated three World Series and five All-Star games.
He was born in Buffalo, New York and lived in Buffalo, San Diego, California, and St. Catharines, Ontario during his childhood.
Runge's first professional umpiring experience came in the Big State League in Texas in 1947. He was promoted to the Pacific Coast League in 1949. He became a Major League umpire in 1954, working in the American League. He retired in 1970. After his retirement, Runge said of umpiring, "It's the only occupation where a man has to be perfect his first day on the job and then improve over the years."
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Traded items with a signature of Ed Runge
The most expensive item with a signature of Ed Runge (Ed Runge PSA DNA Signed 1955 Bowman Autograph) was sold in October 2025 for $208.75 while the cheapest item (Ed Runge (1918-2002) signed 3x6 album page (Umpire)) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2014. The month with the most items sold (4) was January 2022 with an average selling price of $7.99 for an autographed item of Ed Runge. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $208.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2009. In average, an autographed item from Ed Runge is worth $12.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ed Runge were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1955 Bowman SIGNED: Ed Runge, UMPIRE #277 (D.2002) | $79.99 |  |
| Ed Runge - MLB Baseball World Series Umpire - Autographed 8x10 Photo | $8.50 | |
| Ed Runge - MLB Baseball World Series Umpire - Autographed 8x10 Photo | $7.49 | |
| Ed Runge AL UMPIRE Autographed Signed Bobby Brown Baseball with Cube & COA | $25.00 | |
| ed runge autograph 8x10 photo a.l umpires 3 w.s 4 a.s games | $9.99 | |
| Ed Runge PSA DNA Signed 1955 Bowman Autograph | $208.75 | |
| Ed Runge PSA DNA Signed 1955 Bowman Autograph | $203.75 | |
| Ed Runge Signed 69 World Series 25th Anniversary First Day Cover | $15.95 | |
| Ed Runge Signed Hand Written Letter PSA/DNA COA Baseball Umpire Autograph d 2002 | $39.99 | |
| Ed Runge Signed matted with photo 8X10 FRAME SIZE COA F22 | $17.00 | |
| San Diego Padres 1989 Signed Issued Paper Photos Mark Grant / Umpire Ed Runge &1 | $4.99 | |
| “Ed” Runge 8x10 Autographed Photo A.L. Umpire MLB Baseball Signed | $15.00 | |
| “Ed” Runge 8x10 Autographed Photo A.L. Umpire MLB Baseball Signed | $15.00 | |
| “Ed” Runge 8x10 Autographed Photo A.L. Umpire MLB Baseball Signed | $15.00 | |
| “Ed” Runge 8x10 Autographed Photo A.L. Umpire MLB Baseball Signed | $15.00 | |
