Arthur Algernon Allison (January 29, 1849 – February 25, 1916) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1871 to 1876, who played his career primarily as an outfielder.

[1] Allison is also known as being the first ever strikeout recorded in major league history.

[citation needed] Allison had a peak year during the 1873 season whilst playing for the Elizabeth Resolutes, where he had a career-high batting average of .320.

[3] Despite Allison having the second highest batting average of the 1873 season,[4] the Resolutes as a team would place second to last in the National Association.

[5] After his baseball career, Arthur worked as a printer and resided in Washington D.C. for over 20 years until he died on February 25, 1916, after a fatal accident caused by colliding with a truck due to snowy weather while heading to work.