Historical clue formulations

• Go down swinging, perhaps — 2026-07-18
• Whiff three times in the batter's box — 2023-06-19
• K, in baseball — 2022-11-30
• Flail at home plate ... or what to do as you enter the answer to the previous clue — 2022-05-19
• Whiff — 2008-09-05
• Fan — 1999-06-19
• Nolan Ryan specialty — 1998-03-09
• Fan — 1993-12-18