What was Babe Ruth's throwing arm?

Babe Ruth’s throwing arm was his left arm.

Ruth was a left-handed pitcher when he began his professional career with the Boston Red Sox. His exceptional pitching helped establish him as a major-league star before his transformation into baseball’s most famous power hitter. After joining the New York Yankees, he increasingly played the outfield, where his left-handed throwing remained an important part of his defensive profile.

A common mix-up comes from Ruth’s batting stance: he also batted left-handed, but throwing and batting are separate skills. Ruth’s pitching success is sometimes overshadowed by his home-run records, yet he was one of baseball’s leading pitchers before becoming primarily an outfielder. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936, in the institution’s inaugural class.