It's because he was great at swatting the ball; home runs.
"Swat" is also a double meaning: "Swat" is also the name of an actual district in Pakistan (which would have been part of British India when Babe Ruth was active). At various times in its history, Swat's leaders were called Sultans. So, there were "real" Sultans of Swat in history, and doubtless a sportswriter with some sense of history and geography gave The Babe this enduring nickname.
It's because he was great at swatting the ball; home runs.
"Swat" is also a double meaning: "Swat" is also the name of an actual district in Pakistan (which would have been part of British India when Babe Ruth was active). At various times in its history, Swat's leaders were called Sultans. So, there were "real" Sultans of Swat in history, and doubtless a sportswriter with some sense of history and geography gave The Babe this enduring nickname.
Babe Ruth
"The Babe" "The Bambino" "The Sultan Of Swat" or Babe Ruth's real name is George Herman Ruth "The Babe" "The Great Babino" "The Sultan of Swat" Babe Ruth's birth name was George Herman Ruth.
Babe Ruth
Babe, The Sultan of Swat
The Sultan of Swat and the Bambino.
Babe Ruth.
Babe Ruth aka: the Great Bambino
Babe Ruth was also called the Home Run King the Bambino and Herman the Great.
Reggie Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October". Babe Ruth was nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat".
The Sultan of Swat hit 60 Home Runs.
the great bambino george herman ruth the sultan of swat the babe the king of crash etc. etc.
The Great Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, to name a couple... I'm sure there was more...