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He really only did the two-way thing in 1918 - 1919 with the Sox. His pitching suffered a good bit once he started to play more in the outfield. He was one of the best pitchers in the league from 1915 - 1918 and always had the reputation as a pitcher who could really hit.
Once the Yankees bought him, they made the decision to make him a full time outfielder. There's an interview with Tris Speaker where he thought it was a big mistake and that Ruth wouldn't be able to handle playing every day. Guess Ruth showed him.
He only pitched a handful of times for the Yankees and those were publicity stunts.
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