Torre Gets 1,000th Win As Yankees Manager

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Joe Torre got his 1,000th win as manager of the Yankees in a 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday that stretched New York's winning streak to a season-high five games.

Torre, who took over for the 1996 season, has a 1,000-645 record with New York, trailing only Joe McCarthy (1,460), Casey Stengel (1,149) and Miller Huggins (1,067). Torre has the longest uninterrupted tenure among Yankees managers since Stengel from 1949-60.

Overall as a manager, Torre is 1,894-1,648, including stints with the New York Mets, Atlanta and St. Louis.

Via ESPN.com

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