The Daily Numbers - Sept. 21

The Daily Numbers: 8 people busted in a drug sweep and crackdown in Trainer borough yesterday.

2 Upper Darby officers honored for heroism last night. Well done.

1 person dead after a bar fight ended in gunfire in Chester last night.

50, age of man in Upper Darby charged in the brutal beating of his nephew’s wife in a dispute over going out.

1 million dollars in free eye care coming to Chester youths courtesy of VSP Vision Care and NBA star Tyreke Evans, a Chester native.

15, age of teen charged in shooting on the Broad Street subway that left 2 other teens injured.

8.1 percent jobless rate in Pa. in August, pulling even with the national rate. That’s up from 7.9 percent in July.

8 runs in the 1st inning last night as the Phillies battered the Mets, 16-1.

6 straight hits in the inning.

1912, the last time the Phillies scored 8 runs in 1st inning of game.

9 consecutive losses at home for the Mets. Their record at CitiField this year stands at 4-25.

4 games back, where Phils remain in Wild-Card race because the Cardinals finished off a sweep of the Astros.

12 games left in the season. Phils in serious need of a miracle.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.They almost played a game in New York last night and have nobody show up. It looked like there were a couple of hundred people in the stands when the makeup game started.

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I Don’t Get It: A suspect has been arrested in the shooting on the Broad Street Subway that injured 2 teens. He’s 15.

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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Upper Darby officers honored for heroism last night. Bravo!

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Quote Box: “Quality of life is definitely behind it.”

- Trainer Police Chief Fran Priscopo on yesterday’s drug sweep and arrests in the borough.

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