European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wins 15th the stars and stripes Auguste 1991 b Page 28 astros Oakland Calif. Up All it took was a Little Home cooking for Scott Erickson to become the american leagues winning est Pitcher. Erickson who lives in Sunnyvale Calif., gave up five hits Over 6vi innings for his major league leading 15th win sunday leading the Minnesota twins to a 6-2 Victory Over the Oakland athletics. A it gives me a lift pitching in front of my Hometown friends Here although most of them Are a a fans and done to want me to win a said Erickson. A but i done to want to Embarrass myself in front of  the twins scored three runs in the first inning for Erickson 15-3, who walked none and struck out two. Carother Al games on Page 26 Willis allowed one hit Over the final 2 a innings for his second save. A i think my velocity is coming Back now and in a getting my Arm strength after the strained Elbow injury which sidelined me for 15 Days a said Erickson. Oakland starter Dave Stewart 8-6, allowed five runs and nine hits Over five plies innings of work. The twins sent eight men to the plate in forging a 3-0 Lead in the first inning. Kirby Puckett lined a two out double and scored on a Kent Hrbek single. A Houston api when the Houston astros turned their second triple play of the season in the fifth inning the los Angeles dodgers probably figured it just Wasny to their Day. Craig Biggie i i in scoring single in the 10th inning gave the astros a 2-1 Victory other no games on Page 26 Over the dodgers on sunday and a surprising three game sweep. The astros last in the National league West have won seven straight games for the first time since 1989. All three wins Over the first place dodgers came in the astros final at Bat. The loss Cut the dodgers Lead Over Atlanta to a i games. Los Angeles is 2-12 on the Road since the All Star break Gerald Young started the 10th with a walk from reliever Kevin Gross 6-7 and moved to second on a single by Steve Finley. Biggio then lined a single to right Field scoring Young. A1 Osuna 7-3 pitched two hit Jess innings for the Victory. Houston starter Jim dish pics pitched seven innings allowing one run on five hits. After singles by Mike Sharperson and Stan Javier in the fifth Alfredo Griffin hit a Fly Ball that was caught by astros right fielder Mike Simms. Sharperson lagged up on the play and was tagged out by Caminiti at third after a throw from Simms. Javier then attempted to Advance to second but was tagged out by shortstop Andujar Cedeno after a throw from Caminiti. The National league record for triple plays in a season is Tiree held by the 1964 Phillies and 1965  balls amps Ken George Holland second baseman Crystal Corum forces a czech runner monday at the european Little league tournament in Ramstein Germany. Despite the efforts of Corum the Only girl in this years tournament Czechoslovakia handed the team from the Netherlands its second loss of the tourney 10-9. Story on Page 22. Nil innovator Brown Dies at 82 Cincinnati a Paul Brown who founded the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati bengals and built them into pro football powerhouses died this morning. He was 82, bengals spokesman Allan Heim said Brown died at his Home in Cincinnati from complications caused by pneumonia. Brown is survived by his wife Mary Brown and two sons Michael and Pete Brown. The sons Are on the bengals staff. Another son Robin died in 1978, Heim said the funeral is scheduled for wednesday in Browne a Hometown of Massillon Ohio. After coaching at a High school in Massillon and at Ohio state University Brown formed the Cleveland Browns of the All America football conference in 1946. The Browns captured four league titles before entering the nil in 1950 and immediately winning that Champi Hrchek took second on the throw to the late and scored on a controversial Dou be by Chili Dave. His grounder Down the first base line was ruled a fair Ball by plate Umpire Terry Craft and there was no first base Umpire to confirm the Call. Umpire Larry Barnett was not working because of a hamstring injury suffered in saturdays game. After Shane Mack walked Mike Pagliarulo lined a single to score Davis. Minnesota added a run in the third. Davis Drew a two out walk stole second and continued to third on a wild pitch by Stewart. He scored on Macks double Over the head of fight fielder Jose Canseco. Oakland closed to 4-i in the fifth on Brook Jacoby sri double. On ship a the first of three in the 1950s. In the 1960s he was fired in Cleveland won election to the Hall of Fame and formed the bengals expansion franchise that he coached until 1975. He continued to run the team As general manager. Brown 213-104-9 As a pro coach was known for his innovations a introducing classroom techniques that Are commonplace today using film to Grade players and calling plays from the sideline. Carlsbad Calif. A after finally putting to rest rumours about Why she skipped Wimbledon Monica Seles has something new to worry about a Jennifer Capriati. The 15-year-old Capriati Defeated selesft4-6, 6-1, 7-6 sunday to win the $225,000 Mazda classic and Knock the yugoslav native from the no. 1 ranking. It was Capriati a second defeat of Seles in two weeks and first in a sanctioned tournament. A i think in a definitely a Little closer to being no. 1 a Capriati said. A this give me Confidence. Maybe ill come even closer in a couple of  Seles and Capriati last met two weeks ago in an exhibition at Mahwah n.j., where Capriati won 6-3, 7-5. Seles had prevailed in both of their previous tour matches. Capriati Only has a learners permit to drive but had no trouble testing her prize a special edition car on the roads at the la Costa resort and spa. A she was perfect. With a stick shift too a said her father Stefano who went along for the ride. The keys and $45,000 were presented to Capriati after she rebuffed a comeback by Seles in the third set and then prevailed by winning the last five Points of the tiebreaker for a 7-2 Edge. A i played very Well a Capriati said. A i just had to keep fighting until the end. I went in thinking that i d play my game and serve Well which i did. I just tried to attack and go for  the match brought together the two youngest finalists in the open Era of women a Tennis that began in 1968. Seles 17, and Capriati Are younger than Tracy Austin and Andrea Jaeger who met in 1980 at the Florida Federal open by at least one month  sports Faxon captures Buick open in playoff a Page 22 Mears rebuffs Luyendyk in Michigan a Page 22 . Women s hoop Streak ended by Brazil a Page 25 Sampras beats Gilbert in . Final a Page 27