sentences:  Brooklyn sent him to Triple-A, and Whitman spent the next 4 years playing at the highest levels of the minors.Then, in 1956 and 1957, he was the player-manager of the San Jose JoSox of the Class C California League.In 1956, Whitman led the JoSox into the California League playoffs as both skipper and the circuit's batting champion and Most Valuable Player.