Vin Scully’s memories of sales of the Dodgers date to 1950, when the team was still in Brooklyn, and now include the recently completed $2.15 billion acquisition by a group that includes Magic Johnson.

Scully had just finished his first season as a Dodgers announcer 62 years ago when Walter O’Malley consolidated his power within the franchise and Branch Rickey, the team president and part-owner, was out.

“I was living at home in New Jersey with my mom, my dad and my sister, and one morning I received a call and it was Mr. O’Malley,” he said by telephone Monday. “He said, ‘Vin, I guess you’re wondering about new ownership and your future, and I want you to know we’re happy with your work and look forward to your return in 1951.’ And I thought, Holy mackerel, I didn’t get a call from a secretary or a P.R. guy, but from the boss. And I was the third announcer, after Red Barber and Connie Desmond.”

The kid in the booth, now 84, kept being invited back. But last month he missed five games, including the Dodgers’ home opener, with a severe cold that bordered on pneumonia. He had never missed so many games. Fans had to ponder whether the octogenarian’s health scare might prompt his retirement.