I got a portable radio for my 11th birthday in 1958, which meant I heard EVERY Dodger game in 1959.
Our family visiting friends on the weekend? I took my radio.
School nights? No problem, my parents didn’t know I was listening. They thought I was doing my homework. Lol.
Needless to say, Vin Scully was a big part of that year.
I, too listened to every Dodger game back then and took my portable radio wherever I went. When my batteries died, I used my crystal set. My major memory was listening to every single Sandy Koufax pitch and every single Vin Scully call during that Perfect Game: “Swung on and missed, a perfect game!” God Bless Vinny!