William Walker Cash (February 21, 1919 – September 12, 2011), nicknamed "Ready", was an American baseball player who became an all-star catcher in the Negro leagues.

Cash earned his nickname when he was benched and protested to a team manager, "When I put on the uniform, I'm ready to play".

In the skirmish, the umpire fell and while he was on his hands and knees, an angry Goose Curry, stormed the field and kicked him.

[3] Cash was slated to catch for Satchel Paige's barnstorming All-Star team in 1946, but could not due to a broken thumb.

[3] Cash's Negro league career came to an end in 1950 when he left the Stars only a few games into the season to join the Mexico City Red Devils.

Later, Cash went on to play for the Granby Red Sox in the Provincial League of Canada, batting .296 with 16 home runs.

Cash ended his baseball career in Bismarck, North Dakota, playing alongside other Negro league greats such as Ray Dandridge and Art Pennington.

He often spoke at schools, churches, and other venues about his life as a baseball player and what hurdles African Americans must overcome in America (Guerilus).

Cash also contributed to the foundation of a group called Concerned Black Men who worked with the needy children of Philadelphia (Sports Reference LLC).

Cash also made the 2006 Special Committee on the Negro league's preliminary ballot (Sports Reference LLC).

Cash resides in the Douglas, Cheyney University, and Delaware County Halls of Fame (Negro Leagues Baseball Museum).