On February 11, Cincinnati traded third baseman Bert Niehoff to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for catcher Red Dooin.
Leach, who began his major league career with the Louisville Colonels in 1898, appeared in 153 games with the Chicago Cubs in 1914, batting .263 with seven home runs and 46 RBI.
Rodgers had already split the season between the Cleveland Indians and the Red Sox, batting .275 with seven RBI in 27 games, before being acquired by Cincinnati.
He became the starting second baseman, as nine days later, the Reds placed Ivy Olson on waivers, and he was picked up by the Brooklyn Robins.
The club continued to make moves with the pitching staff, as Rube Benton was sold to the New York Giants for $3000 on August 19.
Player-manager Buck Herzog hit .264 with one home run, 42 RBI and a team high 35 stolen bases in 154 games.
The club would stay below .500 for the rest of the season, batting the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs for fourth in the National League.
Eventually, the Reds finished in seventh place with a record of 71-83, 20 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the National League Pennant.