Valon Behrami's first goal for West Ham was enough to give the Hammers their first win in eight games.
The visitors took the lead against the run of play with a deflected strike by the Swiss midfielder in the 20th minute.
Sunderland will be aggrieved that Hammers defender James Collins was not shown a red card for bringing down Djibril Cisse late in the first half.
But the Blacks Cats only have themselves to blame for not claiming a point they richly deserved as top scorer Cisse missed a host of chances on the way to their fourth defeat in five.
Victory eased the pressure on West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola and allowed the Hammers to leapfrog Sunderland into 13th place.
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